9780385497541 Journal of a Soul

No other pope of this century has aroused so much interest and universal affection throughout the world as has Pope John XXIII. Journal of a Soul is an inspiring reading experience that records this pope's thoughts and traces his spiritual development from adolescence to the seminary to a career as a priest, a European papal diplomat, Patriarch of Venice, and finally Pope John XXIII.Journal of a Soul, the first ever such work from a Roman pontiff, opens new windows onto the soul of the man himself.