The Saint with the Broom is a Catholic guide to the life and spirituality of St. Martin de Porres, the beloved Peruvian Dominican saint known for his extraordinary humility, prayer, charity, and service to the poor and sick. Catholic author and theologian Edward P. Martin explores the life of Saint Martin in colonial Lima, his response to racial and social prejudice, his Dominican spirituality, and his enduring example of finding God through ordinary work and humble service.

Do you ever feel that your daily routine is too ordinary to matter to God?

Martin de Porres discovered holiness precisely there.

Born in Lima, Peru, in 1579 to a Spanish father and a freed Black mother, Martin grew up in a society deeply divided by race and social status. He would never become powerful by the standards of his world.

Instead, he became a saint.

Martin cared for the sick, fed the poor, welcomed those society pushed aside, served his Dominican community, and performed even the simplest tasks with extraordinary love. The broom traditionally associated with him became a fitting symbol of a spirituality built not on recognition, but on service.

The Saint with the Broom invites readers to discover what might be called "broom spirituality": the conviction that ordinary work, offered to God and performed with love, can become a path to holiness.

Inside this Catholic guide, readers will discover how to: