A Long Journey Home to Jesus – Witness of an Encounter
A woman full of life, cheerful, bright, warm-hearted. Katharina is a new face at the Johannes Paul II Center in Vienna. She is here to be touched and to grow, to draw closer to Jesus. [...]
90 Days of Lent? – Magnify 90 & Exodus 90
For many, the 40-days of Lent are not necessarily something to look forward to. Somehow you don't want to do without the things that make you happy - like a hot chocolate when it's cold, [...]
Five Principles of our Prayer Culture
What is the prayer culture of the John Paul II Center? Why is it so hard to put you in a box? You pray breviary and sing worship songs. You love Eucharistic Adoration and pray [...]
Die 5 Prinzipien der Gebetskultur im Zentrum Johannes Paul II.
Was ist die Gebetskultur des Zentrums Johannes Paul II.? Warum kann man euch nicht so richtig einordnen? Ihr betet Brevier und singt Lobpreis. Ihr liebt eucharistische Anbetung und macht Heilungsgebet. Ihr liebt die Stille und [...]
Building a Culture of Prayer
In 2012, after 10 years of pastoral work in Vienna, I had the impression that the presence of our religious community in Vienna was irrelevant. Yes, there were beautiful pastoral experiences here and there. But [...]
A Thought Pattern that Needs to Change
Metanoia. A cornerstone concept of Christianity causes resentment in us. At least in me. Maybe resentment is the wrong word. But when I hear the word conversion, I'm initially on the defensive. I prefer Easter [...]
Finally the puzzle made sense – Mirjam’s Journey into the Catholic Church
Mirjam and her husband are two friendly new faces in our community. Mirjam converted to the Catholic Faith and received First Communion and Confirmation here at the end of January. How did it come about [...]
Ein altes Denkmuster, das nicht mehr zieht
Metanoia. Ein Eckpfeiler des christlichen Weges besteht aus einem Gedanken, der in uns erst einmal Unmut auslöst. Wenigstens in mir. Vielleicht ist Unmut das falsche Wort. Aber wenn ich das Wort Bekehrung höre, dann bin [...]
Das wichtigste Fundament für eine missionarische Kirche
Nach 10 Jahren pastoralem Wirken in Wien hatte ich 2012 den Eindruck, dass die Präsenz unserer Ordensgemeinschaft in Wien irrelevant war. Ja, es gab hier und dort schöne pastorale Erfahrungen. Aber am Ende des Tages [...]
It is important to get involved – Alpha for an Unbeliever
"I was actually the type of person who didn't believe anything. I believed more in psychology but nothing spiritual.” Lisa attends an Alpha course with us and has a moving story to tell - one [...]
