"A surprising, profoundly inspiring book. Ellsberg has an eye for the telling detail; each vignette, able to be read in a minute, witnesses to a unique life 'among us.' The attractive cast of characters is vast, ranging across centuries and geography, nationality, and work, from the usual good bishops, martyrs, and religious order founders to poets, artists, TV personalities, advocates for justice and freedom, lovers of the Earth, those who risked political danger, or saw new opportunities to help. The creative expression of goodness wonderfully expands one's own imagination about the possibilities for a holy life."

Elizabeth Johnson, distinguished professor emerita of theology, Fordham University

"Saints are the living Word of God, the Word made flesh, but their biographies are often too encrusted within sentimentality and piety to serve as an inspiration for us. Ellsberg gives us their essence in this treasure of a book. Nobody writes better about the lives of the saints than Robert Ellsberg!"
Ronald Rolheiser, OMI, author of The Holy Longing and Sacred Fire

"Robert Ellsberg is way up there in my pantheon of spiritual writers. He's especially good at connecting us with the divine spark in practitioners of every spiritual tradition. These very human stories of the holy ones among us have a special knack of enlivening my spirit."
Helen Prejean, CSJ, author of Dead Man Walking