Pope John XXIII

Name: Pope John XXIII
Brand: Penguin Random House
Availability: InStock
Author: Thomas Cahill
ISBN: 9781415911730

Author: Thomas Cahill

Narrator: Grover Gardner

Unabridged: 8 hr 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Random House Audio

Published: 01/31/2002

Categories: Nonfiction, Religion, Christianity, Catholic, History, Modern History, Biography & Autobiography, Religious Nonfiction

Synopsis

No other pope of this century has aroused so much interest and universal affection throughout the world as has Pope John XXIII. Journal of a Soul is an inspiring reading experience that records this pope's thoughts and traces his spiritual development from adolescence to the seminary to a career as a priest, a European papal diplomat, Patriarch of Venice, and finally Pope John XXIII.

This Image Books edition features a biographical portrait of Pope John by his personal secretary, Monsignor Loris Capovilla. It also includes several of his most moving prayers, sixty brief thoughts and aphorisms, his "Rules for the Ascetic Life," many of his letters, even his last will and testament. Christians everywhere will welcome the reissue of "one of the most original, interesting, and inspiring revelations of intimate personal experiences ever written," which "ranks well with the classic spiritual autobiographies" (Critic).

Journal of a Soul, the first ever such work from a Roman pontiff, opens new windows onto the soul of the man himself.

About The Author

Thomas Cahill’s appealing approach to distant history has won the attention of millions of readers in North America and beyond. Cahill is the author of five previous volumes in the Hinges of History series: How the Irish Saved Civilization, The Gifts of the Jews, Desire of the Everlasting Hills, Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea, and Mysteries of the Middle Ages. They have been bestsellers not only in the United States but also in countries ranging from Italy to Brazil. He is also the author of A Saint on Death Row.Grover Gardner’s narration career spans 25 years and over 550 audiobook titles. AudioFile magazine has called him one of the “Best Voices of the Century” and features him in their annual “Golden Voices” update. Publishers Weekly named him Audiobook Narrator of the Year for 2005. His recordings have garnered 18 Earphones Awards from AudioFile and an Audie Award from the Audio Publishers’ Association.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Michael

This book was disappointing because it was so biased. Before beginning his biography of Angelo Roncalli (later Pope John XXIII, who convened the Second Vatican Council), Cahill writes a brief history of the papacy. This is where the bias is first evident. Cahill presents the church hierarchy and the......more

Goodreads review by Shiraz

I found this both an interesting history of the papacy and its influence, but also a deeply moving biographical account. Even more than Cahill's other books, it clearly has an agenda and more than anything else provides the clearest view of Cahill's own beliefs. I actually wished there was an update......more