Böcker av John J. Delaney

20 Distinguished Authors Portray Their Favorite SaintsThe purpose of this book is to call to your attention twenty men and women whose lives can provide inspiration and example for those trying to follow Christ today as best they can.  They are real, flesh-and-blood people, human beings with the same weaknesses we all possess as human beings but with an inner strength and purposefulness that can serve as examples to us today in the daily struggle that is life today.These saints for all seasons (with the names of the contributors) are:Mary – Mary CarsonJude – Donald J. ThormanPeter – Barrett McGurnPaul – E. E. Y. HalesAugustine – Anne FremantlePatrick – Gary MacEoinThomas Becket – Joel WellsFrancis of Assisi – John S. KennedyDominic – Tere Rios VersaceJoan of Arc – Candida LundThomas More – Dan HerrTeresa of Avila – Mary PurcellJohn of the Cross – Thomas P. McDonnellIgnatius Loyola – John B. BreslinFrancis de Sales – John DeedyVincent de Paul – Julie KernanAnne-Marie Javouhey – Glenn KittlerAnthony Claret – Robert E. BurnsThérèse of Lisieux – Naomi Burton StoneThe Unknown Saint – Fulton Oursler, Jr.

Through the centuries, Our Blessed Lady has appeared frequently on earth with messages of warning, hope, and consolation for humanity--but never more frequently than in the last two centuries. Heralded as the Marian Age, the past two hundred years have been blessed with numerous appearances of Our Lady, each one offering messages of inspiration and hope and urging the world to return to the love of God through prayer, penance, and reparation for sins.A Woman Clothed with the Sun considers the seven most significant apparitions of Our Lady in the past two centuries: that of the Miraculous Medal at Paris, those at La Salette, Lourdes, Knock, Fatima, Beauraing, Banneux--and also the sixteenth-century appearance of Mary at Guadalupe with its profound message for Americans. The historical background of each apparition is given, the vision itself described, and Mary's messages are quoted by writers distinguished for their special knowledge of the apparitions and their literary excellence. In his introductory chapter, editory John J. Delaney traces the relationships between the apparitions and provides a penetrating analysis of their significance.Recipient of the Marian Library Medal, A Woman Clothed with the Sun has been critically acclaimed as the one book on Our Lady that should be read by everyone.