Heroes of the Catholic Reformation: Saints Who Renewed the Church

Noted biographer Joseph Pearce provides a historically rich and inspiring look at the saints who renewed the Church in the face of the Protestant ruptures and persecution in England and Europe, as well as those who reformed the Church from within. They include saints and martyrs such as John Fisher and Thomas More, Ignatius Loyola and Francis Xavier, Teresa of Avila and John of the Cross, and Edmund Campion and Robert Southwell. It’s a great read for this anniversary year marking the Protestant Reformation.

Given our own uncertain times and the threats against religious liberty, this book should be required reading.