Publisher's Synopsis
Are you ready to become a hero-saint?
Every hero-saint journey begins here...
Reflections of an Uncommon Monk is composed of twenty-seven spiritual reflections useful for daily living, and includes a spiritual primer which conveys basic Christian teaching on the spiritual life. This book can be read on its own or as the first book and moral and spiritual foundation of the series A Hero Is Chosen. Beginning with the second book, Mission of the Maiden, all of the stories build on the topics and themes introduced in Reflections of an Uncommon Monk. The primary aim of this series is to transmit Christian spiritual principles and to teach moral virtue in the context of a hero-saint story.
Take your first steps on your own hero-saint journey today!
A Hero Is Chosen Series
Hero Stories of the Saints
Book One: Reflections of an Uncommon Monk: Toward a Theology of Hero-Sainthood
- An introduction to the series and its spiritual and moral foundation
Book Two: Mission of the Maiden: The Hero Story of Joan of Arc
- Part One: Historical Context: Fourteenth- and fifteenth-century medieval Europe; High Middle Ages; Hundred Years' War; history of France and England
- Part Two: Mission of the Maiden: Joan's hero-saint story focusing on her public mission (hero-event) from the time she left Domrémy until her interrogation, trial, and burning at the stake (hero-moment)
Book Three: God's Good Servant and the King's: The Hero Story of Thomas More
- Part One: Historical Context: Fifteenth- and sixteenth-century Renaissance Europe; Reformation period; English and Church history
- Part Two: God's Good Servant and the King's: Thomas More's hero-saint story focusing on his public dissent from King Henry VIII (hero-event) until his execution (hero-moment)
Book Four: King of Kings: The Hero Story of Jesus of Nazareth
- Part One: Historical Context: Old and New Testament history; first-century AD Roman occupation of Judea
- Part Two: King of Kings: Jesus of Nazareth's hero-saint story focusing on his public mission (hero-event) from his baptism in the Jordan by John the Baptist until his crucifixion at Calvary (hero-moment)
Book Five: Friar, Priest, and Martyr: The Hero Story of Maximilian Kolbe
- Part One: Historical Context: Nineteenth- and twentieth-century Europe; the rise of German nationalism; Nazism and World War II
- Part Two: Friar, Priest, and Martyr: Maximilian's hero-saint story focusing on his public mission as a friar and priest (hero-event) until his imprisonment and death at Auschwitz (hero-moment)
Book Six: A Vocation Story Never Told: A Hero Story of Future Saints
- Short fiction novella that takes place beginning in the late twenty-second century
Book Seven: Hero Bible Verses: Meditations of a Saint
- Inspiring Bible quotes from Genesis to Revelation
Life is short. See where your path might take you.
Begin your journey today!
