Habemus Papam, everyone!
And who would have thought our modest but ever-surprising Library held so many treasures on this topic?!
To start off with a jewel of a book: Rise, Let Us Be On The Way, by John Paul IIChronicling the years he spent as a bishop, and later Archbishop, in Krakow, though to his election as the first Polish Pope in 1978, he recounts everything from Communist attempts to suppress the Church in Poland to his efforts to adopt a new and more open style of pastoral ministry. With recollections about his life as well as his thoughts on the issues facing the world now, Pope John Paul II offers words of wisdom in this book that will appeal to people of any faith looking to strengthen their spirituality.
But wait, there's more:
