Table of Contents
Foreword Paul Kengor 13
Introduction 17
100 Religious Freedom 21
99 Dying with Dignity 23
98 The Shroud of Turin 24
97 Friendship with Padre Pio 25
96 Visits to the United States 26
95 End Times 27
94 Admiration for Archbishop Fulton Sheen 28
93 Relations with Islam 29
92 World Peace 30
91 Impact on Poland 31
90 Letter to Artists 33
89 Theater 35
88 Poetry 36
87 Friendship with Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski 37
86 Solidarity (Solidarnosc) Trade Union 38
85 Our Lady of Fátima 39
84 Surviving Assassination 40
83 Forgiving Mehmet Ali Agca 41
82 Friendship with Ronald Reagan 42
81 Friendship with Mother Teresa 43
80 Visits to Mexico 45
79 Our Lady of Guadalupe 47
78 Social Justice 48
77 Denunciation of Liberation Theology 49
76 Stand against Socialism 50
75 Meeting with Dictators 51
74 The Popemobile 52
73 Visits to Canada 53
72 His Longevity 54
71 Multilingual Communication 55
70 His Productivity 57
69 Prayer 59
68 Education 60
67 Angels 61
66 Teaching on Homosexuality 62
65 Christian Unity 63
64 Outreach to the Orthodox Churches 64
63 Diplomacy with Russia 65
62 Visit to the United Kingdom 66
61 Speeches at the United Nations 67
60 Inspiring Vocations 69
59 Intervening with the Jesuits 71
58 Defending Copernicus 72
57 Revisiting Galileo 73
56 Faith and Science 74
55 Anticipating Climate Change 75
54 Defense of Agriculture 76
53 Guiding Economic Policy 77
52 Addressing Poverty 78
51 Visit to Cuba 79
50 "Be Not Afraid!" 81
49 Relations with the Middle East 83
48 Visit to Israel 84
47 Visits to Africa 85
46 Love of Italy 86
45 Affirming Natural Law 87
44 Consecrated Women 88
43 Elevation of Women 89
42 Teaching on Sports 90
41 The Mystery of Suffering 91
40 Response to the Sexual Abuse Crisis 93
39 Outreach to Children 95
38 Love of the Circus 96
37 Response to Medjugorje 97
36 Our Lady of Czéstochowa 98
35 Care for the Swiss Guard 99
34 Care for the Police 100
33 Honoring Firefighters 101
32 Concern for Military Personnel 102
31 Standing Up to the Mafia 103
30 1979 Visit to Poland 105
29 Empowering the Laity 107
28 Faustina Kowalska 108
27 Maximilian Kolbe 109
26 Development of Personalism 110
25 Resistance to Capital Punishment 111
24 Friendship with Joseph Ratzinger 112
23 Theological Legacy 113
22 Expansion of the College of Cardinals 114
21 The Church in China 115
20 The Dignity of Marriage 117
19 Defense of the Family 119
18 The Gift of Motherhood 120
17 Protection for the Unborn 121
16 Care for the Elderly 122
15 "Saint Maker" 123
14 The Splendor of Truth 124
13 Revised Code of Canon Law 125
12 World Travel 126
11 Devotion to the Eucharist 127
10 Devotion to Mary 129
9 Unpacking Vatican II 131
8 Culture of Life 133
7 World Youth Day 135
6 Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary 137
5 The Catechism of the Catholic Church 139
4 The Fall of Communism 141
3 Theology of the Body 143
2 Divine Mercy 145
1 The New Evangelization 147
Notes 151
