Saints and Other Powerful Men in the Church Book Paperback 528 pages Down through the ages, men and women have given their lives to carry out the command of Jesus. Bob and Penny Lord have tracked the lives of 12 men who have said, Yes! to Jesus, and dedicated their lives to that Yes!, some at the cost of their lives. Their biographies parallel the times of crisis in our Church. Bob and Penny have set their sights on the man and the time in which he lived. They have started at the beginning of our infant Church, with one of the greatest adventurers our Faith has ever known, Paul the Apostle, and continued to our present day, ending with a Paul of the Electronic Age, Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen. They have focus on the problems in the world and the Church at these crucial times in our history, the men the Lord sent to save the world and the Church from destruction, the struggles they encountered along the way, and the ultimate triumph of Jesus through His Powerful Men in the Church. St. Paul Jesus spoke to him; he converted, and archenemy of the Christians became Apostle to Gentile World St. Augustine Doctor of the Church - Sinner turned Saint - Read how his mother prayed him to holiness. St. Francis of Assisi Most like Jesus -lived the Gospel life - Brother Sun - Stigmatist - Founder of Franciscans St. Anthony Finder of Lost Souls - Great homilist, Mystic, Hammer of Heretics, Miracle of the Eucharist St. Peregrine The Cancer Saint, Incorrupt body St. John of the Cross Reformer of Carmelites - Doctor of the Church - Mystic - Poet - Soldier of Christ St. John Vianney Patron Saint of Parish Priests, had visions of Mother Mary - did battle with the devil. St. John Bosco Mystic - Visionary - Prophesied these last days - Pied-piper of lost children of the streets. St. Maxmilian Kolbe - founded Knights of the Immaculata, died as a Martyr in Auschwitz. Saint Miguel Pro Martyr of Mexico of the 20th century Blessed Padre Pio Visionary, Stigmatist for 50 yrs, bi-located, perfect confessor, transverberation of the heart. Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen - First Televangelist - A Prophet of these latter days-maligned and misunderstood. 528 Pages Saint Francis of Assisi Best Seller DVD New Release HD Version 2018 New scenes Very Popular among our supporters "Lord make me an instrument of Your Peace!" Saint Francis appeals to every aspect of humanity. He is Gospel" Pope Benedict XVI "Take courage! Fix your gaze on our saints." Saint Francis of Assisi is one of the most powerful Saints of our Church. Lenin, one of the founders of the Communist Revolution, said on his deathbed, "If we had had one hundred Francis' of Assisi, the revolution would have been successful." Come with us to Assisi, the land of Saint Francis. No matter where you go there, you can feel Saint Francis and Saint Clare. See many of his Miracles. Visit the Portziuncola, first Franciscan Church, the Convent of San Damiano where the Crucifix spoke to Francis, when he asked, "What do you want of me Lord" and Jesus replied, "Go and rebuild my Church which you can see, is in ruins." Visit the Hermitage, where Francis went to meditate and hear the Lord's words. Come to his Basilica and visit his tomb. Learn about the Stigmata, how it came about, and what effect it had on the rest of Saint Francis' life. Come with him as he returned to the Convent of San Damiano and Sister Clare, who cared for him. See his life and death as depicted by the many murals in the upper Basilica. Learn about Saint Francis. We need him especially today. "During this construction period of Francis' life, one of the broken-down churches he worked on, was the little Benedictine chapel at Santa Maria degli Angeli. It was called the Portiuncola. It had been abandoned, and was in ruins. Francis rebuilt this church in honor of Our Lady, and leased it from the Benedictines for one barrel of fish per year. This became the first church of the Franciscan Order...." Taken from "Saints and Other Powerful Men in the Church." DVD 30 mins