Pope Leo XIV has curated a book of his homilies, addresses, and writings from his time as prior general of the Order of St Augustine. Source: The Tablet.
Freedom Under Grace: Reflections on the Spiritual Tradition That Formed Me will be published on September 15 by Cornerstone, a division of Penguin Random House UK.
Pope Leo published the first addresses of his pontificate last year as a book, Let There Be Peace! Words to the Church and to the World, and previously wrote the book Rule and Constitutions of the Order of Saint Augustine, published in 2002.
Penguin said Freedom Under Grace draws from the spirituality and perspective of St Augustine, and advances a vision of the “spiritual life rooted in community and solidarity, a dogged commitment to the poor and marginalised, and the conviction that the gospel is the message that our restless and divided world most urgently needs”.
The chapters include “Prayer, the Interior Life, and the Search for God”, “Life in Community”, “Social Justice”, “Mission and Evangelisation”, “Church in the World”, “Education”, “Unity and Diversity”, “Hope”, “The Global Church”, and “Conversion and Renewal”.
Campbell Wharton, the US publisher, said it was a “great privilege” to present the book to readers: “Each chapter is a window into the spiritual depth and vision of the man who would eventually become Pope Leo, with an urgent message of love and service to address the challenges of the world today.
“It’s a book for any Catholic, but also any Christian or spiritual seeker looking for guidance and hope for living a life that transforms the world.”
The announcement of the publication coincides with the centennial of the founding of the Libreria Editrice Vaticana.
“Writing, as you know, is an act of truth, of revelation, for it reveals who we are, what we believe and hope for, the world we strive toward and the future of which we dream,” Pope Leo told a group of writers from around the world, who gathered at the Vatican for the occasion yesterday.
“When we delve into the very depths of our humanity, we are not far from God; for there, in the midst of very human stories, God reveals himself.”
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Pope Leo XIV to share previously unpublished writings in new book (By Aili Winstanley Channer, The Tablet)
