This book grew out of an inspired idea for making the saints come vividly alive for modern readers. Outstanding Catholic writers picked their favorites saints, regardless of when these saints lived, their state in life, or their present fame. Each writer tells why his favorite appeals to him, sketches the saint's life and personality and above all conveys the significance of that saint for people today. The result of this new, highly personal treatment is to make many of God's heroes and heroines live anew.