As Christians, our faith is founded on the papal office, the very institution Christ Himself bestowed authority on to lead His Church.
In A Year with the Popes, award-winning author Fr. Jeffrey Kirby gives an original exposition of the nobility and enduring power of the papacy. This manual reads as an engaging parade through the history of the papacy, showing its biblical foundations in Sacred Scripture and providing portions of Saint Peter’s own letters from the New Testament, before pivoting to recount the twists and turns of the papal ministry and the various men who have served as successors of Saint Peter.
Father Kirby dives into the triumph of the good and saintly popes and the scandals of the bad, and provides papal teachings that occurred at monumental times, such as the slave trade, the Line of Demarcation that prevented a European war, the Galileo affair, the institution of a new calendar for the West, reactions to the world wars of the twentieth century, the advent of the sexual revolution, and more.
Avoiding academic staleness and cold, empty passages from documents, A Year with the Popes gives an encouraging affirmation of the divine character of the papal office as it walks through history and explores the teachings of these men who were called the Vicar of Christ.
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“A Year with the Popes is a beautiful treasure! A journey into A Year with the Popes is a daily retreat praying with the Church, in the heart of the Church. The papacy isn’t history, politics, and controversy (and scandal). It is a continuous prayer of the Holy Spirit, rooted in Christ Himself. A humble reading of A Year with the Popes will lead readers to pray for one another more. Remember as you pray with this book that the very first thing that Pope Francis did was to plead the Church and the world for prayers as he embarked on his papal mission. This book gives the Scripture and Tradition behind that responsibility we all have. And A Year with the Popes is resplendent with wisdom from the Word itself and what the Spirit has inspired throughout the years in Christ’s Church. A Year with the Popes is a brief yet substantial tour of a firm foundation. It will help readers grow in trust that Christ has not and will not abandon His Church, as sinful as every one of us is and can be.”
— Kathryn Jean Lopez, author, A Year with the Mystics: Visionary Wisdom for Daily Living and senior fellow at the National Review Institute
“It’s traditional to pray daily for the intentions of the Holy Father. Father Kirby has given us a way to do more—to meditate on the gift of the papacy as we pray our way through a full year. May it lead many people to walk ‘always with Peter.’”
— Mike Aquilina, author of A Year with the Church Fathers: Patristic Wisdom for Daily Living and A Year with the Angels: Daily Meditations with the Messengers of God
- Publication Date:
- 11/07/23
- Pages:
- 384
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