Saints Alive Gospel Witnessed

Curley & Hill
$14.95
Item Code
166202
EAN/UPC
9780819872906
Publisher
PBMJP
The saints take center stage, showing us how to live a Christian life through the Gospel.

Combining the art of dramatic storytelling with biography, Church history, and Catholic teaching and belief, this collection of stories features saints from different eras, continents, and walks of life. Each brief story highlights a particular aspect of or challenge in the saint's life and connects it to a Gospel verse. Themes include: conversion, discipleship, bearing witness, ministering to Christ, love, suffering, union with God, living the Word, and faith.

Showing how real people lived the Gospel, their stories reveal the richness of the Christian life and offer inspirational models of the faith. This book's companion volume, Saints Alive! The Faith Proclaimed takes a similar approach, showing us how to live a Christian life through the example of holy-yet relatable-men and women who have lived the beatitudes and sacraments. Teachers and students of the faith and individuals who are simply looking for captivating stories to read will find that presenting components of the Catholic faith through the lives of the saints is both educational and enjoyable.

Along with their biographical portraits, each included saint features a prayer, a fact box, notes, lesser-known facts, and a quote from their writings. A "Reader's Guide" contains personal reflection and group discussion questions and directs you to relevant parts of the Bible and the Catechism of the Catholic Church. This unique feature makes this volume ideal for RCIA teachers and participants, adult faith formation groups, parish book clubs, and independent study.

This volume contains stories of:

  • Saint Marguerite Bourgeoys
  • Satoko Kitahara
  • Saint Patrick
  • Saint Clare of Assisi
  • Saint Benedict of Nursia
  • Venerable Pierre Toussaint
  • Saint Teresa of Avila
  • Saint Katherine Drexel
  • Blessed Franz Jagerstätter
  • Saint Thomas More
  • Saint Philip Neri
  • Saint Peter Claver
  • Saint John Vianney
  • Venerable Matt Talbot
  • Blessed Victoria Rasoamanarivo
  • Saint Joseph Mukasa
  • Saint Charles Lwanga
  • Blessed Teresa of Calcutta
  • Saint Rose of Lima
  • Saint Hildegard of Bingen
  • Saint Francis Xavier
  • Blessed James Alberione
  • Saint Joan of Arc
  • Saint Anthony of Padua
  • Saint Zita
  • Saint Pio of Pietrelcina
  • Blessed Miguel Agustin Pro
  • Saint Edith Stein
  • Blessed Manuel Lozano Garrido
  • Blessed Mary Elizabeth Hesselblad
  • Saint Mark the Evangelist
  • Format:
    Paperback
    Pages:
    352
    Dimensions(Inches):
    5.25 x 8.00
    Marie Paul Curley, FSP Boston native and professed Daughter of St. Paul since 1987, Sr. Marie Paul Curley speaks regularly on Salt + Light Radio Hour. Her personal passions include writing, exploring the connection between faith and the media arts, the spirituality of Blessed James Alberione, and Eucharistic spirituality. Mary Lea Hill, FSP Sister Mary Lea Hill has been sharing her dry wit and offbeat wisdom with the Daughters of St. Paul since 1964. An experienced writer and editor, she has written a number of books including Prayer and You: Wit and Wisdom from a Crabby Mystic and Blest are the Stressed Secrets to a Happy Heart from the Crabby Mystic. Sister Lea currently carries out the Pauline mission in St. Louis, Missouri, and shares her signature humor with the rest of the world on Twitter @crabbymystic.

    "I loved Saints Alive! A beautiful compendium of the amazing stories of the great heroes and heroines of our faith, combined with personal reflections and prayers (not to mention resources for group discussions and private meditation). It will serve a glorious introduction to those who have been raised to the 'glories of the altar.'"
    James Martin, SJ, author of My Life with the Saints

    "The holy men and women, whose lives are told throughout this book, witness to the fact that the word of God is alive and has the power to transform us. By discovering these saints, readers will learn how to embody Scripture, letting it enlarge their hearts and mold their lives into the image of Christ."
    Stephen J. Binz, author of Threshold Bible Study, Lectio Divina Bible Study, and Conversing with God in Scripture

    "Take a trip around the world with Saints Alive! The Gospel Witnessed (and its companion, Saints Alive! The Faith Proclaimed). This book is not just a true representation of the universality of the Church, but also a practical guide to living the Gospel. I always tell kids that the saints are good role models, that they are 'Gospel Artists', but often it's not easy to see how their lives have to do with what's in Scripture. These exciting stories of real people show that living the Gospel is possible and that we too can be saints who witness the Gospel through our day-to-day living."
    Deacon Pedro Guevara Mann, Producer, Salt and Light Catholic Media Foundation

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