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In this uplifting and practical book, written in collaboration with his biographer, Austen Ivereigh, the preeminent spiritual leader explains why we must-and how we can-make the world safer, fairer, and healthier for all people now. In the COVID crisis, the beloved shepherd of over one billion Catholics saw the cruelty and inequity of our society exposed more vividly than ever before. He also saw, in the resilience, generosity, and creativity of so many people, the means to rescue our society, our economy, and our planet. In direct, powerful prose, Pope Francis urges us not to let the pain be in vain. He begins Let Us Dream by exploring what this crisis can teach us about how to handle upheaval of any kind in our own lives and the world at large. With unprecedented candor, he reveals how three crises in his own life changed him dramatically for the better. By its very nature, he shows, crisis presents us with a choice: we make a grievous error if we try to return to some pre-crisis state. But if we have the courage to change, we can emerge from the crisis better than before. Francis then offers a brilliant, scathing critique of the systems and ideologies that conspired to produce the current crisis, from a global economy obsessed with profit and heedless of the people and environment it harms, to politicians who foment their people's fear and use it to increase their own power at their people's expense. He reminds us that Christians' first duty is to serve others, especially the poor and the marginalized, just as Jesus did. Finally, the Pope offers an inspiring and actionable blueprint for building a better world for all humanity by putting the poor and the planet at the heart of new thinking. For this plan, he draws not only on sacred sources, but on the latest findings from renowned scientists, economists, activists, and other thinkers. Yet rather than simply offer prescriptions, he shows how ordinary people acting together despite their differences can discover unforeseen possibilities. Along the way, he offers dozens of wise and surprising observations on the value of unconventional thinking, on why we must dramatically increase women's leadership in the Church and throughout society, on what he learned while scouring the streets of Buenos Aires with garbage-pickers, and much more. Let Us Dream is an epiphany, a call to arms, and a pleasure to read. It is Pope Francis at his most personal, profound and passionate. With this book and with open hearts, we can change the world.

You are important. You are unique. You are a wonder of creation!This is Pope Francis' message to you today. It is the departure point for your birth or rebirth, whatever form that may take; it is the glowing centre that sustains life, whatever your age. You are a wonder of creation!Even when your face is lined with worries or fatigue, remember that you are always a light that shines through the night. This is the greatest gift you've ever received, and no one can take it away from you. Dream on! Never stop dreaming. Believe! Believe in even greater and more beautiful truths. Let yourself be surprised by love. This is what it means to Live Well. This is the greatest and most beautiful wish we can extend to each other. Always.Joy - the wholesome and concrete kind, the joy we have all been searching for since birth - will be the natural outcome. It won't be an easy path; life's difficulties and the pervasive pessimism and cynicism of our era will periodically make it difficult to recognize and welcome grace into our life. But the Pope guarantees us that is precisely when we open our hearts to providence and allow tenderness and mercy to enter that life becomes beautiful. It's comforting to know that we can always begin again, that God can rebuild a story within us from the fragments. By letting ourselves be inspired by Pope Francis' 15 Rules for a Good Life, we can revel in the wondrous creations that we are, and savour the experience of what it means to live authentically. And so, joy will spread, bringing goodness to all those who welcome and share its gift.

Pope Francis' manifesto for the happiness of every man and woman.God planted happiness in the souls of each of us. God wants us to be happy. But so many of us have misunderstood what this means, and we search for fulfilment in the wrong places. In I Want You To Be Happy, Pope Francis explains the characteristics of true, lasting happiness, no matter your circumstances or situation. In this new book, which quickly became his biggest bestseller in many years in Italy when it was published in 2022, Pope Francis shares wisdom and encouragement to help readers seek God's will and His best. The short, accessible chapters allow distill the message into bite-sized readings, and can be read all at once or in daily segments. This collection of inspiring pieces will encourage, inspire, and remind all readers that God cares and wants to live and love well.

Pope Francis's third official book - already an international bestseller - on how to find joy in challenging circumstances

US$18.00 RELIGION / Christianity / Catholic RELIGION / Christian Living / Social Issues NATURE / Ecology Pope Francis LAUDATE DEUM An Apostolic Exhortation To All People of Good Will on the Climate Crisis With Selections from Laudato Si' Preface by Tomás Insua Introduction by Erin Lothes Biviano "'Praise God' is the title of this letter. For when human beings claim to take God's place, they become their own worst enemies." Cover design by Ponie Sheehan ORBIS LOGO ISBN 978-1-62698-576-6

Laudate Deum: the Pope's cry for a response to the climate crisis. In continuity with his 2015 encyclical Laudato Si, the Pope Francis went further to clarify and bring to completion his previous text on integral ecology, while at the same time sounding an alarm that our power and the progress we are producing are turning against us, and calls for co-responsibility, in the face of the climate emergency.

Written with his beloved down to earth style, Pope Francis tells the story of Christmas through the lens of the different characters of the Nativity scene. This book, in English for the first time, is destined to be a perennial Christmas classic."The nativity scene is like a living Gospel rising up from the pages of sacred Scripture. As we contemplate the Christmas story, we are invited to set out on a spiritual journey, drawn by the humility of the God who became man in order to encounter every man and woman. We come to realize that so great is his love for us that he became one of us, so that we in turn might become one with him." Pope FrancisOn the 800th anniversary of St. Francis's original nativity, Pope Francis gives to the world this stirring call to come to the manger and encounter Christ anew.

Pope Francis addresses the ten most pressing issues of our day and sets out his compelling vision for unifying the world by working and praying together for a just and peaceful future.

"This presentation of Pope Francis' Apostolic Letter Desiderio Desideravi, which underscores the need for a deepening of liturgical formation, is accompanied by an introduction and commentary by prominent liturgical and sacramental theologian Kevin W. Irwin"--

GAUDETE ET EXSULTATEAPOSTOLIC EXHORTATIONGAUDETE ET EXSULTATEOF THE HOLY FATHERFRANCISON THE CALL TO HOLINESSIN TODAY'S WORLD

Eucharist is the center of our Christian life, for it forms us into who and whose we are called to be. Pope Francis on Eucharist is a collection of writings, homilies, and talks from Pope Francis, sharing a Eucharistic vision for the church where all are fed and sustained by the Body of Christ. These words from Pope Francis encourage and challenge all of us--nourished by the Eucharist--to be Christ for others.

RELIGION / Christianity / Catholic RELIGION / Christian Church / General RELIGION / Christian Theology / Ecclesiology WALKING TOGETHER The Way of Synodality POPE FRANCIS Preface by Cardinal Mario Grech Introduction by Sister Nathalie Becquart, XMCJ ISBN 978-1-62698-524-7 ORBIS LOGO Cover design: Wilma Sheehan

Just in time for Easter 2019, Pope Francis celebrates women in the Church and the world, seen through the lens of Mary, the mother of Jesus, in this enlightening new work. "Mary was not omnipotent, she was a normal woman: full of grace, but normal. The power is that grace of the Holy Spirit. Mary is full of the Holy Spirit, who accompanies her for her entire life."-Pope Francis In Ave Maria, Pope Francis explores and unpacks line by line the meaning of the Ave Maria prayer, while celebrating women and all they do as leaders, friends, sisters, and mothers. Teaming up again with theologian Marco Pozza, Francis illuminates Mary's simple and complex nature and how her example challenges all of us to lead lives of faith, hope, and perseverance. In the end, she is an icon not just for the religious but for all who look to grow more deeply in their purpose in life.

Through selections from his speeches, homilies, and other writings, this work presents Pope Francis's vision of mission--his understanding of what church in a missionary key looks like. It shows how the central themes of his papacy are integrated around the theme of mission and how he seeks to move the whole church forward in a missionary direction--not simply developing the church's thinking on mission.

In his second encyclical, Pope Francis follows and expands on Catholic teaching on mankind's responsibility to care for God's creation and protect the most vulnerable. This letter builds on the teachings of previous popes including Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI and Pope Saint John Paul II.

The encyclical letter Lumen Fidei is the great monument of the Year of Faith declared by Pope Benedict XVI and brought to completion by Pope Francis. It is a capstone of the year, but at the same time a milestone of a long road, a road we have only begun to travel: the road of the New Evangelization." -from the Foreword by Scott Hahn On June 29, 2013 Pope Francis issued his first papal letter reflecting on the nature of belief and the need to renew our faith for a bright future of charity and love for all. "The light of Faith: this is how the Church's tradition speaks of the great gift brought by Jesus," Pope Francis writes. "In John's Gospel, Christ says of himself: 'I have come as light into the world, that whoever believes in me may not remain in darkness.'" Here is an illuminating work inviting all to lead a more spiritual and faith-based, a reminder that with faith comes service, and with service to others and to God comes heaven on earth.

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Joy is a central point of reference in all Pope Francis's teaching - a theme that's even more necessary in difficult times. God is joyful, asserts the Pope. And God's compassion, to which Pope Francis has dedicated the Jubilee - the foundational act of his pontificate - is no less than the deepest manifestation of God's joy, and the heart of all Christian preaching. The liberating revolution of the Gospel - and, in truth, all of Christianity - is encapsulated here. We are not supposed to mortify the flesh or carry burdens heavier than those we already have, but to bear witness to a new, beautiful and surprising horizon: to share a joy that has been prepared for everyone. And in fact this joy changes us in the very moment we are ready to welcome it. The Pope's words are a constant invitation to embrace authentic beauty and to open oneself to encountering God; to change attitudes that exclude others; to reveal the deep dissatisfaction we all hide; and to overcome life's challenges with courage and faith, without being overwhelmed by sadness and pessimism. True joy is not an ephemeral sentiment, nor an illusory antidote to suffering; it springs from a solid hope that nothing and no one can take away. It is joy that has the last word - always. It is the sharing of a smile, the first small yet significant step to try something new, to renew oneself - to be reborn.

US$24.00 RELIGION / Biblical Meditations / New Testament RELIGION / Christianity / Catholic RELIGION / Spirituality Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio on December 17, 1936, is the 266th Pope of the Catholic Church, having been elected Bishop of Rome and absolute Sovereign of Vatican City. Throughout his life, both as an individual and as a religious leader, Pope Francis has been noted for his humility, his concern for the poor, and his commitment to dialogue as a way to build bridges between people of all backgrounds, beliefs, and faiths. Cover design: Ponie Sheehan

In 1987 Pope Francis published a small collection of letters by Jesuit Superiors General written in the eighteenth century at a time of grave suffering for the Society of Jesus as it faced suppression by the Vatican. These documents outlined a spiritual path for the church as a whole in times of "confusion and tribulation." Now Pope Francis has authorized this new edition, to which are added his own reflections in a time of renewed suffering for the people of God-specifically, the scandal of abuse.

In these heart-stirring reflections by Pope Francis, readers will meet Jesus and discover hidden treasure in the individual lines and words of Mark''s Gospel. Useful for both study and preaching, these pages simply allow us to be guided by Pope Francis, a master of prayerful silence, so that we may embrace a simple and living intimacy with Jesus, the Word made flesh.