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Blessed Among Us: Day by Day with Saintly Witnesses
Robert Ellsberg
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Description for Blessed Among Us: Day by Day with Saintly Witnesses
Hardcover. Num Pages: 792 pages. BIC Classification: HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 230 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1046.
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 evocative storytelling of Robert Ellsberg, they inspire the moral imagination and give witness to the myriad ways of holiness. In two stories ... Read more
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 evocative storytelling of Robert Ellsberg, they inspire the moral imagination and give witness to the myriad ways of holiness. In two stories ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Liturgical Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
792
Place of Publication
Collegeville, MN, United States
ISBN
9780814647219
SKU
V9780814647219
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About Robert Ellsberg
Robert Ellsberg is the publisher and editor-in-chief of Orbis Books and the author of several award-winning books, including All Saints: Daily Reflections on Saints, Prophets, and Witnesses for Our Time; Blessed Among All Women; and The Saints' Guide to Happiness.
Reviews for Blessed Among Us: Day by Day with Saintly Witnesses
It is a challenge to provide inspiration in a brief and daily format. Robert Ellsberg's writing does so, exposing us to numerous little-known saints, with a generous sprinkling of contemporary saintly lives, his signature contribution. This book is a keeper. Pat Farrell, OSF, Past President of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious Saints are the ... Read more