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Mystics & Miracles: True Stories of Lives Touched by God

Bert Ghezzi '69Ph.D., Loyola Press.

God gave us mystics to show us that ordinary people can live extraordinary lives," writes Ghezzi. Short sketches of the lives of 24 mystics, including practical joker John Bosco, petulant healer Lutgarde and sweets lover Francis of Assisi, bring their humanity to the fore, making their mysticism all the more accessible.