My Life with the Saints (10th Anniversary Edition) (Paperback)

from carka

It makes me want to go out and read more about the saints he highlighted, including a bunch of books I already have on my shelves. It was a good Lenten read for me...and I was able to go to a talk he held at a big conference at the end of February, so that made it more personal.

from cfink

This was a very intriguing book. When I first picked it up, on recommendation from my wife, I had my doubts. After the first saint, I still had my doubts. After the third, I was hooked. Its not so much a history of the saints that got me. Its the way Martin interwove his life around the saints. B...

from oldman

My Life with the Saints by James Martin SJ is his reteling of how he has connected with several saints of the Catholic Church and why he emulates and prays to them. A quick read I found it quite enjoyable, but probably not worth reading twice. 4 stars

from erwinkennythomas

This spiritual memoir weaves the lives of the saints with those of Martin's impressive experiences. In James Martin's My Life with the Saints, St. Jude was always there for him. With St. Joan of Arc he discovered the true French spirit. St. Thérèse of Lisieux was a distinctive “little flower” his...

from ctkcec

A brief history of some well known and some lesser known figures in Catholic history told from a personal point of view by a Jesuit priest