Saints for Sinners (CANA)

The Most Rev. Alban Goodier (1869-1939) was a Jesuit who served as Archbishop of Bombay, India. He was a respected writer, renowned for his memorable aphorisms. He wrote over a dozen books, including The Meaning of Life and Spiritual Excellence.
 Saints for Sinners reminds us that God’s grace can conquer every human flaw. Christ came not to call saints but to make them often out of weak, stupid, and sinful men. That’s why the saints are not only models of holiness for us to imitate; they’re reminders that God’s grace can outshine every human flaw.  As Saints for Sinners shows us, even the greatest saints had to battle the same stubborn vices, temptations of the flesh, and bouts of spiritual dryness that afflict you and me today. In these pages, with a style that perfectly blends hagiographical detail, spiritual meditation, and a skilled storyteller’s touch, Archbishop Goodier brings us the stories of nine saints, -  St. Augustine, St. Margaret of Cortona, St. Francis Xavier, John of God, John of the Cross, Camillus de Lellis, Joseph of Cupertino, Claude de la Colombiere and Benedict Joseph Labre—each portraying unique ways in which God works within His children to convert them, lead them to sanctity and become a channel of spiritual rebirth and holiness for others.

The author’s theme is that, though we are all sinners, we are all God’s children and called to become saints. God has many ways of forming His saints, and each one is unique, just as each one has his or her own challenges. Whether we have a checkered past or have been victims of the sins of others, our instinctive reaction after reading this book will no be: ‘Ah, I am not a saint,’ but rather, ‘Ah! I too can be a saint!’ 

This  re-print of Fr Goodier's classic by Cana Press,  (the priests and brothers of the Benedictine Notre Dame Priory in Tasmania) is very welcome!

160 pages. Paperback.