christian saints

You might be surprised to learn about a Saint who rode a donkey backward, the Saint who was afraid of water...and lots more. Fun trivia about the Saints.

An elementary approach to the Saints.

Early Christianity faced powerful obstacles. The might of the Roman Empire and the power-politics of ancient Jerusalem laid a heavy burden on those who believed Jesus was "the Messiah." But this new faith would not die. In a brief span of time, the fledgling religion would transcend its origins in the provinces of Rome and absorb the capital of the empire itself. With the words of Paul and other ancient writers, interviews with contemporary scholars and dramatic reenactments, Peter and Paul and the Christian Revolution explores how two men weathered crippling disagreements and political persecution to lead one of history's most astonishing religious movements.

A stirring account of the phenomenal occurrence of healings through the intercession of Saints.

A biography of the Polish friar canonized in 1982, who founded the Militia of the Immaculate, wrote numerous periodicals and newspapers, and while imprisoned in Auschwitz, sacrificed his life for another man.

Woodward, Newsweek's religion editor, reveals for the first time how saints are made. He introduces the reader to the handful of anyonymous saint-makers - the theologians, historians, physicians, and cardinals who decide which candidates for sainthood are truly worthy of the church's highest honor.

Introduces the reader to an appealing Saint and puts us in touch with our lives. Engages the reader in praying in the way that Therese did about issues and themes that were central to her experience.

Clear and concise replies to tough questions about religion. Also contains hundreds of quotations from the Bible, authoritative Church documents, and many other reliable and persuasive sources.

Father points out the basis for Marian doctrine in Scripture and the writings of the early Church Fathers. Just as important, he points out the errors of logic and fact comitted by anti-Catholics as they mount an attack on the Blessed Mother.

Four volumes of the classic text combine writing and historical significance of over 2,000 Catholic Saints.