Serving the Faithful Since 1960
Before becoming Pope Francis, Fr. Jorge Bergoglio, as a Jesuit priest in Argentina, served the Jesuit order and the Church in a variety of functions: professor, spiritual director, master of novices, provincial, and eventually Cardinal Archbishop of Buenos Aires.
This fascinating new look at Pope Francis presents the personal insights of ten Jesuits, many who have known him since his first days as a Jesuit, and were interviewed for this book shortly after he was elected the Pope. Some were his professors, some his peers, and some younger Jesuits who were his students. Also interviewed for this book are non-Jesuits, including an Argentine senator, a prominent rabbi, a priest working in the slums of Buenos Aires that Bergoglio often visited.
Their remarks are focused on different aspects of the man, including his family background, his abilities, and his personality as administrator, as friend, as teacher, as a guide, etc. Some of the predominant aspects of his personality to emerge are his longstanding simplicity and authentic spirituality; his concern for the individual and the poor; his desire for the Church to go out to the street to meet the needs of the people. More controversial issues discussed include his dealing with the issue of "Liberation Theology" and his relationship with the military regime in Argentina.
These interviews essentially transmit a mosaic that reveals little-known insights of the pontiff's personality, of his interior world, his human abilities, his work habits, his devotions, his concerns, and his friendships. Thus, they open a fascinating door to a better understanding of the man whom the Holy Spirit has elected to lead the Church at this time.
Pray For Me: The Life And Spiritual Vision of Pope Francis, First Pope From the Americans
Pope Francis The Pope From The End of the Earth
Prayer: The Breath of New Life
Christ in the Storm An Extraordinary Blessing for a Suffering World
Our Father: Reflections on The Lords Prayer
On Hope Pope Francis
Wisdom on Love, Practical Advice for Families
The Promise of Francis The Man, The Pope, and the Challenge of Change
Mini Stories Of The Saints, Book 3
Francis And Clare The Complete Works
Modern Saints: Their Lives and Faces Book 1
Book of Saints for Catholic Children: 96 Illustrated Stories
My Life With The Saints
Illustrated Lives Of The Saints II
St. Michael And The Angels
Life of St. Benedict
St. Joseph As Patron Saint
Book Of Saints - Part 5
Mother Teresa In the Shadow of Our Lady
Mother Teresa: Come Be My Light
Interior Castle The Classic Text with a Spiritual Commentary: Teresa of Avila
St. Monica and the Power of Persistent Prayer
American Saint: The Life of Elizabeth Seton
St. Peter's B-list Contemporary Poems Inspired by the Saints
Healing: Bringing the Gift of God's Mercy to the World
Saint Mary Magdalene: Prophetess of Eucharistic Love
Heroes of the Catholic Reformation: Saints Who Renewed the Church
My Daily Visits with the Saints
Lights in a Dark Town: A Story about Blessed John Henry Newman
The Truth about Saint Joseph: Encountering the Most Hidden of Saints
St. Teresa of Avila Her Life in Letters
Frances de Sales, Introduction to the Devout Life
Glory Be Saints A to Z Board Book
St. Jacinta of Fatima, Paperback
Brother Francis of Assisi
Dorothy Day, Thomas Merton and the Greatest Commandment
Seeking God with Saint John Henry Newman
Brilliant!: 25 Scientists Mathematicians & Supersmart People
Through the Heart of St. Joseph
Carlo Acutis: A Millennial in Paradise
Maria von Trapp and Her Musical Family
The September Pope: The Final Days of John Paul I
The Diary of Saint Gemma
Mementoes of the English Martyrs and Confessors for Every Day in the Year
The Early Church (33–313) St. Peter, the Apostles, and Martyrs
Elwood: The Story of a Catholic World War II Hero
Thérèse of Lisieux: Loving is Giving Everything Away
St. Joseph Gems: Daily Wisdom on our Spiritual Father
Memoirs (Cardinal Mindszenty)
On the Edge of Infinity: A Biography of Michael D. O'Brien