{"num_reviews":6,"url":"https://tanbooks.com/products/books/padre-pio-and-america/","add_this":[{"service":"","annotation":""}],"gtin":null,"id":1164,"can_purchase":true,"meta_description":"Read Padre Pio and America by Frank M. Rega, a Catholic book from TAN","category":["Books","Books/Become a Saint/Biographies","Books/General "],"AddThisServiceButtonMeta":"","main_image":{"data":"https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-iuax7bpgx3/images/stencil/{:size}/products/1164/7814/7814__75246.1675951623.jpg?c=1","alt":"Padre Pio and America"},"add_to_wishlist_url":"/wishlist.php?action=add&product_id=1164","custom_fields":[{"id":"53869","name":"Author","value":"Frank M. Rega"},{"id":"53870","name":"Imprint","value":"TAN Books"},{"id":"53871","name":"Pages","value":"352"},{"id":"53872","name":"Publication Date","value":"12/1/2005"},{"id":"53873","name":"Product Format","value":"Paperbound"},{"id":"53874","name":"Pdf","value":"https://tanbooks.com/content/Preview_PadrePioAndAmerica.pdf"}],"sku":"2118","description":"<div>First titled <em>The Holy Man on the Mountain</em>, this book tells the fascinating life story of Padre Pio, with emphasis on his life as a seminarian, young priest and his early decades at San Giovanni Rotondo. Incredible is the number of times the Capuchins sent him home sick unto death while a seminarian and young priest and how he was finally sent to remote San Giovanni Rotondo “for a couple of weeks of mountain air.” He never left. But from this small, remote mountain friary, he became world-famous and exercised unbelievable influence on the entire world—though early on, he was forbidden by his superiors to preach, to write, or to correspond. A few clerics developed enmity toward Padre Pio, resulting several times in orders from his superiors that he be moved. It is simply hilarious to learn why he never was; though being under obedience, he was entirely willing to do so. <br /><br />Author Frank Rega also weaves in the Saint’s early work with \"L’Americana,\" Mary Pyle, his “foreign ambassadress,” and then with the American GI’s who came to visit him during World War II, when San Giovanni Rotondo was liberated from the Germans. Padre Pio developed a special love for Americans and America—to the point that he wished that all Americans would become his spiritual children. <br /><br />This book demonstrate Padre Pio’s great love for his parents, his amazing sense of humor, his abstemious eating, his uncanny knowledge of people (even before they visited), and his profound supernatural awareness. In sum, <em><strong>Padre Pio and America</strong></em> is an inspiring book that will instill a profound awe in readers, because it shows the impact a truly saintly priest can have on all who come into contact with him—and in Padre Pio’s case, even on the whole world!<br /><br /><em>“Your book is excellent! I found it hard to put down. . . . It is easy to commend your work. . . . The Lord reward you forever.”</em> -Fr. Angelus M. Shaughnessy, O.F.M. Cap.</div>","tags":[],"warranty":"","price":{"without_tax":{"formatted":"$24.95","value":24.95,"currency":"USD"},"tax_label":"Tax"},"height":"8.50","detail_messages":"","availability":"","page_title":"Padre Pio and America","cart_url":"https://tanbooks.com/cart.php","max_purchase_quantity":0,"mpn":null,"upc":"9780895558206","options":[{"id":4955,"type":"Configurable_PickList_Set","display_name":"Format","required":true,"state":"variant_option","partial":"set-rectangle","condition":true,"values":[{"id":9747,"label":"Paperbound","selected":true,"data":"Paperbound"},{"id":9748,"label":"eBook","selected":false,"data":"eBook"}]}],"related_products":[{"id":2508,"sku":"TE1576","name":"Padre Pio and America (eBook)","url":"https://tanbooks.com/products/books/padre-pio-and-america-ebook/","availability":"","rating":0,"brand":null,"category":["Books","Books/General ","Books/General /eBooks & Audiobooks"],"summary":"First titled The Holy Man on the Mountain, this book tells the fascinating life story of Padre Pio, with emphasis on his life as a seminarian, young priest and his early decades at San Giovanni...","image":{"data":"https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-iuax7bpgx3/images/stencil/{:size}/products/2508/2349/2349__64358.1666799912.jpg?c=1","alt":"Padre Pio and America (eBook)"},"images":[{"data":"https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-iuax7bpgx3/images/stencil/{:size}/products/2508/2349/2349__64358.1666799912.jpg?c=1","alt":"Padre Pio and America (eBook)"}],"date_added":"Jul 22nd 2020","pre_order":false,"show_cart_action":true,"has_options":false,"stock_level":null,"low_stock_level":null,"qty_in_cart":0,"custom_fields":[{"id":49493,"name":"Product Format","value":"eBook"},{"id":49499,"name":"File URL","value":"2118-Padre-Pio-and-America.epub"},{"id":58429,"name":"SEARCH_IGNORE","value":"true"}],"num_reviews":0,"weight":{"formatted":"0.00 LBS","value":0},"demo":false,"add_to_cart_url":"https://tanbooks.com/cart.php?action=add&product_id=2508","price":{"without_tax":{"currency":"USD","formatted":"$9.95","value":9.95},"tax_label":"Tax"},"add_to_wishlist_url":"/wishlist.php?action=add&product_id=2508"},{"id":2731,"sku":"159-GROUPED","name":"Who Is Padre Pio?","url":"https://tanbooks.com/products/books/who-is-padre-pio/","availability":"","rating":5,"brand":null,"category":["Books","Books/General ","Sales/Bulk Pricing/Booklets/Pamphlets"],"summary":"Padre Pio of Pietrelcina (1887–1968) is probably the best-known saint of our times. A stigmatist since 1915, when he received the wounds of Christ invisibly, he bore these marks visibly from 1918...","image":{"data":"https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-iuax7bpgx3/images/stencil/{:size}/products/2731/1050/1050__49168.1675951613.jpg?c=1","alt":"Who Is Padre Pio?"},"images":[{"data":"https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-iuax7bpgx3/images/stencil/{:size}/products/2731/1050/1050__49168.1675951613.jpg?c=1","alt":"Who Is Padre Pio?"},{"data":"https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-iuax7bpgx3/images/stencil/{:size}/products/2731/11027/0159_Cover1__72376.1724801444.jpg?c=1","alt":"Who Is Padre Pio?"},{"data":"https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-iuax7bpgx3/images/stencil/{:size}/products/2731/11029/0159_Cover2__71425.1724801445.jpg?c=1","alt":"Who Is Padre Pio?"},{"data":"https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-iuax7bpgx3/images/stencil/{:size}/products/2731/11028/0159_Cover3__64168.1724801444.jpg?c=1","alt":"Who Is Padre Pio?"},{"data":"https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-iuax7bpgx3/images/stencil/{:size}/products/2731/11030/0159_Interior1__02697.1724801445.jpg?c=1","alt":"Who Is Padre Pio?"}],"date_added":"Jul 22nd 2020","pre_order":false,"show_cart_action":true,"has_options":true,"stock_level":null,"low_stock_level":null,"qty_in_cart":0,"custom_fields":[{"id":52760,"name":"Imprint","value":"TAN Books"},{"id":52761,"name":"Pages","value":"48"},{"id":52762,"name":"Publication Date","value":"3/1/1994"},{"id":52763,"name":"Product Format","value":"Booklet"},{"id":57718,"name":"Pdf","value":"https://tanbooks.com/content/0159_Preview.pdf"}],"num_reviews":2,"weight":{"formatted":"1.60 LBS","value":1.6},"demo":false,"price":{"without_tax":{"currency":"USD","formatted":"$7.95","value":7.95},"tax_label":"Tax"},"add_to_wishlist_url":"/wishlist.php?action=add&product_id=2731"},{"id":1211,"sku":"115-GROUPED","name":"Padre Pio: The Stigmatist","url":"https://tanbooks.com/products/books/padre-pio-the-stigmatist/","availability":"","rating":5,"brand":null,"category":["Books","Books/Become a Saint/Biographies","Books/General ","Books/General /eBooks & Audiobooks"],"summary":"Padre Pio died on September 23, 1968, his funeral attended by over 100,000 people. During the fifty-eight years he was a priest, his monastery at San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy, became a mecca for...","image":{"data":"https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-iuax7bpgx3/images/stencil/{:size}/products/1211/1380/1380__55903.1675951625.jpg?c=1","alt":"Padre Pio: The Stigmatist"},"images":[{"data":"https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-iuax7bpgx3/images/stencil/{:size}/products/1211/1380/1380__55903.1675951625.jpg?c=1","alt":"Padre Pio: The Stigmatist"}],"date_added":"Jul 22nd 2020","pre_order":false,"show_cart_action":true,"has_options":true,"stock_level":null,"low_stock_level":null,"qty_in_cart":0,"custom_fields":[{"id":54171,"name":"Author","value":"Fr. Charles M. Carty"},{"id":54173,"name":"Imprint","value":"TAN Books"},{"id":54175,"name":"Pages","value":"336"},{"id":54176,"name":"Publication Date","value":"9/1/1994"},{"id":54177,"name":"Product Format","value":"Paperbound"}],"num_reviews":1,"weight":{"formatted":"14.00 LBS","value":14},"demo":false,"price":{"without_tax":{"currency":"USD","formatted":"$24.95","value":24.95},"price_range":{"min":{"without_tax":{"currency":"USD","formatted":"$9.95","value":9.95},"tax_label":"Tax"},"max":{"without_tax":{"currency":"USD","formatted":"$24.95","value":24.95},"tax_label":"Tax"}},"tax_label":"Tax"},"add_to_wishlist_url":"/wishlist.php?action=add&product_id=1211"},{"id":2082,"sku":"TE2634","name":"Padre Pio: The Stigmatist (eBook)","url":"https://tanbooks.com/products/books/padre-pio-the-stigmatist-ebook/","availability":"","rating":0,"brand":null,"category":["Books","Books/General ","Books/General /eBooks & Audiobooks"],"summary":"","image":{"data":"https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-iuax7bpgx3/images/stencil/{:size}/products/2082/2350/2350__94556.1666799864.jpg?c=1","alt":"Padre Pio: The Stigmatist (eBook)"},"images":[{"data":"https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-iuax7bpgx3/images/stencil/{:size}/products/2082/2350/2350__94556.1666799864.jpg?c=1","alt":"Padre Pio: The Stigmatist (eBook)"}],"date_added":"Jul 22nd 2020","pre_order":false,"show_cart_action":true,"has_options":false,"stock_level":null,"low_stock_level":null,"qty_in_cart":0,"custom_fields":[{"id":44269,"name":"Product Format","value":"eBook"},{"id":44277,"name":"File URL","value":"0115-Padre-Pio-The-Stigmatist.epub"},{"id":58217,"name":"SEARCH_IGNORE","value":"true"}],"num_reviews":0,"weight":{"formatted":"0.00 LBS","value":0},"demo":false,"add_to_cart_url":"https://tanbooks.com/cart.php?action=add&product_id=2082","price":{"without_tax":{"currency":"USD","formatted":"$9.95","value":9.95},"tax_label":"Tax"},"add_to_wishlist_url":"/wishlist.php?action=add&product_id=2082"},{"id":3634,"sku":"3049-GROUPED","name":"Wounds of Love: The Story of Saint Padre Pio","url":"https://tanbooks.com/products/books/wounds-of-love-the-story-of-saint-padre-pio/","availability":"","rating":5,"brand":null,"category":["Books","Books/Become a Saint/Lives of the Saints","Books/Become a Saint/Biographies","Books/General ","Books/General /eBooks & Audiobooks"],"summary":"Phillip Campbell, author of the best-selling The Story of Civilization series from TAN Books, returns to offer young Catholics a compelling historical account of the life of Saint Pio of...","image":{"data":"https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-iuax7bpgx3/images/stencil/{:size}/products/3634/8220/8220__43843.1675951600.jpg?c=1","alt":"Wounds of Love: The Story of Saint Padre Pio"},"images":[{"data":"https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-iuax7bpgx3/images/stencil/{:size}/products/3634/8220/8220__43843.1675951600.jpg?c=1","alt":"Wounds of Love: The Story of Saint Padre Pio"},{"data":"https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-iuax7bpgx3/images/stencil/{:size}/products/3634/8221/8221__73263.1675951601.png?c=1","alt":"Wounds of Love: The Story of Saint Padre Pio"}],"date_added":"Jun 24th 2022","pre_order":false,"show_cart_action":true,"has_options":true,"stock_level":null,"low_stock_level":null,"qty_in_cart":0,"custom_fields":[{"id":50858,"name":"Author","value":"Phillip Campbell"},{"id":50859,"name":"Imprint","value":"TAN Books"},{"id":50861,"name":"Publication Date","value":"09/13/2022"},{"id":50864,"name":"Format","value":"Paperbound"},{"id":50867,"name":"Pages","value":"208"},{"id":50872,"name":"Pdf","value":"https://tanbooks.com/content/WoundsOfLove_Preview.pdf"}],"num_reviews":6,"weight":{"formatted":"0.40 LBS","value":0.4},"demo":false,"price":{"without_tax":{"currency":"USD","formatted":"$18.95","value":18.95},"price_range":{"min":{"without_tax":{"currency":"USD","formatted":"$9.98","value":9.98},"tax_label":"Tax"},"max":{"without_tax":{"currency":"USD","formatted":"$18.95","value":18.95},"tax_label":"Tax"}},"tax_label":"Tax"},"add_to_wishlist_url":"/wishlist.php?action=add&product_id=3634"},{"id":3129,"sku":"2903-GROUPED","name":"Padre Pio: Encounters with a Spiritual Daughter from Pietrelcina","url":"https://tanbooks.com/products/books/padre-pio-encounters-with-a-spiritual-daughter-from-pietrelcina/","availability":"","rating":5,"brand":null,"category":["Books","Books/Become a Saint/Biographies","Books/General ","Labor Day Sale"],"summary":"A saint within living memory, Padre Pio touched the lives of many by the simple faith with which he lived his life, praying, offering Mass, and reading souls. Among those inspired by the saint,...","image":{"data":"https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-iuax7bpgx3/images/stencil/{:size}/products/3129/3340/3340__51482.1666799877.jpg?c=1","alt":"Padre Pio: Encounters with a Spiritual Daughter from Pietrelcina"},"images":[{"data":"https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-iuax7bpgx3/images/stencil/{:size}/products/3129/3340/3340__51482.1666799877.jpg?c=1","alt":"Padre Pio: Encounters with a Spiritual Daughter from Pietrelcina"},{"data":"https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-iuax7bpgx3/images/stencil/{:size}/products/3129/3561/3561__74383.1666799878.jpg?c=1","alt":"Padre Pio: Encounters with a Spiritual Daughter from Pietrelcina"},{"data":"https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-iuax7bpgx3/images/stencil/{:size}/products/3129/3562/3562__37761.1666799879.jpg?c=1","alt":"Padre Pio: Encounters with a Spiritual Daughter from Pietrelcina"},{"data":"https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-iuax7bpgx3/images/stencil/{:size}/products/3129/3563/3563__71989.1666799883.jpg?c=1","alt":"Padre Pio: Encounters with a Spiritual Daughter from Pietrelcina"},{"data":"https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-iuax7bpgx3/images/stencil/{:size}/products/3129/3564/3564__86568.1666799884.jpg?c=1","alt":"Padre Pio: Encounters with a Spiritual Daughter from Pietrelcina"}],"date_added":"Jan 12th 2021","pre_order":false,"show_cart_action":true,"has_options":true,"stock_level":null,"low_stock_level":null,"qty_in_cart":0,"custom_fields":[{"id":45696,"name":"Author","value":"Graziella DeNunzio Mandato"},{"id":45698,"name":"Pages","value":"168"},{"id":45701,"name":"SKU","value":"2903"},{"id":45706,"name":"Publication Date","value":"April 23, 2021"},{"id":45708,"name":"Product Format","value":"Hardcover"}],"num_reviews":4,"weight":{"formatted":"0.05 LBS","value":0.05},"demo":false,"price":{"without_tax":{"currency":"USD","formatted":"$24.95","value":24.95},"tax_label":"Tax"},"add_to_wishlist_url":"/wishlist.php?action=add&product_id=3129"},{"id":1439,"sku":"1387-GROUPED","name":"Christ and the Americas","url":"https://tanbooks.com/products/books/christ-and-the-americas/","availability":"","rating":0,"brand":null,"category":["Books","Books/General ","Lifelong Learning/TAN Homeschool/Shop by Grade/9th Grade","Lifelong Learning/TAN Homeschool/Shop by Grade/10th Grade","Lifelong Learning/TAN Homeschool/Shop by Grade/11th Grade","Lifelong Learning/TAN Homeschool/Shop by Grade/12th Grade","Lifelong Learning/TAN Homeschool/Shop by Product Line/Anne W. Carroll"],"summary":"Christ and the Americas is a popular and much-loved high school American history text, written by best-selling author and history teacher Dr. Anne Carroll. It fills a great void because it gives...","image":{"data":"https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-iuax7bpgx3/images/stencil/{:size}/products/1439/1228/1228__56213.1675951611.jpg?c=1","alt":"Christ and the Americas"},"images":[{"data":"https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-iuax7bpgx3/images/stencil/{:size}/products/1439/1228/1228__56213.1675951611.jpg?c=1","alt":"Christ and the Americas"},{"data":"https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-iuax7bpgx3/images/stencil/{:size}/products/1439/5249/5249__38725.1675951614.jpg?c=1","alt":"Christ and the Americas"},{"data":"https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-iuax7bpgx3/images/stencil/{:size}/products/1439/5246/5246__44977.1675951612.jpg?c=1","alt":"Christ and the Americas"},{"data":"https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-iuax7bpgx3/images/stencil/{:size}/products/1439/5271/5271__33453.1675951639.jpg?c=1","alt":"Christ and the Americas"},{"data":"https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-iuax7bpgx3/images/stencil/{:size}/products/1439/5264/5264__29604.1675951631.jpg?c=1","alt":"Christ and the Americas"}],"date_added":"Jul 22nd 2020","pre_order":false,"show_cart_action":true,"has_options":true,"stock_level":null,"low_stock_level":null,"qty_in_cart":0,"custom_fields":[{"id":52528,"name":"Author","value":"Anne W. Carroll"},{"id":52529,"name":"Imprint","value":"TAN Books"},{"id":52530,"name":"Pages","value":"142"},{"id":52531,"name":"Publication Date","value":"1/1/2009"},{"id":52532,"name":"SKU","value":"1387"},{"id":52533,"name":"Product Format","value":"Paperbound"},{"id":52534,"name":"Grade","value":"Ninth Grade"},{"id":52535,"name":"Grade","value":"Tenth Grade"},{"id":52536,"name":"Grade","value":"Eleventh Grade"},{"id":52537,"name":"Grade","value":"Twelfth Grade"},{"id":52538,"name":"Subject","value":"History"}],"num_reviews":0,"weight":{"formatted":"1.40 LBS","value":1.4},"demo":false,"price":{"without_tax":{"currency":"USD","formatted":"$24.95","value":24.95},"tax_label":"Tax"},"add_to_wishlist_url":"/wishlist.php?action=add&product_id=1439"},{"id":3105,"sku":"1884-GROUPED","name":"Christ and the Americas (Workbook)","url":"https://tanbooks.com/products/books/christ-and-the-americas-workbook/","availability":"","rating":0,"brand":null,"category":["Books","Books/General ","Lifelong Learning/TAN Homeschool/Shop by Grade/9th Grade","Lifelong Learning/TAN Homeschool/Shop by Grade/10th Grade","Lifelong Learning/TAN Homeschool/Shop by Grade/11th Grade","Lifelong Learning/TAN Homeschool/Shop by Grade/12th Grade","Lifelong Learning/TAN Homeschool/Shop by Product Line/Anne W. Carroll"],"summary":"WorkbookAt last a workbook for students to use along with Anne Carroll's Christ and the Americas. The workbook helps the student in mentally processing a large amount of information and grasping the...","image":{"data":"https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-iuax7bpgx3/images/stencil/{:size}/products/3105/3290/3290__11223.1675951609.jpg?c=1","alt":"Christ and the Americas (Workbook)"},"images":[{"data":"https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-iuax7bpgx3/images/stencil/{:size}/products/3105/3290/3290__11223.1675951609.jpg?c=1","alt":"Christ and the Americas (Workbook)"}],"date_added":"Dec 10th 2020","pre_order":false,"show_cart_action":true,"has_options":true,"stock_level":null,"low_stock_level":null,"qty_in_cart":0,"custom_fields":[{"id":52184,"name":"Author","value":"Anne W. Carroll"},{"id":52185,"name":"Author","value":"Belinda Terro Mooney"},{"id":52186,"name":"Imprint","value":"TAN Books"},{"id":52187,"name":"Publication Date","value":"1/1/2009"},{"id":52188,"name":"SKU","value":"1387"},{"id":52189,"name":"Product Format","value":"Paperbound"}],"num_reviews":0,"weight":{"formatted":"1.40 LBS","value":1.4},"demo":false,"price":{"without_tax":{"currency":"USD","formatted":"$24.95","value":24.95},"tax_label":"Tax"},"add_to_wishlist_url":"/wishlist.php?action=add&product_id=3105"},{"id":2636,"sku":"1002-GROUPED","name":"The Old World and America","url":"https://tanbooks.com/products/books/the-old-world-and-america/","availability":"","rating":5,"brand":null,"category":["Books","Books/General ","Lifelong Learning/TAN Homeschool/Shop by Grade/6th Grade","Lifelong Learning/TAN Homeschool/Shop by Grade/7th Grade","Lifelong Learning/TAN Homeschool/Shop by Grade/8th Grade"],"summary":"The story of America begins in the Old World, for the first American settlers came from Europe, bringing their heritage with them to the New World. The Old World and America, a popular and beloved...","image":{"data":"https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-iuax7bpgx3/images/stencil/{:size}/products/2636/1473/1473__03703.1675951610.jpg?c=1","alt":"The Old World and America"},"images":[{"data":"https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-iuax7bpgx3/images/stencil/{:size}/products/2636/1473/1473__03703.1675951610.jpg?c=1","alt":"The Old World and America"}],"date_added":"Jul 22nd 2020","pre_order":false,"show_cart_action":true,"has_options":true,"stock_level":null,"low_stock_level":null,"qty_in_cart":0,"custom_fields":[{"id":52344,"name":"Author","value":"Bishop Philip J. Furlong"},{"id":52346,"name":"Imprint","value":"TAN Books"},{"id":52348,"name":"Pages","value":"394"},{"id":52350,"name":"Publication Date","value":"12/1/1996"},{"id":52352,"name":"Product Format","value":"Paperbound"}],"num_reviews":2,"weight":{"formatted":"1.19 LBS","value":1.19},"demo":false,"price":{"without_tax":{"currency":"USD","formatted":"$28.95","value":28.95},"price_range":{"min":{"without_tax":{"currency":"USD","formatted":"$9.95","value":9.95},"tax_label":"Tax"},"max":{"without_tax":{"currency":"USD","formatted":"$28.95","value":28.95},"tax_label":"Tax"}},"tax_label":"Tax"},"add_to_wishlist_url":"/wishlist.php?action=add&product_id=2636"}],"shipping_messages":[],"rating":5,"reviews":{"messages":[],"total":6,"end":6,"start":1,"list":[{"name":"Mike STL","rating":"5","title":"Padre Pio and America","text":"I have always admired Padre Pio and this book has given me a new perspective on how saintly he really was. I highly recommend this book.","date":"Jan 17th 2024"},{"name":"Bob","rating":"5","title":"Great book!","text":"This has to be one of my favorite books on St. Pio (and I own a number of them now). St. Pio is my favorite saint...my "buddy" in Heaven. This book really makes his warmth and holiness shine. And what;s really special about this book is a good portion of it focuses on stories told by American GI;s who returned from WWII and had many wonderful stories to tell about him. I highly recommend this book to any fan of this great saint. I love you, Saint Pio, and look forward to one day being your friend in Heaven. Please pray for me.","date":"May 24th 2023"},{"name":"JULIE H.","rating":"5","title":"This book is an outstanding","text":"This book is an outstanding read!!","date":"Dec 13th 2022"},{"name":"Bernadine B.","rating":"5","title":"Could not get my nose","text":"Could not get my nose out of this book.","date":"Aug 29th 2022"},{"name":"James T.","rating":"5","title":"Inspiring","text":"I am awe of the gifs and life of Padre Pio and have several books about him. This is an excellent read and reverence for anyone who enjoys reading about or studying his life. A very comprehensive and well written (easy read), plus well documented with footnotes and references to support the statements. Jim T.","date":"Aug 29th 2022"},{"name":"Gary P.","rating":"5","title":"Recommended!","text":"Edifying stories from Padre Pio.","date":"Aug 14th 2022"}]},"bulk_discount_rates":[],"meta_keywords":"Saint of America,WWII,Flying Monk","show_quantity_input":1,"title":"Padre Pio and America","gift_wrapping_available":false,"min_purchase_quantity":0,"customizations":[],"images":[{"data":"https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-iuax7bpgx3/images/stencil/{:size}/products/1164/7814/7814__75246.1675951623.jpg?c=1","alt":"Padre Pio and America"},{"data":"https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-iuax7bpgx3/images/stencil/{:size}/products/1164/7815/7815__67442.1675951624.jpg?c=1","alt":"Padre Pio and America"}],"width":"5.50"}
First titled The Holy Man on the Mountain, this book tells the fascinating life story of Padre Pio, with emphasis on his life as a seminarian, young priest and his early decades at San Giovanni Rotondo. Incredible is the number of times the Capuchins sent him home sick unto death while a seminarian and young priest and how he was finally sent to remote San Giovanni Rotondo “for a couple of weeks of mountain air.” He never left. But from this small, remote mountain friary, he became world-famous and exercised unbelievable influence on the entire world—though early on, he was forbidden by his superiors to preach, to write, or to correspond. A few clerics developed enmity toward Padre Pio, resulting several times in orders from his superiors that he be moved. It is simply hilarious to learn why he never was; though being under obedience, he was entirely willing to do so.
Author Frank Rega also weaves in the Saint’s early work with "L’Americana," Mary Pyle, his “foreign ambassadress,” and then with the American GI’s who came to visit him during World War II, when San Giovanni Rotondo was liberated from the Germans. Padre Pio developed a special love for Americans and America—to the point that he wished that all Americans would become his spiritual children.
This book demonstrate Padre Pio’s great love for his parents, his amazing sense of humor, his abstemious eating, his uncanny knowledge of people (even before they visited), and his profound supernatural awareness. In sum, Padre Pio and America is an inspiring book that will instill a profound awe in readers, because it shows the impact a truly saintly priest can have on all who come into contact with him—and in Padre Pio’s case, even on the whole world!
“Your book is excellent! I found it hard to put down. . . . It is easy to commend your work. . . . The Lord reward you forever.” -Fr. Angelus M. Shaughnessy, O.F.M. Cap.