Heroes of the Faith
"Since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfector of our faith" (Hebrews 12:1-2)

Contemporary writers on heroic Christians Why the Church Needs Saints, by W.E. Sangster (1900-1960) A New Kind of Saint, by Donald G. Bloesch (written in 1984) Normal Christian Martyrdom, by Joseph Tson (1986) The Twentieth Century: An Age of Martyrs, by Fr. Pat Egan On Saints and Saintliness, by John Henry Newman (1801-1890)	John the Baptist
Heroes from the first milleniumComing soon! Perpetua and Felicitas (2nd century martyrs) Martyrdom of Crispina (in 304 AD) "Athanasius against the world" (297-373) Augustine of Hippo (354-430) Patrick, Apostle of Ireland (389-461) Benedict, father of western monastic communities (480-547) Columba, missionary to Scotland (521-597)
Heroes from the second milleniumComing soon! Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) Francis of Assisi, "Perfect Joy" (1181-1226) Gertrude the Great (1256-1302) Catherine of Siena (1347-1380) Joan of Arc (1412-1431) Catherine of Genoa (1447-1510) Sir Thomas More's passion for truth (1478-1535) Theresa of Avila (1515-1582) Francis Xavier, missionary to India and Japan (1506-1552) North American missionaries and martyrs, Jean de Brebeuf (1593-1649)and Isaac Jogues (1607-1646) Francis of Sales (1567-1622) Brother Lawrence (1610-1691) John Wesley (1703-1791) Hannah Whitall Smith (1832-1911) Therese of Lisieux (1878-1897)
Heroes for Christians todayComing soon! Amy Carmichael, mother of nearly 900 children (1867-1951) Deiterich Bonhoeffer's witness in Nazi Germany (1906-1945) Deiterich Von Hildebrand's "Transformation in Christ" Jim Elliot, "The Savage my Kinsman" (19 -1956) Mother Theresa of Calcutta

The Gospel of Mark: a commentary and meditation Coming soon!
The Gospel of Luke: a commentary and meditation for daily reflection and study
Reading Scripture as the Living Word of God practical resources for scripture study and a selection of commentaries on some of the books of the bible
Words of Life a Christian resource on literature, art, and teaching based on scriptural wisdom for daily living
Reading Scripture with the Early Church Fathers we can learn much from the writings of the early church fathers on the scriptures -- an introduction and selection of readings on how to profit from the study and meditation on scripture

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Heroes of the Faith "Since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfector of our faith" (Hebrews 12:1-2)

Heroes of the Faith
"Since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfector of our faith" (Hebrews 12:1-2)