Padre Pio: The True Story (Revised, Expanded)

by C. Bernard Ruffin

Book Overview

St. Pio of Pietrelcina, pray for us. Before his death in 1968, Padre Pio was known throughout the world as a very holy man -- many even called him a living saint. This humble Italian priest who bore... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0879736739
• ISBN13: 9780879736736
• Release Date: January 1982
• Publisher: Our Sunday Visitor
• Length: 444 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Awesome

Great book, one of the best saints ever. A great factual book and it is written by a non-catholic Author who is very honest and very loyal to the truth

A must read!

I approached this book with some hesitation, given its length and the conroversial nature of its subject. Having read other lives of saints that lacked critical perspective about sources, I was wary of this one at first. All of my doubts were dispelled by the abundance of carefully assembled evidence in this volume. Pio is a saint for all of us, as this book makes clear. You will learn much about the spiritual world here, and gain some valuable lessons about the limitations of more "worldly" perspectives than those of Pio. Your life will permanently change for the better as a result.

Heaven is Real!

This is a book that changes how one thinks about spiritual things completely. As "moderns" we find it easy to believe in "spiritual" things, but we easily divorce that from religion. When one reads this book, one's eyes are open to the true depth of spirituality and traditional Christianity. The author is not a brilliant writer, but his prose and research are exactly what is needed to tell Padre Pio's story in a straighforward and truthful manner.Yes, this book brought me back from being a "modern spiritual" person, to being a practicing Catholic again.Read it! You will be amazed!

The all-time, hands-down, best biography of Padre Pio

This is a very factual, down-to-earth, well-researched and enjoyable biography of our new Saint, Padre Pio. The author goes to great lengths to examine and sort out all the claims made about Padre Pio in a fair-minded, nonjudgmental manner. And the most wonderful thing about Padre Pio turns out to be not just the miracles and the wonders that he performed, but his great love and devotion for Christ. Not to mention his great (and underrated) sense of humor! A terrific book which I've already read twice!

Not Hagiography

What I didn't realize until I was nearly at the end of this book is that the author is not a Catholic. He is an American Protestant, as well as being a good writer. So his viewpoint is not gullible or uncritical, but it is respectful and intelligent. I was able to get a rounded picture of Padre Pio from this book. And in the end, I came to believe that Padre Pio had unique gifts and mystical experiences.

A Powerful Read

Though at times, Ruffin is repetitive you walk away from this book with a glimpse of a true saint. You are given the good and the bad side of Padre Pio; how the Lord uses both in building up the Body of Christ...this book will stir you emotionally; witnessing the power of Christ in the 20th century.