Pope Francis and the Joy of the Gospel: Rediscovering the Heart of a Disciple

Price: $10.95
(as of Oct 17, 2025 20:52:39 UTC – Details)

The call of Christ to each of us is as heart-stopping as the moment captured by Caravaggio in his painting, The Call of St. Matthew. Jesus points, he invites-and Matthew the tax-collector must make a decision. “The Lord does not disappoint those who take that risk” and choose him, Pope Francis tells us in his Apostolic Exhortation, The Joy of the Gospel.

Dr. Edward Sri, theologian, author, and speaker, unpacks The Joy of the Gospel, making it accessible and actionable. In these brief reflections, Sri explores Pope Francis’ call to be “missionary disciples”-Christians who walk ever more closely in discipleship with the Lord and who have a profound sense of mission in the world.

Pope Francis and The Joy of the Gospel helps people of all walks of life-diocesan leaders, parish staff and volunteers, families and laity-live out the Holy Father’s vision for the renewal of the Church and the New Evangelization.

Great for use by individuals or groups, each chapter concludes with questions for reflection or discussion, moving readers into a renewed personal relationship with Christ and a deepened commitment to the Church’s mission.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Our Sunday Visitor
Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 22, 2014
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 128 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1612788017
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1612788012
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 5.6 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.4 x 0.4 x 8.3 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #314,151 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #209 in Christian Popes #3,494 in Christian Inspirational #7,343 in Christian Spiritual Growth (Books)
Customer Reviews: 4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 38 ratings var dpAcrHasRegisteredArcLinkClickAction; P.when(‘A’, ‘ready’).execute(function(A) 0) + 1); ); P.when(‘A’, ‘cf’).execute(function(A) { A.declarative(‘acrStarsLink-click-metrics’, ‘click’, { “allowLinkDefault” : true }, function(event){ if(window.ue) { ue.count(“acrStarsLinkWithPopoverClickCount”, (ue.count(“acrStarsLinkWithPopoverClickCount”) || 0) + 1); } }); });