the Lives of Saints: And Other Poems

Enter into vibrant dialogue with some of the most beloved and compelling-though oftentimes forgotten-saints of the Christian faith. With tenderness, playfulness, and a reverent sense of wonder, The Lives of the Saints examines our deepest longings for divine communion, exploring them by the light those who have walked the pathways of the spiritual life before us.In these poems, you'll meet spiritual adventurers undone by their encounter with Christ, learned scholars dumbfounded by the mystery of grace, and faithful martyrs who gave themselves wholly away for the love of God. Imaginatively experience the passion of mystics like Saint John of the Cross or Saint Teresa of Ávila, reimagine the legends of icons like Saint Nicholas and Saint Patrick, or contemplate the quiet miracles of work, family, and faith, as they are lived out in the everyday life of an ordinary saint in training.More than just a book of poems, The Lives of the Saints is a liturgy of longing, a poetic invitation to discover how the calling of the saint is higher than we'd dare to dream, but nearer to us than we ever could have imagined.