Kateri's mother was a very devout Christian woman who, after being captured by the Iroquois, was not allowed to baptize her daughter. Denied her desire to become a nun, Kateri declined marriage and lived as a single woman with deep faith, offering her sufferings and life to Christ. She died at the age of twenty-four and is affectionately known as the "Lily of the Mohawks.".
St. Philip founded a religious congregation, the Oratory, and became the counselor of popes and cardinals, the trusted friend of beggars and outcasts. Like Christ, he was all things to all people, a mightly example of selfless love.
Follows the life of French missionary priest, Isaac Jogues, from his arrival in Quebec in 1636 through his work with the Hurons, Iroquois, and Mohawk Indians to his death as a martyr in 1646.
The author captures all the excitement and beauty of these two popular Saints' lives, and their centuries-long influence on the whole world through their radical living of the Gospel and founding of two religious orders.
Tells of the farm boy who became Pope. He has been called the "Pope of little children" as he changed the requirements for First Communion so that young children as early as 7 years old could receive the Holy Eucharist.
A biography of the man who turned from a military life to God's service, becoming famous for writing Spiritual Exercises and founding the Society of Jesus.
