Several years ago I read a column in the Jesuit magazine America, written by this woman. I even posted about it here - A remarkable story; one women's journey from pro-choice atheist to pro-life Catholic.
She'a a website designer – and now a writer, with a popular blog. I corresponded with her by email several times.
The whole article is short – 545 words.
How Pope John Paul II changed my life
The first time I took notice of Pope John Paul II was at his funeral. I was an atheist, as I had been for the duration of his pontificate, and I sat with my husband, a non-practicing Baptist, to watch the coverage. We hadn’t planned to tune in for the event, but both of us were intrigued by the enormous world response.
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Despite the fact that I found this religion to be imminently reasonable, I still couldn’t convert until I saw some kind of evidence that its doctrines were divinely-guided, as it claimed they were. After months of reading, I discovered the writings of John Paul II, specifically his Theology of the Body. What I found was a counter-cultural, brilliant yet counter-intuitive wisdom like I’d never encountered before.
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I didn’t have the pleasure of knowing John Paul II while he was alive, yet I am one of thousands — perhaps millions — who has been touched by his legacy.
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