Jason has spoken about the catholic faith to more than one million people around the world and is the author of more than a dozen books, including saint john paul the great, pure f. Discover the five greatest loves of saint john paul ii. Young people, human love, the eucharist, our lady, the cross. This book is wonderful for those curious about the catholic papacy, the life of pope john paul. Saint john paul the great jason evert saint joseph. His five loves is an upcloseandpersonal journey through the life of pope st. Jason evert, outside of maybe george weigel and the few who helped with the canonization of jp2, has forgotten more about the life of jp2 than most of us will ever know. It is revealing the heart of a great man through human stories, researched for their sources.
This book is a beautifully and, dare i say, dutifully written account of the life of saint john paul the great. John paul ii through remarkable unpublished stories on him from bishops, priests, students, swiss guards, and others. Discover the five great loves of pope saint john paul ii as jason evert, renowned catholic speaker and author, shares remarkable stories about this saints life from those who knew him, including bishops, students whom he taught, and swiss guards who interacted with him daily. Mining through a mountain of papal resources, jason evert has uncovered the gems and read more. Saint john paul the great book lighthouse catholic media. Jason evert a french novelist once wrote, tell me what you love, and i will tell you who you are. His five loves totus tuus press, lakewood co, 2014 jason evert tells us who this great man was, both in terms of his life story and five of the great themes that marked his life and his pontificate. Jason evert, author of saint john paul the great and theology of the body in one hour patrick entered the winners circle when he wrote this book, unpacking the historical papacy of saint john paul into 100 topics that reveal the breadth, depth, and beauty of his long pontificate. I found the biographical portion of the book close to half of the content both comprehensive and readable. Jason evert offers readers an insightful, popular introduction to st. In this telling, love draws out new riches and makes a familiar story fresh and new. Evert goes quite deep, allowing the readers to get inside and to truly understand why john paul had these five loves. Saint john paul the great aaefrench novelist once wrote, uitell me what you love, and i will tell you who you are.
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