ForeverLillian Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 (edited) I have been raised in a completely pre-VII only/anti-VII anything household & so I don't know a lot about St. Pope JPII to be honest here other than the bad things, & later going to a Catholic school everyone was always gushing over him. Any suggestions of biographies? But one that is balanced? Being a history major & still a traditional Catholic (but not rad trad), I just don't want a "fawning" super biased biography, & especially one that makes everything pre-VII sound like it was horrible. Does that make sense? He seems like he was a very good man, I just don't know a whole whole lot about him. I would really appreciate it! Edited November 19, 2015 by ForeverLillian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peace Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 What is wrong with a little fawning? He is a saint. He is a person that the Catholic church has recognized as a model for other Christians to emulate. http://www.amazon.com/Second-Greatest-Story-Ever-Told/dp/1596143169 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veritasluxmea Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 (edited) http://www.amazon.com/Saint-John-Paul-Great-Loves/dp/0991375408 This one is pretty good and an easy read, and written by a faithful and traditional-minded Catholic. I'll pray for JPII's intercession for you as you learn more about him. Witness to Hope by George Weigel is a more heavy read and history-based, and the overall "classic" biography on him. Edited November 19, 2015 by veritasluxmea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForeverLillian Posted November 19, 2015 Author Share Posted November 19, 2015 What is wrong with a little fawning? He is a saint. He is a person that the Catholic church has recognized as a model for other Christians to emulate. http://www.amazon.com/Second-Greatest-Story-Ever-Told/dp/1596143169 Nothing's wrong with a little fawning. Good point, we do that with all other saints Hahaha! I'm not sure exactly how to describe what I meant by that, but of course praise is good. Thanks for the suggestion! http://www.amazon.com/Saint-John-Paul-Great-Loves/dp/0991375408 This one is pretty good and an easy read, and written by a faithful and traditional-minded Catholic. I'll pray for JPII's intercession for you as you learn more about him. Witness to Hope by George Weigel is a more heavy read and history-based, and the overall "classic" biography on him. I shall check both these out, both easy reads & heavy history-based is what I'm looking for, thanks! Also, thank you for praying for his intercession! I shall pray as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhuturePriest Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 This is possibly my favorite book. I highly recommend it. It goes a bit into the praise spectrum, but if you want to really understand who he was as a person, this is a great foot in the door written in a very interesting way. http://www.ignatius.com/Products/SJPG-H/saint-john-paul-the-great.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Paul Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 What is wrong with a little fawning? He is a saint. He is a person that the Catholic church has recognized as a model for other Christians to emulate. http://www.amazon.com/Second-Greatest-Story-Ever-Told/dp/1596143169 I love this one.And John Paul II was amesome.He was great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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