God's Unusual Saints

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AuthorHouse, May 23, 2006 - Body, Mind & Spirit - 296 pages

Gods Unusual Saints examines the lives of several saints in the Catholic Church. Recognized as living heroically holy lives by the Churchs early tradition, or canonized by Popes in later times, these men and women displayed qualities that reflect the unique call of God to unusual lives of sanctity.

As in the case of anomalies in the physical universe which at first glance seems to be an extremely ordered creation, so too in the Church, there are canonized saints who do not seem to fit the traditional ideas of what a saint should be. Yet their lives give witness to the ever creative ways God leads his own to heaven. Their lives should inspire all of us that sanctity is always possible in this life in spite of our foibles or failures as humans.

 

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Edward J. Hahnenberg is married and the father of eight children. He taught philosophy, theology, world history, scripture, world religions, and creative writing in his forty years as a teacher. He has studied Latin, Greek, Hebrew, and Spanish extensively. He holds a BA in philosophy and an MA in biblical studies. He also holds advanced degrees, an MA and an Ed. S., in education. In 2000, he was honored by the Michigan Education Association for excellence in curriculum writing. He has traveled abroad extensively. His published works include The Children of the Apostles, ISBN 1594675570; The Psalms of God’s Tenderness: Commentaries on Divine Intimacy, ISBN 1420821253; Bible Maker: Jerome - The Fascinating Story of the Author of the Latin Vulgate ; ISBN 1420825798; Table Talk with Martin Luther : A Modern Catholic's Conversations with the Founder of Protestantism, ISBN 1420841408; The Evolution of Belief in the Afterlife in the Old Testament ; ISBN 1595940162; The Priesthood of the Faithful: A Theology of Hope for the Church; ISBN: 1425908837; and Vatican III, ISBN: 1425915108.

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