A Dictionary of Quotes from the Saints

Paul Thigpen

9781505105926

340 pages

St. Benedict Press LLC

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Overview

Overflowing with priceless spiritual insights, this rich collection presents key quotes from the saints on topics that are fundamental to Christian faith and experience. Profound and challenging, whimsical and inspiring, these readings will open your eyes, expand your horizons, and challenge your thinking.

What did the great heroes of the Catholic faith have to teach us about God? Christ? The Church? The sacraments? Prayer? Temptation? Virtues and vices?

What do they have to say about the family? Friendship? Politics? Aging? The death of a loved one? Gossip? Laughter? Play?

Discover the striking parallels and solid agreement in the teachings of saints who lived in many different ages, places, and cultures, yet drew from the same well of ancient Christian wisdom.

Explore an array of the best of the saints' insights, organized in a brief, logical, and easy-to-use format.

Includes quotes from hundreds of saints, both those who are best known and those who should be better known as inspiring models of Christian faith and life.Provides an especially useful resource for priests, deacons, and other teachers of the Faith.

Author Bio

Paul Thigpen is a native of Savannah, Georgia, and grew up on one of the sea islands along the Georgia coast. He received a B.A. in Religious Studies from Yale University and earned an M.A. and Ph.D. from Emory University. He has served on the theology faculty of several colleges and universities and is currently editor for TAN Books, a publishing company based in Charlotte, North Carolina.Paul is an award-winning journalist and the best-selling author of forty-five books. His works have been translated into a dozen languages and published around the world. Paul loves to sing. He was a first-tenor soloist with the Yale Glee Club and the lead singer in a Christian rock band that pioneered contemporary Christian music throughout Europe in the early seventies. He also had a small speaking part in the 1979 CBS made-for-television movie ORPHAN TRAIN, in which he played a character named "Thigpen." Paul has even been known to do improv comedy with some of his college students in campus coffee houses.