Saints for All Seasons by John J Delaney

Saints for All Seasons by John J Delaney

20 Distinguished Authors Portray Their Favorite Saints

The purpose of this book is to call to your attention twenty men and women whose lives can provide inspiration and example for those trying to follow Christ today as best they can. They are real, flesh-and-blood people, human beings with the same weaknesses we all possess as human beings but with an inner strength and purposefulness that can serve as examples to us today in the daily struggle that is life today.

These saints for all seasons (with the names of the contributors) are:

Mary - Mary Carson
Jude - Donald J. Thorman
Peter - Barrett McGurn
Paul - E. E. Y. Hales
Augustine - Anne Fremantle
Patrick - Gary MacEoin
Thomas Becket - Joel Wells
Francis of Assisi - John S. Kennedy
Dominic - Tere Rios Versace
Joan of Arc - Candida Lund
Thomas More - Dan Herr
Teresa of Avila - Mary Purcell
John of the Cross - Thomas P. McDonnell
Ignatius Loyola - John B. Breslin
Francis de Sales - John Deedy
Vincent de Paul - Julie Kernan
Anne-Marie Javouhey - Glenn Kittler
Anthony Claret - Robert E. Burns
Th r se of Lisieux - Naomi Burton Stone
The Unknown Saint - Fulton Oursler, Jr.

For the greater part of his life, John J. Delaney was involved with some aspect of the book business. He was an editor for Doubleday Image Books, Senior editor in charge of original Catholic publications at Doubleday, and author of the classic Pocket Dictionary of Saints. A well-traveled lecturer who was a guest on television and radio programs, and a contributor to many leading Catholic magazines, John Delaney was also originator and editor of The Catholic Viewpoint Series. In 1958 he was the recipient of the Catholic Press Association Catholic Digest Award for distinguished service to Christian journalism and publishing.

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ISBN 13	9780385129091
ISBN 10	0385129092
Title	Saints for All Seasons
Author	John J Delaney
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc
Year published	1979-02-02
Number of pages	216
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.