Overview
Pope Francis has set a new tone for the interaction between the church and the world, and that tone is one of joy, hope, and new life. Like his namesake, St. Francis of Assisi, he locates that joy in a personal encounter with Christ in the Gospels. By reflecting on his words and following his example, Christians can transform their own lives and relationships. Pope Francis and Our Call to Joy looks to discover the real Jesus in the Gospels, to understand the Church in the real world, to locate the special place of the poor and vulnerable and to find peace and the common good as part of our call in life. Reflections, discussion questions and suggestions for action take Pope Francis's accessible words of encouragement and apply them to the everyday life of ordinary Christians.
Full Product Details
Author: Diane M Houdek
Publisher: St Anthony Messenger Press,U.S.
Imprint: St Anthony Messenger Press,U.S.
Dimensions:
Width: 13.70cm
, Height: 0.50cm
, Length: 21.10cm
Weight: 0.136kg
ISBN: 9781616368494
ISBN 10: 1616368497
Pages: 96
Publication Date: 22 August 2014
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
Shows us how to experience and transmit true joy in every circumstance of life. -- Fr. Hilarion Kistner, O.F.M., author of The Gospels According to St. Francis
Houdek takes her readers beyond the soundbites and headlines to encounter a man of deep devotion to both his God and his people--and the great joy it brings him. --Virginia Smith, author and cocreator of Scripture From Scratch Pope Francis has become himself the personification of the joy of the Gospel by living it and calling us to do the same. Read this book, and you will learn how you, too, can find the joy of the Gospel. --Murray Bodo, O.F.M., author, Francis: The Journey and the Dream Shows us how to experience and transmit true joy in every circumstance of life. -- Fr. Hilarion Kistner, O.F.M., author of The Gospels According to St. Francis
Shows us how to experience and transmit true joy in every circumstance of life. -- Fr. Hilarion Kistner, O.F.M., author of The Gospels According to St. Francis Houdek takes her readers beyond the soundbites and headlines to encounter a man of deep devotion to both his God and his people--and the great joy it brings him. --Virginia Smith, author and cocreator of Scripture From Scratch Pope Francis has become himself the personification of the joy of the Gospel by living it and calling us to do the same. Read this book, and you will learn how you, too, can find the joy of the Gospel. --Murray Bodo, O.F.M., author, Francis: The Journey and the Dream
Author Information
Diane M. Houdek is the author of Bringing Home the Word, a resource based on the Sunday Mass readings. She is the author of Lent with St. Francis and Advent with St. Francis.
