Lessons from the Lives of the Saints: Daily Reflections for Growth in Holiness

by Joseph M. Esper

Take a prayerful walk through the Church’s liturgical calendar with  Lessons from the Lives of the Saints . Each day contains a concise biography of these heroic men and women the Church venerates as saints.  Fr. Esper provides a brief overview of each saint’s life and explains simple lessons we can draw from his or her example. This book is a fantastic resource for our daily spiritual reading and meditation – a helpful guide that teaches us how to apply the saint’s secrets of holiness to our own daily life. Important life lessons that we can learn from the

Genres: Catholic

126 pages, Paperback

First published December 5, 1999

About the author

Father Joseph M. Esper is a priest of the Archdiocese of Detroit and pastor of Immaculate Conception parish in Anchorville, Michigan.

Esper studied at Sacred Heart Seminary in Detroit and then received his Master of Divinity degree from St. John's Provincial Seminary in Plymouth, Michigan.

Through the years, Father Joe has lectured at Marian conferences, appeared on EWTN, spoken on Catholic radio, and written more than a dozen articles for This Rock, The Priest, Homiletic and Pastoral Review, and other publications. He is also the author of numerous books, including Saintly Solutions, More Saintly Solutions, After the Darkness, Lessons from the Lives of the Saints, and Why Is God Punishing Me?