{"product_id":"i-am-a-mission-on-this-earth-selected-writings-paperback","title":"I Am a Mission on This Earth: Selected Writings - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePope Francis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRobert Ellsberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"My mission of being in the heart of the people is not just a part of my life or a badge I can take off. . . . Instead, it is something I cannot uproot from my being without destroying my very self. I am a mission on this earth; that is the reason why I am here in this world.\"\u003c\/i\u003e--\u003cb\u003ePope Francis \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From his first appearance on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica in 2013 until his death in 2025, Pope Francis, through words and gestures, fulfilled the promise and challenge suggested by his namesake, Francis of Assisi: \"the man of poverty, peace, who lives and takes care of creation, a man who gives out a sense of peace, a poor man.\" Calling the church to step out of its \"self-referentiality,\" Francis envisioned an evangelizing \"community of missionary disciples\" that goes out to the \"margins and peripheries,\" bearing witness to God's endless love and mercy. \u003cbr\u003eThis powerful little book, drawn from the many words and writings of Pope Francis that Orbis Books has published, offers an overview of many of his essential thoughts on mission and evangelization, migrants and refugees, care for creation, war and peace, compassion and mercy, his love and encouragement for young people, and his dream of a \"synodal church,\" a People of God walking together in faith and hope. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRELIGION \/ Spirituality\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRELIGION \/ Christianity \/ Catholic\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRELIGION\/ Christianity \/ Social Concerns\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePOPE FRANCIS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eI AM A MISSION ON THIS EARTH\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSelected Writings\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdited with an Introduction by Robert Ellsberg\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eForeword by Lance Nadeau, MM\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN 978-1-62698-645-9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eORBIS LOGO new logo with A Ministry of Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCover design Diane Mastrogiulio\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Ellsberg \u003c\/b\u003eis publisher and editor-in-chief of Orbis Books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.34 x 7.17 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 27, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48501739290845,"sku":"9781626986459","price":21.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/QT80SPtzRN9781626986459.webp?v=1788494399","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/i-am-a-mission-on-this-earth-selected-writings-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}