Fr. Chris Alar explains some incredible facts and stories of this pope who was called "The Greatest Man of the 20th century." Do we really know who John Paul II was? What was his role that God gave him directly? What did he really teach? And why did many want him dead? You won't think of him the same way again.

The readings for this homily: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/021626.cfm Father Chris Alar, MIC, reminds us of a truth the world constantly tries to obscure: Your soul is immortal — and it matters more than anything you own, achieve, or experience in this life. Jesus asks a question that cuts through every distraction: “What does it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his soul?”