Padre Pio: The Wonder Worker [Paperback]

Bro. Francis Mary Kalvelage (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1999

The many gifts Padre Pio had such as the stigmata, bilocation, miraculous scents, prophecy, reading hearts, healing, interpreting languages and many other charisms, rank him among the most extraordinary Saints in the two-thousand year history of the Church. Padre Pio—The Wonder Worker not only examines these gifts close up and from different perspectives, but is capable of challenging the faithless, of exciting interest among the wavering and of inspiring the faithful to strive for holiness.

Though the book records many authenticated wonders, the book's main virtue consists in recounting the life and heroic virtues of this modern day Saint who shows that the way to personal holiness is very much with us in our day. The first seven chapters are a biographical sketch, followed by over thirty chapters dealing with the many inspiring facts pertaining to his life and charisms. Also included are chapters on the Beatification ceremony in Rome and the Pope's homilies.

These short interesting chapters are written by a host of writers and devotees of the Padre such as Fr. John Schug, OFM Cap, Fr. Stefano Manelli, F.I., Mary Ann Budnik, Padre Alberto, Cardinal Ursi, Fr. Bernardino of Siena, Fr. Andre Apostoli and many others. Illustrated with dozens of photos.

Product Details

• Paperback: 210 pages
• Publisher: Ignatius Press; 1St Edition edition (July 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0898707706
• ISBN-13: 978-0898707700
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,131,412 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Read, Great Saint, September 25, 2008

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storia "pra" (u.s.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Padre Pio: The Wonder Worker (Paperback)

Padre' Pio is one of the great saints of our time. Great Read, Great Saint

28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Insightful, inspirational, illuminating, April 6, 2000

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Tim Drake "Author and Journalist" (Saint Joseph, Minnesota) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Padre Pio: The Wonder Worker (Paperback)

It's impossible to imagine a reader not being moved by the life of Padre Pio as told in this delightful little book.

Complete with numerous photos of the Saint and rich chapters about the life of this holy man this is a title you'll turn to again and again.

Padre Pio's gifts of the stigmata, bilocation, prophecy, reading hearts, and interpreting languages makes him a most extraordinary Saint.

The chapter on his bilocation alone is well worth the price of the book.

4 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A little annoying, March 2, 2009

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Samuel Y. Galvez "sdf" (sdf) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Padre Pio: The Wonder Worker (Paperback)

The first book that I read about Padre Pio was "Man of Hope." It was written chronologically and a delight to read. As I read this book, I got annoyed. First there are many repetitions that got too annoying and errors in writing as well. Second there are also some facts that were not put in like the character of Emanuele Brunatto. This was explained in "Man of Hope" why he is constantly not put in. Overall I give a grade of C. I do not highly recommend.