RISE, Let Us Be on Our Way
by John Paul II (Author), Ferran Blasi i Birbe (Editor)
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An inspirational memoir from the recently canonized Pope Saint John Paul II Following the success of the international bestseller Crossing the Threshold of Hope, Pope John Paul II provides the world with a glimpse into his past in RISE, LET US BE ON OUR WAY. Chronicling the years he spent as a bishop and later archbishop in Krakow, Poland through his election as the first Polish Pope in 1978, he recounts everything from communist efforts to suppress the church in Poland to his efforts to show more adopt a new and more open style of pastoral ministry. With recollections on his life as well as his thoughts on the issues facing the world now, Pope John Paul II offers words of wisdom in this book that will appeal to people of any faith looking to strengthen their spirituality. show lessTags
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This could have been an interesting book as Pope John Paul II narrates his ascent to the papacy and his work in that office. Instead of focusing on his own story, John Paul constantly gets sidetracked with describing in detail the duties and responsibilities of church officials as well as the intricacies of Roman ceremony. The result, is almost intolerably dull. There are, however, moments of insight which leave the listener contemplating spiritual realities and the narrative does maintain interest as long as John Paul is describing his personal history. Mr. Tabori's reading is appropriately solemn and fatherly and he makes the interesting sections come to life though he is unable to save the duller passages.
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Para celebrar el 84º cumpleaños de Juan Pablo II, publicamos su nuevo libro autobiográfico, repleto de recuerdos y reflexiones sobre los veinte años que pasó como obispo y arzobispo en Cracovia. La narración empieza con la inesperada noticia que recibe el joven cura en julio de 1958. Karol Wojtyla está de vacaciones con unos amigos, haciendo una excursión en kayak, cuando recibe una llamada del cardenal Wyszynski. Deja a sus amigos y regresa a su despacho en la ciudad: acaba de ser nombrado obispo. Continúa con una descripción detallada de sus actividades pastorales, llevadas en el espíritu del II Concilio Vaticano, que había tenido lugar justo después de su ordenación. Nos cuenta sus visitas a las parroquias, hasta las show more más lejanas y apartadas; los encuentros con los jóvenes, sobre todo con las organizaciones universitarias; con organizaciones de familias; los movimientos intelectuales y laicos entregados a los evangelios. Narra sus contactos constantes con los sacerdotes, sus problemas y propuestas. Dedica muchas páginas a su lucha continua y diaria contra las autoridades comunistas polacas en defensa de la libertad civil y religiosa y por la construcción de una nueva Iglesia. El libro está escrito de una manera sencilla y directa, con anécdotas simpáticas. Invita, no solamente a miembros de la Iglesia, sino a toda la humanidad, a vivir sin miedo el mensaje del evangelio para el nuevo milenio. show less
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Pope John Paul II was born Karol Wojtyla on May 18, 1920 in Wadowice, Poland. He studied poetry and drama at Jagiellonian University. During World War II, he worked in a stone quarry and chemical factory while preparing for the priesthood. He received a Ph.D. from Rome's Angelicum Institute and a doctorate in theology at the Catholic University of show more Lublin. He was ordained in 1946 and became Auxiliary Bishop of Krakow in 1958. He was a university chaplain and taught ethics at Krakow and Lublin. In 1964, he became Archbishop of Krakow and in 1967, a Cardinal. On October 16, 1978, he was elected as the first non-Italian Pope since 1523. On May 13, 1981, Pope John Paul II was shot in an assassination attempt entering St. Peter's Square in the Vatican, but recovered fully. During the 1980's and 90's, the Pope visited Africa, Asia, the Americas and in 1993, to the Baltic republics, which was the first Papal visit to countries of the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). He greatly influenced the restoring of democracy and religious freedom in Eastern Europe and reaffirmed the Roman Catholic teachings against homosexuality, abortion, "artificial" methods of reproduction, birth control and priest celibacy. He rejected the ordination of women and opposed direct political participation and office holding of priests. His extensive ethical and theological writings included Fruitful and Responsible Love, Sign of Contradiction, Redemptor Hominis (Redeemer of Man), Evangelium Vitae (The Gospel of Life), and Ut Unum Sint (That They May Be One). After developing septic shock, he died on April 2, 2005. He was proclaimed venerable by Pope Benedict XVI on December 19, 2009 and was beatified on May 1, 2011. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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