Saint John Paul the Great, His Five Loves

By Jason Evert Discover the five great loves of St. John Paul IIthrough remarkable unpublished stories onhim from bishops, priests, students, Swiss Guards,and others. Mining through a mountain of papalresources, Jason Evert has uncovered these manygems, offering a treasure chest brimming with thejewels of the saint’s life. After a brief overview ofJohn Paul’s life, Evert explores in depth his fivegreat loves: Young People, Human Love, TheEucharist, Our Lady, The Cross. This work is intended to be catechetical, inspiring,and evangelical. By looking at what he lovedand why, the goal is to help readers learn moreabout key aspects John Paul’s life and teachings,including Theology of the Body, Divine Mercy,Total Consecration, Eucharistic adoration, andredemptive suffering. Woven throughout the book is an assortmentof intriguing stories and facts that most Catholicsdon’t know about the saint, such as: How the communists actually selected him as archbishop How a priest stabbed him in Fatima,