The Life and Witness of Saint Maria Goretti by Rev Fr Jeffrey Kirby

The Life and Witness of Saint Maria Goretti by Rev Fr Jeffrey Kirby

St. Maria Goretti was only a child when she died a martyr's death. Yet today, she inspires millions who find in her a perfect model of purity and holiness. Read here about her great holiness in the midst of tremendous suffering, how she died at the hands of a vicious murderer who tried to defile her purity, and how she visited this very same murderer years later in his jail cell to forgive him. Fr. Jeffrey Kirby examines the life of this little saint as he reflects on the Beatitudes and how she, along with her family, lived them each day. In a world where purity is corrupted in the darkness of the night and mercy is abandoned in the name of vengeance, let us turn to St. Maria Goretti and see her as the dawn of a new day, where the light of Christ shines on each of us and guides us into His Kingdom.

On July 27th, 2007, Father Jeffrey Kirby was ordained to the priesthood. He earned a master's degree in bioethics from Queen of the Apostles in Rome and a master's degree in philosophy from Franciscan University, where he graduated with honors. He has served as the Diocese of Charleston's Vicar of Vocations since 2010. He has been a guest columnist in The Catholic Miscellany, The Post & Courier, The Charlotte Observer, and The Aiken Standard, as well as a contributor to the Homiletic and Pastoral Review. He is the co-author of Becoming Father Bob, a children's book, and the author of Encountering the Lord in His Sacred Court: A Tour Through St. The Basilica of St. Peter.

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ISBN 13	9781618907547
ISBN 10	1618907549
Title	The Life and Witness of Saint Maria Goretti
Author	Rev Fr Jeffrey Kirby
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Tan Books
Year published	2015-10-20
Number of pages	104
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