
The Life of Padre Pio of Pietrelcina
Mystery, Miracles, and Mission
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Bret Thoman

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In Bret Thoman’s latest book, he has created a fresh, new narrative about Padre Pio. Drawing on the early Italian sources, the Letters of Padre Pio, and important new biographies in Italian, this book generously adds to the repertoire of research on the stigmatized saint from San Giovanni Rotondo. The fact is that an updated biography was needed in the English language.
Before Padre Pio’s canonization on June 16, 2002, there was reticence regarding crucial aspects of his life. During much of his lifetime, the Capuchin friars themselves were forbidden from visiting him. The superiors of the order did not want to create the appearance that they approved of Padre Pio and the events that were being reported in San Giovanni Rotondo. In truth, for decades before and after his death, Padre Pio was misunderstood. He had fervent supporters and vicious detractors alike. Until there was clarity from the hierarchy, there was reluctance to speak—and especially write—on the more controversial aspects, especially from authoritative sources. For this reason, many facets of Padre Pio’s life in the early biographies were omitted or glossed over—especially regarding any supernatural phenomena.
This changed after two events: the publication of the comprehensive fourth edition of the Epistolario (in English, Letters of Padre Pio) in 2000 and Padre Pio’s canonization in 2002. The canonization, in particular, was seen as an imprimatur on all aspects of the life of Padre Pio. From that point on, studies of the life of Padre Pio did withhold the controversies, which were no longer controversial.
Before these two events, much of our understanding of Padre Pio was informed by the earlier, incomplete biographies. Since then, a number of updated publications have been released in Italian, which Thoman utilized to create a thorough, succinct, English-language biography of Padre Pio.
May this book be an instrument in the mission of Padre Pio, who famously said, “After my death, I will make more noise.”
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