TY - BOOK AU - McBrien, Richard P. TI - Lives of the saints: from Mary and St. Francis of Assisi to John XXIII and Mother Teresa SN - 9780061232831 AV - BX 4655.3 .M122 2001 PY - 2001/// CY - New York, NY PB - HarperSanFrancisco KW - Christian saints N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 623-626) and indexes N2 - This book is the work of a theologian, not of a historian, and more specifically of an ecclesiologist, whose task is to reflect on the lives of the saints and on the process of canonization in the light of the nature, mission, and history of the Church as a whole. It is a devotional resource that could be used for daily reflection on the lives of the saints ER -