 Book Reviews An Invitation to Joy By John Paul II Reviewed by Robert P. Mills Nov/Dec, 1999 |
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 Pope
John Paul II routinely tops lists of the world’s most admired men.
This oversized, hardbound volume, packed with powerful color photos, is
both a testimony to and an explanation of his popularity. Interwoven
among the photos are brief excerpts from John Paul’s speeches,
writings and prayers categorized under the headings The Human Family,
The People of God, The Dignity of the Human Person, and A Lifetime of
Devotion. “Forgiveness,” the pope writes, “demonstrates the presence in the world of the love which is more powerful than sin. … A world from which forgiveness was eliminated would be nothing but a world of cold and unfeeling justice.” And he says freedom “is not the ability to do anything we want, whenever we want. Rather, freedom is the ability to live responsibly from the truth of our relationship with God and with one another.” Protestants unfamiliar with the writings of this servant of the servants of God will find in this work a rewarding introduction to the spiritual insights of a man who has been one of this century’s most fearless defenders of the faith. |
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