The Way of the Saints: Prayers, Practices, and Meditations

By Tom Cowan

Book Overview

The compassion of St. Francis . The ardor of St. Catherine . The strength of St. Sebastian . Their stories are unique yet profoundly universal, capturing not only a wide range of human experience but also a wealth of timeless truths. Theirs are stories of faith, sacrifice, grace, and ultimately, love. The Way of the Saints offers the modern reader new ways to gain wisdom, comfort and strength from the courageous examples of the saints. With prayers, practices, and meditations that each saint has inspired, the reader can take to heart the example of each saint' s life--and make it a part of their own. Includes: * More than 200 short biographies of well-known and obscure saints * A history of sainthood and an explanation of the canonization process * An easy-reference format of biographies and inspirations of each saint * Prayers, meditations and practices inspired by each saint that will appeal to people of all faiths

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0399525440
• ISBN13: 9780399525445
• Release Date: November 1999
• Publisher: Tarcherperigee
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 1.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

I LOVE THIS BOOK!!!

Having a rather large collection of books on Saints, Hagiogrpahy, Prayer, Meditation, Ritual, and Religion, I can honestly say that I think this book is one of my all-time favorites!Cowan includes a multitude of Saints that is sure to appear to the most general audience and provides the reader with a brief bio, prayer, and meditation/act to contemplate on.Most people would think that this book would be only useful to Catholics, but that is not the case. Any Christian would benefit by including the prayer exercises into their daily prayer and non-christians would benefit from reading about the people (saints) that helped shape the life of the Catholic church.Highly recommended without any reservation!!!

I love this book

I love this book and recommend it highly because it's inspirational and practical. I enjoy reading a short story about one of these wonderful saints at the start of my day. I especially enjoy the ideas presented to bring the lessons learned from their lives into my own. I just ordered two more copies for my friends.