Introduction: radical response
Advent Saints
Andrew: a life less ordinary
Charles de Foucauld: with and not for
Francis Xavier: pioneer of the East
John of Damascus: matter matters
Nicholas Ferrar: new monastic ]
Nicholas: bearer of gifts
Ambrose: when in Rome, do as the Romans do
Lucy: new eyes
Samuel Johnson: moral messaging
John of the Cross: our deepest yearning
Eglantyne Jebb: Save our Children
Christmas Saints
John the Baptist: unlikely prophet
Elizabeth: defying expectations
Zechariah: mute and miracle
Joseph: anti-abandonment
The Wise Men: recognizing God
Saintly Shepherds: sacred staying
The innkeeper: inn-convenient hospitality
Stephen: we are connected
John the Apostle and Evangelist: I am with you
Holy Innocents: lives never forgotten
John Wycliffe: a brave Bible
Thomas Becket: holy man, unholy death
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