My Totus Tuus Tattoo

not so much a conversation about tattoos as about the permanence of God's grace

I’ve been thinking a lot about my tattoo lately. Many of the reasons I chose to get it have been coming up in life and in prayer, and it is reinforcing my need for the reminder that I always hoped it would be. 

Three years ago, for my 23rd birthday, I got the phrase “Totus Tuus” tattooed on my right forearm in John Paul II’s handwriting. It comes from th…