Angels and saints : a biblical guide to friendship with God's holy ones
by Hahn, Scott (Author)
Summary
They're cast in plaster or simpering on a holy card, performing miracles with superhero strength, or playing a harp in highest heaven. Yet they are very near to us in every way. Hahn dispels the false notions and urban legends people use to keep the saints at a safe distance. The truth is that Jesus... Full description
- Introduction: The Church and the holy ones
- Incident in Assisi: the science of the saints
- The only saint
- For all the saints
- What do saints do?
- Talking about my veneration
- A gathering of angels
- St. Michael and the angels
- Holy Moses
- St. Paul, son of God
- St. Ignatius of Antioch, God's wheat
- St. Irenaeus of Lyons, blessed peacemaker
- St. Jerome and his circle
- St. Monica and her son
- St. Thomas Aquinas, biblical theologian
- St. Therese of Lisieux, saint of little things
- St. Maximilian Kolbe, saint of Auschwitz
- St. Josemaria Escriva, saint in the street
- Queen of all saints, mother of the Church
- Last words: family first.