"For anyone who wants to know what Catholicism is really about."
—America
"For Catholics, this volume is a treasure. For those outside the Church, the essays reveal as no catechism ever could why Catholics are drawn to these ‘signs signifying grace.’"
—Publishers Weekly (starred)
"I can’t think of a more useful or inspiring way to encounter the richness of Catholic spirituality than through these surprisingly personal essays by writers better known for the depth and reach of their fiction than for the intensity of their sacramental life."
—C. Michael Curtis, senior editor of the Atlantic Monthly.
"This rich, moving, varied, refreshingly unpretentious book not only profoundly explores the living significance of the sacraments of the Church but offers us luminous, direct help in the essential spiritual work, that of sacralizing the whole life."
—Andrew Harvey, author of Son of Man and The Direct Path.
"Fresh insights into these ancient mysteries. What the reader comes away with is a sense of the embarrassment of graces that are present in the seven sacraments—and the sacrament of life itself."
—Paul Wilkes, author of Beyond the Walls: Monastic Wisdom for Everyday Life
"To Signatures of Grace, Thomas Grady and Paula Huston have brought their Catholic souls, their fine eyes, and their deep love for the written word. It is a testament to the blessings of the sacraments in their own lives and vision."
—Clarissa Pinkola Estes, author of Women Who Run with the Wolves
"All essays in this book are lively, written with a poetic spirit and an intelligence that has no belief in ‘blind faith’ . . . Readers, Catholic and otherwise, will find in this compact volume delightful, sometimes startlingly delightful, investigations of the seven sacraments of the Catholic Church."
—the Spokesman Review (Spokane, Washington)
"These ‘Signatures’ can supply a living, breathing grasp of sacrament that formulas cannot convey."
—the Sunday Star-Ledger (Newark, New Jersey)
"Evocative, emotional recollections enrich this tiny volume of gutsy essays."
—The News and Observer (Raleigh, North Carolina)
"The sacraments are dusted off and repolished to a gleam in Signatures of Grace."
—The Times Union (Albany, New York)
"A fine book, and in so many ways, instructive. Signatures of Grace has given beautiful new meaning, for me, to the words ‘He restoreth my soul.’"
—Carol Lee Flinders, author of Enduring Grace
"Excellent reading."
—Today’s Catholic |
