Selected Encyclicals of Pope Saint John Paul II Edgar Allison Peers His books include Riches Despised:

His books include Riches Despised: A Study of the Roots of Religion (1957)

Unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies

The Church and Labor includes texts by Popes Leo XIII

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Selected Encyclicals of Pope Saint John Paul II Edgar Allison Peers His books include Riches Despised:By Pope Saint John Paul II For the years 1978 to 2005, Pope John Paul II was the man of the moment. From his first appearance on the balcony of St. Peters Basilica to his death on the eve of Divine Mercy Sunday, this son of Poland assumed a towering role on the stage of history as the third longest reigning servus servorum dei. In the course of his papacy, the Church and the world both were witness to epoch defining events, radical changes in society