PADRE PIO - MAN OF HOPE
Author: Renzo Allegri. 270 pg. PB
Biography of the holy Italian priest, recently-canonized, who bore the wounds of Christ (stigmata).
From the author: "When people write about Padre Pio, they tend to dwell on the penitential aspect of his life, thereby giving a somwhat dark and medieval tinge to his personality...Padre Pio was and is a man of hope. Throughout his life, in the midst of the most difficult trials, he always looked to the future with a spirit of optimism, faith, and love."
Biography of the holy Italian priest, recently-canonized, who bore the wounds of Christ (stigmata).
From the author: "When people write about Padre Pio, they tend to dwell on the penitential aspect of his life, thereby giving a somwhat dark and medieval tinge to his personality...Padre Pio was and is a man of hope. Throughout his life, in the midst of the most difficult trials, he always looked to the future with a spirit of optimism, faith, and love."
