Secular Saints by Joan Carroll Cruz
Secular Saints by Joan Carroll Cruz. 250 Canonized and Beatified Lay Men, Women and Children. Paperback, 800 pp.
A monumental Lives of the Saints: people who lived and died as laymen and laywomen. No priests, nuns, or monks here--people who often had to overcome incredible difficulties to achieve holiness or who had committed outrageous sins prior to their conversions.
Fully indexed by topic. Purposely written to inspire and encourage lay people today. Unique in Catholic literature! 800 pgs., 192 Illustrations.