Amazing Grace for the Catholic Heart: 101 Stories of Faith, Hope, Inspiration & Humor

by Jeff Cavins, Mathew Pinto, Patti Maguire Armstrong

Amazing Grace for the Catholic Heart by Jeff Cavins, Matthew Pinto & Patti Armstrong Amazing Grace for the Catholic Heart will help you celebrate your Catholic faith like no other book you have ever read. It will take your heart and soul on a joyous spiritual retreat from the challenges and struggles of everyday life. This collection of 101 stories of faith, inspiration, hope and humor attest to the power and beauty of God’s amazing grace. You will read about: • A soldier who received last rites from a priest in the middle of the Vietnam battlefield—yet the records showed that the priest (known as “the grunt priest”) had actually died two weeks before this soldier’s fateful day. • Former world record-holding runner Alberto Salazar’s return to the Catholic faith—and how praying the rosary during the final stretch of a marathon gave him the supernatural power he needed to win. • How a trucker became the instrument God used to help capture the Beltway snipers in the spring of 2003. • How an “angel” led a hungry, disoriented American soldier away from German captors during a daring escape in World War II. • How the love of a Catholic father and his deceased daughter crossed the barriers of time and eternity during the seventh game of the 19?? World Series. • How an office joke in which workers tried to “spot a monk” on the Internet led to someone’s to the Catholic faith. • How angels interceded in the recent Iraq war to protect an army unit caught in an explosive crossfire between Iraqi and U.S. forces. • How a mother and son were reunited after nearly 50 years of separation through the simple, but faithful actions of an RCIA teacher. • How a modern “Joseph the Carpenter” came to the rescue of a woman in need. • How a renegade teenager randomly picked up a book about Ma

Genres: Catholic, Religion, Spirituality

293 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2003

About the author

After twelve years as a Protestant pastor, Jeff returned to the Catholic Church under the guidance of Bishop Paul Dudley. His conversion story, one of the best known and inspiring stories of its kind, is chronicled in the best-selling book, My Life on the Rock.

Over the past several decades, Jeff has dedicated his life to developing The Great Adventure: A Journey through the Bible, a practical, interactive program that helps people read the “big picture” of God’s plan in Sacred Scripture and understand its meaning for their lives. The Great Adventure presents the entire sweep of the Bible in a way that is easy to understand and genuinely fun. Its unique Bible Timeline learning system has revolutionized Catholic Bible Study for hundreds of thousands of Catholics since 1995.

Jeff received his MA in Theology from Franciscan University of Steubenville.

Reviews

[Donna · Rating 5 out of 5]

Published back in 2004, this is an excellent book. It is full of inspiring stories. Many of the stories brought me to tears. Very touching. I'll probably search for copies to give as gifts.

[Carroll · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is kind of a "Chicken Soup" collection. Though the stories are meant to be inspirational, they didn't inspire me, unfortunately.

[Sue · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful and inspiring stories. Can read again and again.

[KieraK · Rating 4 out of 5]

Defintely something to read in short bursts. Mother Theresa 's speech and the story about Louis Pasteur were the highlights for me.

[нєνєℓ ¢ανα · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love it!