num_pages: 288
description: How is it possible that a chain-smoking socialist a teenage video gamer an opium addict a satanic high priest a disabled beggar and a self-absorbed mean girl became saints? Popular itinerant missionary Meg Hunter-Kilmer will stretch your preconceived notions of holiness by exploring the lesser-known lives of seventy-five extraordinary people whose human struggles and limitations reveal the power of Gods grace. Pray for Us isnt your ordinary saint Hunter-Kilmer highlights the sorrows struggles and idiosyncrasies of broken people who turned their lives around and dedicated themselves to God and his work. Through these edgy profiles full of fresh and fascinating stories she explores the universal call to holiness and how God can transform anyonefrom grouchy theologians to bratty teenagersinto saints. Youll discover that anyoneeven youcan become a saint if you trust in the Lord. Among those you will meet are Hunter-Kilmer presents the unvarnished lives of the saints and holy people in a way that reveals the power of Gods grace in their lives. Their storiesand especially their brokennessare relatable to us all. An extensive index that includes names feast days and patronages will help you find the inspiration you are looking for in the lives of these holy people.
language: English
title: Pray for Us: 75 Saints Who Sinned, Suffered, and Struggled on Their Way to Holiness
publisher: Ave Maria Press