Saints for Lawyers is not a book that compares attorneys to reptiles and is a book that presents stories of patron saints for attorneysaSt. Thomas More, St. Ives, St. Raymond of Penyafort, St. Hilary, St. Mark, and St. Fidelisaand stories of saints who were also lawyers. The book provides these mini-biographies as examples of the positive side of being a lawyer and as evidence that the sacred and the attorney can coexist. Also included in the book are essays on St. Johnas Gospel as a gospel for attorneys and on which saints to pray to during law school examinations and during other times in which one searches for the right answer.

From inside the Vatican, the book that became a modern classic on sainthood in the Catholic Church. Working from church documents, Kenneth Woodward shows how saint-makers decide who is worthy of the church's highest honor. He describes the investigations into lives of candidates, explains how claims for miracles are approved or rejected, and reveals the role politics -- papal and secular -- plays in the ultimate decision. From his examination of such controversial candidates as Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador and Edith Stein, a Jewish philosopher who became a nun and was gassed at Auschwitz, to his insights into the changes Pope John Paul II has instituted, Woodward opens the door on a 2,000-year-old tradition.

Start each day with this beautifully illustrated gift book on 365 saints in the Christian heritage. Organized by saints’ specific feast days, each page of this beautifully illustrated book provides a day’s worth of history, tradition, and inspiration from the lives and teachings of the saints in the Christian canon, from St. Apollonia to St. Zita. This illustrated book of days tells the life stories, ministry, and beatification of 365 Saints, each beautifully rendered with classic paintings and historic iconography. Designed to become a family heirloom, this reference book lists each saint’s common patronages so readers can call upon them with prayers for intercession during times of trouble, sickness, or loss. A perfect gift for Christenings, Confirmations, birthdays, and holidays.