Saints to lean on :

McGrane, Janice, 1949-

Saints to lean on : spiritual companions for illness and disability / Janice McGrane. - Cincinnati, Ohio : St. Anthony Messenger Press, c2006. - xv, 167 p. ; 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-155).

Blessed Margaret of Castello : our companion in multiple disabilities -- Julian of Norwich : our companion in serious illness -- Saint Catherine of Genoa : our companion in caregiving -- Saint Ignatius Loyola : our companion in temporary disability -- Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha : our companion in physical disfigurement -- Saint Therese of Lisieux : our companion in terminal illness -- Venerable Matt Talbot : our companion in alcoholism -- Caryll Houselander : our companion in mental illness -- Cardinal Joseph Bernardin : our companion in cancer -- Thea Bowman : our companion in joy-filled suffering -- Father Pedro Arrupe : our companion in stroke.

9780867165951 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0867165952 (pbk. : alk. paper)

2006015031


Christian patron saints--Biography.
People with disabilities--Biography.
Sick--Biography.

BX4656.5 / .M24 2006

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