Introduction. Part I: In the Beginning.
Chapter 1: Understanding Sainthood.
Chapter 2: Angels and the Blessed Virgin.
Chapter 3: Starting at the Beginning: Apostles and Evangelists.
Part II: Put to the Test.
Chapter 4: Overcoming Weakness.
Chapter 5: Looking at Undecayed Saints (Incorruptibles).
Chapter 6: Holy Martyrs.
Chapter 7: Holy Virgins and Religious Women.
Part III: Living the Faith.
Chapter 8: Leading the Faithful: Saintly Popes.
Chapter 9: Founding Fathers and Mothers.
Chapter 10: Ruling with Sanctity: Saints of Nobility.
Chapter 11: North American Saints.
Chapter 12: American Orthodox Saints.
Part IV: Explaining the Faith.
Chapter 13: Doctors of the Church.
Chapter 14: Saintly Pastors.
Chapter 15: Latin Fathers of the Church.
Chapter 16: Greek Fathers of the Church.
Part V: Living with the Saints.
Chapter 17: Saintly Shrines, Relics, and Pilgrimages.
Chapter 18: Waiting for Their Halos: Saints in the Pipeline.
Part VI: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 19: Ten Favorite Litanies of the Saints.
Chapter 20: Ten Famous Novenas to the Saints.
Chapter 21: Ten Popular Shrines of the Saints.
Chapter 22: Ten Saintly Families.
Part VII: Appendixes.
Appendix A: Helping Hands: A Listing of Patron Saints.
Appendix B: Patron Saints of Countries and Places.
Appendix C: Calendar of Feast Days for the Saints.
Index.
Rev. John Trigilio, PhD, ThD, an ordained priest for over 25 years, is a parish priest and retired Navy chaplain. Serving the Church for over 20 years, Rev. Kenneth Brighenti, PhD is a priest for two Catholic parishes and has worked as a hospital chaplain. Together, the Reverends co-host a weekly television program, Crash Course on Catholicism. Fathers Trigilio and Brighenti speak nationally on Catholicism, and they have authored or co-authored numerous books, including the bestselling Catholicism For Dummies.
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