Journal of a Soul Author:Pope John XXIII This intimate diary of a pope, begun when he was a seminarian of fourteen, spans sixty-seven years and reveal his spiritual thoughts from the immaturity of adolescence, through his years as a papal diplomat to the Papacy itself. Pope John's journal helps us understand how the simple peasant boy achieved the greatness, love of humanity and the s... more »piritual strength that invigorated his pontificate and inaugurated an era of reform and renewal within the Church.« less