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Rediscover how the Catholic faith has inspired the greatest achievements in history!
Each volume contains more than twenty stories which include the inspiring witness of priests, religious, and laity; which touch on the arts and sciences, civilian life and government, the realm of ideas and practical works of mercy—Esolen displays how the Church is truly the "leaven and, as it were, the soul of human society in its renewal by Christ and transformation into the family of God" (Gaudium et spes, 40).
Volume I
- Who created the tradition of the Christmas manger?
- What Catholic is the father of modern genetics?
- Who developed hospitals to continue the healing work of Christ worldwide?
- That the greatest dramatist of all time was a Catholic?
Volume II
- Who created the calendar as we know it?
- Who developed music notation?
- That universities developed from the desire to share knowledge of Christ
Volume III
Meet...
- A sainted woman who inspired three of her brothers to become saints...
- A navigator who spread the Gospel during his voyages...
- A rich man who embraced poverty to win pagans for Christ...
Volume IV
- That a woman led the search for the true cross?
- That a young girl survived the Nazis to champion life as a doctor?
- That two priests who demanded ethical treatment of natives in Spanish colonies used radically different methods?
- That the Church elevated the mosaic to an art form that expresses God’s majesty?
Let these stories inspire you to turn your faith into action!
Professor Esolen’s captivating style is as entertaining as it is eye-opening.
A great book to affirm that God guides his Church!
Anthony Esolen, a professor of English and a writer in residence at Magdalen College of the Liberal Arts, is well known for his translation of Dante's Divine Comedy. He is the author of twenty-eight books, including Sex and the Unreal City and his book-length sacred poem The Hundredfold: Songs for the Lord.
Great for teenagers!
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