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Rediscovering the Saints
Our collective dissatisfaction with the direction of the world leads to the consensus that the world needs changing. And yet, we seem gripped by exasperation and paralyzed by the false belief that we can't do anything about it. The saints dispel that exasperation and inspire us to bold action. They remind us over and over again: We can change the world.
- GenresReligionNonfiction
118 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 2019
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About the author
Matthew Kelly
194 books1,424 followersMatthew Kelly is a best-selling author, speaker, thought leader, entrepreneur, consultant, spiritual leader, and innovator.
He has dedicated his life to helping people and organizations become the-best-version-of-themselves. Born in Sydney, Australia, he began speaking and writing in his late teens while he was attending business school. Since that time, 5 million people have attended his seminars and presentations in more than 50 countries.
Today, Kelly is an internationally acclaimed speaker, author, and business consultant. His books have been published in more than 30 languages, have appeared on The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestseller lists, and have sold more than 50 million copies.
In his early-twenties he developed "the-best-version-of-yourself" concept and has been sharing it in every arena of life for more than twenty-five years. It is quoted by presidents and celebrities, athletes and their coaches, business leaders and innovators, though perhaps it is never more powerfully quoted than when a mother or father asks a child, "Will that help you become the-best-version-of-yourself?"
Kelly's personal interests include golf, music, art, literature, investing, spirituality, and spending time with his wife, Meggie, and their children Walter, Isabel, Harry, Ralph, and Simon.
He has dedicated his life to helping people and organizations become the-best-version-of-themselves. Born in Sydney, Australia, he began speaking and writing in his late teens while he was attending business school. Since that time, 5 million people have attended his seminars and presentations in more than 50 countries.
Today, Kelly is an internationally acclaimed speaker, author, and business consultant. His books have been published in more than 30 languages, have appeared on The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestseller lists, and have sold more than 50 million copies.
In his early-twenties he developed "the-best-version-of-yourself" concept and has been sharing it in every arena of life for more than twenty-five years. It is quoted by presidents and celebrities, athletes and their coaches, business leaders and innovators, though perhaps it is never more powerfully quoted than when a mother or father asks a child, "Will that help you become the-best-version-of-yourself?"
Kelly's personal interests include golf, music, art, literature, investing, spirituality, and spending time with his wife, Meggie, and their children Walter, Isabel, Harry, Ralph, and Simon.
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November 16, 2021
Sweet little book with some valuable insights. I particularly appreciated Matthew Kelly’s thoughts on branding so popular in culture today. Cattle were branded. We are a culture of followers as a result of being marketed to in this great social experiment called life.
Another simple takeaway the author suggests is to challenge yourself to just read 5 min/day of a spiritual book. How amazed we will be at the progress that accumulates over time! Loved this challenge.
Another simple takeaway the author suggests is to challenge yourself to just read 5 min/day of a spiritual book. How amazed we will be at the progress that accumulates over time! Loved this challenge.
January 6, 2020
Interesting new twist on learning about the saints and how I can apply their methods of increasing spirituality in my life.
January 22, 2020
My parish handed out copies of this book for a Christmas gift to those who attended one of the several Masses we had to celebrate the birth of Christ.
As always with Matthew Kelly's books, it was both an easy read and a thought provoking one.
Dipping a tiny bit into the lives of 25 Saints, Matthew challenges the reader to see one specific virtue lived by each Saint, and to question ourselves on how well we are doing in this area of our life.
There is a small amount of room after each question, not specifically to write an answer, but for those of us who like to write in our books, it is a nice space to write some thoughts and perhaps begin to answer the questions.
It is a book that needs to be read once, to get through it and again to absorb it.
As always with Matthew Kelly's books, it was both an easy read and a thought provoking one.
Dipping a tiny bit into the lives of 25 Saints, Matthew challenges the reader to see one specific virtue lived by each Saint, and to question ourselves on how well we are doing in this area of our life.
There is a small amount of room after each question, not specifically to write an answer, but for those of us who like to write in our books, it is a nice space to write some thoughts and perhaps begin to answer the questions.
It is a book that needs to be read once, to get through it and again to absorb it.
June 1, 2020
This book is a perfect way to remain inspired after watching the Best Lent Ever videos. Although much of the material in this book is covered during the Best Lent Ever series, I enjoyed reading this book to remember the powerful feelings I felt and remind myself to act on those feelings by creating holy moments.
This book is brief, but packs a lot of inspiration. I feel inspired to pursue more information on the topics that were mentioned briefly. Many of the topics were incredibly relevant to my life, and I want to continue to read relevant books on topics covered.
This book is brief, but packs a lot of inspiration. I feel inspired to pursue more information on the topics that were mentioned briefly. Many of the topics were incredibly relevant to my life, and I want to continue to read relevant books on topics covered.
July 1, 2020
This is a good presentation and inspiration by the Saints. Each chapter is about one saint and how they inspired themselves and others to continue with their path and connection to God. I did enjoy the pace of this book and Matthew does a good job of presenting Christian and Catholic values, lent, the saints and our connection with God.
January 31, 2020
Really great stories of the saints, with so many details I didn’t previously know. And an inspiring reminder to us. I liked to read about a chapter a day to leave space to think. This is one that I’m sure to read again.
April 8, 2020
I read this in conjunction with DynamicCatholic.com's Best Lent Ever program for 2020, which explains why I didn't complete it sooner. Easy to read, especially with the video as a prelude to each chapter. Continuation of the theme to change the world with one holy moment at a time.
November 2, 2020
This book isn't intended to be a biographic book on 25 saints. The purpose is more to challenge and encourage readers to delve more into their spiritual lives. This is the second book I have read by Kelly. I found the other book to be more inspiring than this one.
March 5, 2025
Rediscovering the Saints provides 25 brief, but powerful stories of Saints who have inspired people for years, and even centuries. If your spiritual life is dry, or even if you need a little boost, I recommend you to read this book
March 4, 2020
Absolutely loved the questions and the saints and their stories .
March 23, 2020
Really loved this book. Found very inspirational. A keeper to read again.
April 8, 2020
This was a perfect Lenten read. Short, yet powerful chapters for reflection.
April 11, 2020
Instead of biographical information, Matthew Kelly discusses what we can learn from each saint. Combined with his Lenten reflections, this book helps the reader to grow spiritually.
May 13, 2020
Liked the questions in each chapter, but would of enjoyed expansion more on the life of the Saint he was talking about. Some chapters hardly talked about their lives at all.
June 8, 2020
Short book but a great daily reader. Each day you can focus on a saint. Learn a little about them and what they teach us to do today.
July 16, 2020
A quick & interesting read on many saints-some of
Which I had heard of before & others brand new to me. All of them inspiring & Mathew Kelly does a good job of making them seem very relatable.
Which I had heard of before & others brand new to me. All of them inspiring & Mathew Kelly does a good job of making them seem very relatable.
July 23, 2021
A quick read and an excellent introduction to over 20 Christian saints and their impact on society.
November 24, 2021
Very good. Short meditations on the lives of the saints and how to apply their insights in our lives.
December 27, 2023
This was a quick read. Very insightful. As a Catholic I appreciated Matthew Kelly's thoughts on some of the greatest saints.
February 20, 2024
Good nuggets of wisdom but nothing profound.
January 3, 2025
Matthew Kelly is.such a good writer, easy to understand and makes you think. I'm giving away my copy tomorrow and will look for another copy to call my own!
January 21, 2022
Book: Rediscovering the Saints
Author: Matthew Kelly
Rating: 4 Out of 5 Stars
Once again, this is another PD book, but I’m just now getting a chance to write the review. This one talks about the saints and gives you a little overview of the major saints. As a non-Catholic, I did find this book to be a great resource. I also liked how there were ways given to allow us to find ways to live like the saints.
This book is written a very easy way. A lot of times, religious books do come across with a heavy hand and can, at times, make it very difficult to get through the material. I guess that what I’m getting at is sometimes these books come across as being textbook and otherworldly-for lack of a better term. Here, I felt that the saints were presented to us in a way that allows us to see them as a human and as someone who we can in fact be like. We are even given ways that we can strive to be like the saint as well as questions for us to reflect on how we can achieve these goals. By giving us these little things, it allows us to interact with the text. When you get your reader to interact with the text, it makes the reading experience that much more enjoyable.
The fact that this is also presented in an easy manner as really adds another level to the reading experience. We are given just enough information to start to understand these people without getting a ton of information. It’s an overview is what I’m getting at. If you are looking for an in-depth look into the saints, then this may not be the book for you. If you are someone who just looking to gain some basic knowledge of the lives of saints, then this is going to be the one for you. Again, I think the reason I really enjoyed this one was because of this. It was because we got kind of a shorted text on each saint. I just wanted to become familiar with some of the well known saints and I got that here.
Author: Matthew Kelly
Rating: 4 Out of 5 Stars
Once again, this is another PD book, but I’m just now getting a chance to write the review. This one talks about the saints and gives you a little overview of the major saints. As a non-Catholic, I did find this book to be a great resource. I also liked how there were ways given to allow us to find ways to live like the saints.
This book is written a very easy way. A lot of times, religious books do come across with a heavy hand and can, at times, make it very difficult to get through the material. I guess that what I’m getting at is sometimes these books come across as being textbook and otherworldly-for lack of a better term. Here, I felt that the saints were presented to us in a way that allows us to see them as a human and as someone who we can in fact be like. We are even given ways that we can strive to be like the saint as well as questions for us to reflect on how we can achieve these goals. By giving us these little things, it allows us to interact with the text. When you get your reader to interact with the text, it makes the reading experience that much more enjoyable.
The fact that this is also presented in an easy manner as really adds another level to the reading experience. We are given just enough information to start to understand these people without getting a ton of information. It’s an overview is what I’m getting at. If you are looking for an in-depth look into the saints, then this may not be the book for you. If you are someone who just looking to gain some basic knowledge of the lives of saints, then this is going to be the one for you. Again, I think the reason I really enjoyed this one was because of this. It was because we got kind of a shorted text on each saint. I just wanted to become familiar with some of the well known saints and I got that here.
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