Saint Anthony of Padua and Lisbon, one of Christianity's best-loved saints, is a man of many titles: glory of the Franciscan Order, star of sanctity, hammer of heretics, comforter of the afflicted, counselor of the erring, miracle worker.
Who is the man behind the praise?
How did the people of his time view him?
Anthony: Words of Fire, Life of Light is an exciting novelized biography of the life and times of Saint Anthony.
Through detailed research and the actual words of St. Anthony, the author takes the reader on an imaginative journey into the lives and spiritual struggles of people who lived with, confided in, heeded, or defied this holy Franciscan. In meeting those whose lives Anthony touched, the reader will come to love this saint.