Rekindle your own faith by learning what (and who) captivated the heart of this great saint. Mining through a mountain of papal resources, Jason Evert has uncovered the gems and now presents the Church a treasure chest brimming with the jewels of the saint’s life. A French novelist once wrote, “Tell me what you love, and I will tell you who you are.” Although there are countless ways to study Saint John Paul the Great, the most direct route is by entering the man’s heart.ĭiscover the five greatest loves of Saint John Paul II, through remarkable unpublished stories about him from bishops, priests who organized his papal pilgrimages, his students in Poland, Swiss Guards, and others.
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The bestselling author of A Gentleman in Moscow and Rules of Civility and master of absorbing, sophisticated fiction returns with a stylish and propulsive novel set in 1950s America In June, 1954, eighteen-year-old Emmett Watson is driven home to Nebraska by the warden of the juvenile work farm where he has just served fifteen months for involuntary manslaughter. elegantly constructed and compulsively readable." -NPR Set in 1954, Towles uses the story of two brothers to show that our personal journeys are never as linear or predictable as we might hope. permeated with light, wit, youth." - The New York Times Book Review "A classic that we will read for years to come." - Jenna Bush Hager, Read with Jenna book club "Fantastic. 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