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A Retreat with John Paul II: Be Not Afraid

Name: A Retreat with John Paul II: Be Not Afraid
Author: Jack Wintz
ISBN: 9780867164206

by Jack Wintz, Kathleen Carroll

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Overview

In this seven-day retreat, Be Not Afraid, your director is Karol Wojtyla—Pope John Paul II. He has inspired the world through the example of his lived faith and his faith-filled words and teachings. Follow his life’s journey and embrace the courage to open wide the door to Christ.

"As one who has, in fact, been privileged to make retreats with the Holy Father, it was spiritually refreshing and inspiring for me to read and reflect on these pagesI recommend the book to all who wish to go beyond the headline coverage of the Holy Father to an encounter with Christ in the company of the greatest spiritual leader of our age." —Archbishop John P. Foley, President, Pontifical Council for Social Communications

About the Author, Jack Wintz

JACK WINTZ, O.F.M., is an award-winning journalist and editor of St. Anthony Messenger magazine and Catholic Update. His stories and photos have taken him all over the United States as well as to Asia, Europe, the Middle East and more than a dozen Latin American countries. He covered the pope’s visits to the United States and Cuba. He is the author of St. Francis in San Francisco (Paulist Press).

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Editorials

Catholic Library World

Review: Easy to use, the little books have provided spiritual nourishment for many readers.

Catholic Parent

Drawing closer to Our Lord with the Holy Father as retreat master might be a rewarding part of your Lenten study.

Today's Catholic

By the end of this retreat, readers feel much closer to the Holy Father, since the writer has not only given a concise biography of the pope but also has chosen common themes and written in a reader-friendly style.

Buena Visa Resource Page

Be Not Afraid follows the journey of Karol Wojtyla, Pope John Paul II, as he led the Church toward the Third Millennium following Christ's command to "God and make disciples of every nation."September/October 2002

Catholic Weekly (Australia)

...encourages readers to show similiar devotion to Jesus in their own lives.

Crux of the News

For religious and lay people alike, the short (ten-page) chapters can easily be read to begin or end a day--or for singular reflection personally or in a small group.