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Saints As They Really Are

Voices of Holiness in Our Time

Michael Plekon

Saints As They Really Are: Voices of Holiness in Our Time -- By Michael Plekon | read more»

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Saints As They Really Are is the third book in Michael Plekon's critically acclaimed series on saints and holiness in our time. | read more »

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Praise for "Saints As They Really Are"

"Actual saints, Michael Plekon reminds us, don't come with ready-made halos. They struggle and fail just as we do..." Read what Jim Forest, Archbishop Rowan Williams and other authors and scholars are saying about the new book on contemporary "saints-in-the-making." | read more »

Holiness In Our Time: A Q&A with Author Michael Plekon

"Holiness is definitely not a static state of being but, rather one with ups and downs." Read the complete interview with Michael Plekon about his new book on contemporary saints. | read more »
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