SAINTS Maligned, Misunderstood and Mistreated

by Bob & Penny Lord

The Lives of the Saints often seem very romantic and idyllic. However, many of our brothers and sisters who have reached the Communion of Saints have paid dearly for the glory the Lord has bestowed on them. Join us as we share in the lives of just some of our Heavenly Family who have suffered greatly, sometimes at the hands of their own families or communities.

Chapters in this book:

St. Benedict - Father of Western Monasticism &Founder of Benedictines

St. Alphonsus Ligouri - Lawyer, Founder, Religious Superior & Doctor of the Church

St. Gerard Majella - Patron of Expectant Mothers

St. Joan of Arc - Heroine & Co-Patroness of France

St. Elizabeth of Hungary - Patroness of Widows, Young girls & the Poor

St. Basil the Great - Doctor of the Church & Defender of the Faith

St. Bernardine of Siena - Apostle of Italy & Friar Minor Missionary

St. Bonaventure - Doctor of the Church & Second Founder of Franciscan Order

Blessed Angela Foligno - Thirteenth Century Mystic & Passionate Lover of Jesus

St. Peter Claver - Patron Saint of African Slaves

St. Bernard of Clairvaux - Doctor of the Church & Last Father of the Early Church

Pope Pius XII - Man of Peace, Prophet, & Protector of Victims of War