Maria Valtorta's Life of Christ (Paperback)

Mother Teresa of Calcutta (canonized saint and Nobel Prize winner) carried with her in her travels a mystical writer's world-renowned work, a work treasured by dozens of other famous people and scholars, numerous saints, and tens of thousands of ordinary people like you and I: a truly life-changing hidden gem you can't afford to miss out on.

Considered by noteworthy scholars, experts, and renowned theologians to be one of the greatest and most prolific mystics of all time, Maria Valtorta's reported visions of the Gospel are further substantiated by the testimonies of three saints. The groundbreaking analysis by Fr. Anthony Pillari, J.C.L., and Stephen Austin makes accessible to all this hidden treasure, the testimonies of these saints, and addresses the most common objection to Valtorta's work: the first edition of her work was once placed on the Catholic Church's Index of Forbidden Books (prior to it being later permitted). Many read and hear conflicting information and are still confused about the canonical status of Valtorta's work, asking themselves if it is to be considered condemned or not. Fr. Pillari and Stephen's book gives the history of the Index of Forbidden Books, explains the current juridic and moral status of the Index of Forbidden Books after its abrogation by Pope Paul VI in 1966, and includes a case study analyzing and explaining the canonical status of the major work of Maria Valtorta. This book also details the admiration that three canonized/beatified persons have publicly expressed concerning Valtorta’s work and the fact that their beatification invites Catholics to respect and share their opinion concerning Valtorta’s work.

Endorsements by Notable Reviewers:

“When in the 1980’s I commenced reading The Poem of the Man-God, I was cautioned by overscrupulous well-wishers concerned for my spiritual welfare against reading a book which had been placed on the Index of Forbidden books. Father Anthony Pillari in Maria Valtorta’s Life of Christ has banished for good and all any lingering doubts as to the orthodoxy of her visions and writings.”
— Cardinal Thomas Williams, Archbishop Emeritus of Wellington, New Zealand

“Fr. Anthony Pillari and Stephen Austin deserve to be commended for this precious work which will, God willing, open up for the Church the great treasure that is The Poem of the Man-God. Valtorta’s great work, like St. Louis de Montfort’s priceless True Devotion to Mary, has been a hidden treasure at times despised and rejected even by those in the Church. With the witness of these saints who have profited from Valtorta’s incredible insights into the life of Christ, may the whole Church awaken to the riches of an intimate knowledge of the life and times of Our Lord.”
— John-Henry Westen, Editor in Chief and Co-Founder of LifeSiteNews

"Fr. Pillari and Stephen Austin's text on The Poem of the Man-God makes clear the canonical legitimacy for all faithful Catholics to read and appreciate this great mystical work. The positive spiritual discernment of St. Teresa of Calcutta and other recently declared 'Blesseds' of the Church testify to its inspiring and authentic contents. The sublime Mariological theme of Mary as the 'Co-redemptrix' with and under Jesus, the divine Redeemer, accurately embodies the best and richest Mariology of the last millennium. Rather than a threat to Scripture reading, The Poem makes the superior Word of God come alive and move souls to repentance, conversion, and peace.

The time has come for the Poem of the Man-God to be universally appreciated as the contemporary mystical classic that it is. Thank you, Fr. Pillari and Stephen Austin for this outstanding articulation and defense of the pearls of The Poem for today."
— Dr. Mark Miravalle
St. John Paul II Chair of Mariology
Franciscan University of Steubenville