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US$28.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Religious RELIGION / Christianity / Catholic RELIGION / Christianity / Literature & the Arts Cover design: Regina Gelfer Cover photo by Lou Boileau. Used with permission. ORBIS LOGO: ISBN: 978-1-62698-475-2

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Daily reflections on Saints, Prophets, and witnesses for our time.

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In The Franciscan Saints, spiritual trailblazers span the centuries from Francis and Clare to Solanus Casey and Mychal Judge, with representatives from every walk of life and corner of the world. Each entry features the essential biographical facts and adds the insight and depth only Ellsberg can provide. The author's sharp eye for signs and stories of holiness in the gritty, messy real world informs his selections, making his work unique.

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This year marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the death of Dorothy Day (1897-1980)--co-founder of the Catholic Worker movement, and one of the most inspiring figures of recent history. By her lifelong option for the poor and her devotion to active nonviolence, Day fashioned a new face for the gospel in our time. In 2000 the Vatican recognized her cause for canonization, and she was officially termed "Servant of God." To mark the occasion, Or...

From Therese of Lisieux to Mother Teresa, from Moses to Gandhi, this inspiring treasury combines traditional saints with other spiritual giants whose lives speak to the meaning of holiness for our time.

Ellsberg offers devotional sketches on history's greatest women and gives insight into the way that women of all faiths and backgrounds have lived out the lives of sanctity, mysticism, social justice, and world reform.

Ellsberg suggests that some of the best people to demonstrate how to experience happiness are holy men and women throughout history--from St. Augustine to Mother Theresa--people who were saints because of their extraordinary capacity for goodness and love. 12, 500

Since the early centuries, Christians have held up the saints as models of living the Gospel of Jesus Christ. While the church officially recognizes a relatively small number of saints, the actual roster is infinitely wider. Blessed Among Us explores this eclectic "cloud of witnesses"-lay and religious, single and married, canonized and not, and even non-Christians whose faith and wisdom may illuminate our path. Brought to life in the evocativ...

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