John Paul II: Episode Three
The Saints
The Merry Beggars
4.7 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 2 April 2025
⏱️ 14 minutes
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🗺️ John Paul II: Karol Wojtyla in Poland - Episode Three: Living Flame
Amidst the desolation of the Nazi occupation of Poland, Karol delves more deeply into the writings of St. John of the Cross, and discovers a new calling: to the holy priesthood! But as Communism rises and the Nazi invaders grow even more menacing, is now the right time for Karol to enter the seminary?
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Karol’s faith deepens as he explores and contemplates a possible vocation to the priesthood. His friendship with Halina and Jan are explored and shown to be good, virtuous friendships. They both support and encourage him in his exploration of faith amidst these difficult circumstances.
Some elements of intensity include Nazi’s forcing people to do labor in a mine, along with a fight that breaks out among the workers. Boris and Karol get into a fight over a Jewish worker being targeted by a Nazi soldiers. There are raised voices and some physical altercations.
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| 0:00.0 | Amidst the desolation of the Nazi occupation of Poland, Carol delves more deeply into the writings of St. John of the Cross and discovers a new calling to the Holy Priesthood. |
| 0:12.8 | But as communism rises and the Nazi invaders grow even more menacing, is now the right time for Carol to enter the seminary. |
| 0:25.7 | The Saints. Adventures of Faith and Courage. |
| 0:30.4 | John Paul II. |
| 0:32.1 | Carol Wojtywa in Poland. |
| 0:34.3 | Episode 3, The Living Flame. |
| 0:37.1 | Listen to all the episodes and discover new shows at |
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| 1:00.4 | It is not difficult to be a saint, friends. |
| 1:05.7 | We see holiness as exclusive to priests and religious, |
| 1:11.6 | but some of our greatest were neither. |
| 1:15.6 | They simply took it as we have this hike, |
| 1:18.6 | one step at a time. |
| 1:21.6 | And we are all of us called in unique ways |
| 1:26.6 | to the same heights and depths that they achieved. |
| 1:31.7 | To that end, here's what I'd like for us to do. |
| 1:36.7 | I have, in this pack, a collection of papers, each one with a virtue written at its center. Step up, reach in, pull one out. The virtue |
| 1:49.5 | written on your paper is to be your focus for the next month. I look forward to hearing what blossoms. |
| 2:00.2 | Come on now, step up, don't be shy. |
| 2:06.2 | Helena, may I borrow Carol for a moment? |
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