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My Life With the Saints

ISBN: 9780829426441 | 0829426442

Edition: Reprint
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Loyola Pr
Pub. Date: 10/1/2007

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Summary Table of Contents

My Life with the Saints is at once James Martin's inspiring memoir of spiritual self-discovery and an homage to the Catholic saints who accompanied him every step of the way. From his childhood Catholicism to the executive fast track at General Electric to the Jesuits and a life dedicated to God, Martin looked and prayed to the saints - from St. Peter to Pope John XXIII - to intervene and guide his life. As this witty, confessional, and surprising account unfolds, we see how saints can help us each find our way in the world.

... MOREJames Martin has led an entirely modern life: from a lukewarm Catholic childhood, to an education at the Wharton School of Business, to the executive fast track at General Electric, to ministry as a Jesuit priest, to a busy media career in Manhattan. But every step of the way, he has been accompanied by some surprising friends-the saints of the Catholic Church. Martin's best-selling memoir encompasses saints throughout Christian history-from St. Peter to Dorothy Day, St. Francis of Assisi to Mother Teresa-and chronicles the author's lifelong relationship with them. His witty, vibrant, and stirring stories enable readers to discover how the saints guide us throughout our earthly journeys and how they help each of us find holiness in our own lives. Book jacket.

This book is at once Martins inspiring memoir of spiritual self-discovery and an homage to the Catholic saints who accompanied him every step of the way. As this witty, confessional, and surprising account unfolds, readers see how saints can help them each find their way in the world.

James Martin has led a thoroughly modern life: from a lukewarm childhood Catholicism, to the Wharton School of Business, to the executive fast track at General Electric, to the Jesuits, to a media career in Manhatten. But at every step along the way he has been accompanied by special friends--the saints of the Catholic Church. These holy men and women are not just historical figures to him. Martin's attachment to them is real and personal. The saints have guided him. He convincingly shows how the saints can be our friends too. Martin's saintly friends come from the whole of Christian history--from St. Paul to John XXIII--and they include Therese of Lisieux, Joan of Arc, Ignatius Loyola and other beloved figures. They accompany the author on a pilgrimage that includes stops in a sunlit square of a French town, a quiet retreat house on a New England beach, the housing projects in inner-city Chicago, the sparwling slums of Nairobi, and a gorgeous Baroque church in Rome. As James Martin's inspiring, witty, and surprising account unfolds, we see how saints can help us to find our way in the world.

The Saint of the Sock Drawer: An Introduction	p. 1
Child of God: Joan of Arc	p. 11
Inward Drama: Therese of Lisieux	p. 27
The True Self: Thomas Merton	p. 43
Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam: Ignatius of Loyola	p. 73
More Than Ever: Pedro Arrupe	p. 103
In the Grotto of Massabieille: Bernadette Soubirous	p. 127
Share This Joy with All You Meet: Mother Teresa	p. ... MORE153
Vicar of Christ: Pope John XXIII	p. 179
Living in Her World: Dorothy Day	p. 209
For I Am a Sinful Man: Peter	p. 229
Fides Quaerens Intellectum: Thomas Aquinas	p. 253
Fools for Christ: Francis of Assisi	p. 271
Hidden Lives: Joseph	p. 297
Who Trusts in God: The Ugandan Martyrs	p. 313
The Most Precious Thing I Possess: Aloysius Gonzaga	p. 331
Full of Grace: Mary	p. 345
Holy in a Different Way: A Conclusion	p. 373
For Further Reading	p. 393
Acknowledgments	p. 407
About the Author	p. 411
A Guide for Reading Groups	p. 412
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