Saint John Paul II Institute

10/07/2026

A Blessed Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary / Our Lady of Victory / October 7

09/28/2026

Feasts of Michael, Gabriel and Raphael September 29th.

09/23/2026

Tomorrow September 24th. A Great Day for America!

EWTN will offer extensive live coverage and special programming surrounding the Sept. 24 beatification of Venerable Fulton Sheen, highlighting his life, legacy, and impact on Catholic media.

09/16/2026

An Event from our friends at The John Paul II National Shrine

Come discuss Church teaching, Scripture, Saint John Paul II’s theology and Research on the Embryo.

09/14/2026

Happy to join our dear friends from Poland tomorrow in DC

09/11/2026

Our Hearts go out to all those still bearing the wounds of this day on the 25th anniversary of 9/11. Our Lady of Fatima intercede for us!

08/24/2026

Join us for the Feast Day of John Paul II
October 22, 2026
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08/18/2026

On This Day: American Women Secure the Right to Vote:

On August 18, 1920, Tennessee became the decisive 36th state to ratify the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. The amendment established that the right to vote could not be denied on account of s*x. Its ratification marked the culmination of generations of perseverance by women and their supporters—and an important milestone in the continuing effort to recognize women’s equal dignity and participation in public life.
The Associated Press recalls this historic event in today’s Today in History:
“Today in History: August 18, 19th Amendment Gives Women the Vote”
Associated Press, August 18, 2026
Read the complete AP article: https://apnews.com/article/f56ae1d972aae42889819381361a57fc?

On this anniversary we may also call to mind St. John Paul II’s landmark apostolic letter Mulieris Dignitatem—On the Dignity and Vocation of Women. https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/apost_letters/1988/documents/hf_jp-ii_apl_19880815_mulieris-dignitatem.html

John Paul II emphasized the equal personal dignity of women and men while reflecting on women’s distinctive vocation and indispensable influence in the family, the Church, culture, professional life, and society. He later spoke of the “feminine genius”: women’s particular capacity to recognize, receive, and serve the dignity of the human person. Political participation is one important expression of that dignity and responsibility. As he observed, our age has witnessed women acquiring “an influence, an effect and a power never hitherto achieved.”

Other works of St. John Paul II concerning women:
Letter to Women (1995)
Women: Teachers of Peace (1995 World Day of Peace message)
Letter to Gertrude Mongella concerning the UN World Conference on Women (1995)
“The Media: Modern Forum for Promoting the Role of Women in Society” (1996)
Evangelium Vitae, especially its discussion of a “new feminism” (1995)
Vita Consecrata, particularly its treatment of women’s contributions to theology, culture, and the Church (1996)

1. THE DIGNITY AND THE VOCATION OF WOMEN - a subject of constant human and Christian reflection - have gained exceptional prominence in recent years. This can be seen, for example, in the statements of the Church's Magisterium present in various documents of the Second Vatican Council, which declare...

08/08/2026

07/08/2026

Molly Hittinger:
There will be a funeral mass for Molly Hittinger at 10 AM on Friday, July 17 at St Helen's Catholic Church in Pearland Texas. That will be followed by internment at Mount Olivet catholic Cemetery in Dickinson Texas. The wake and rosary will be on Thursday, July 16 at 6 PM at Clayton funeral home in Pearland Texas.
In lieu of flowers please make a donation to Molly's last place of Work to whom she had a passionate dedication to Angela house A transition house for women who have been incarcerated founded by a Dominican sister in Houston
[email protected]

6725 Reed Rd.
Houston, TX 77087