Synopses & Reviews
A succinct, contemporary edition of The Lives of the Saints, written by a leading authority on Catholicism, presents quick-read character profiles of saints who provide models of Christian living for modern readers, in a volume that also discusses the canonization process, predicts saints who are most likely to be selected, and shares the story behind today's larger numbers of recently named saints. Original.
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“Provides the quality otherwise found only in the 12-volume, 1995 Burns edition of Butlers Lives of the Saints.” America
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“An invaluable guide to models of holiness for every time and place. Everyone can find a soul friend here.” Thomas H. Groome, Boston College
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“Worth its weight in gold...a gift from the author.” St. Anthony Messenger
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“With characteristic authority, McBrien offers not just a rich calendar of saints butprofiles in courage, love, and spiritual wisdom.” Robert Ellsberg, author of All Saints: Daily Reflections on Saints, Prophets, and Witnesses for Our Time
Synopsis
This pocket edition of Richard McBrien's Lives of the Saints is the perfect concise, handy reference for scholars, students, and general readers.
Synopsis
This pocket edition of Richard McBrien's Lives of the Saints is the perfect concise, handy reference for scholars, students, and general readers.
About the Author
Richard P. McBrien is Crowley-O'Brien Professor of Theology at the University of Notre Dame. Educated at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, he has also served as president of the Catholic Theological Society of America. A leading authority on Catholicism, he is the bestselling author of Catholicism, Lives of the Popes, and Lives of the Saints, as well as the general editor of The HarperCollins Encyclopedia of Catholicism. Most recently a consultant for ABC News, McBrien offers regular commentary on all the major television networks. He is also a prizewinning syndicated columnist in the Catholic press.