The Pivotal Players: 12 Heroes Who Shaped the Church and Changed the World

Biographical Note:
Bishop Robert Barron is the founder of Word on Fire Catholic Ministries and the host of CATHOLICISM, a groundbreaking, award-winning documentary about the Catholic faith. On July 21, 2015, Pope Francis announced his appointment as Auxiliary Bishop in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, and on June 2, 2022, he appointed Bishop Barron the ninth bishop of the Diocese of Winona-Rochester (Minnesota). Ordained in 1986 in the Archdiocese of Chicago, Bishop Barron received a master's degree in philosophy from The Catholic University of America in 1982 and a doctorate in sacred theology from the Institut Catholique de Paris in 1992.

Table of Contents:

Introduction by Bishop Robert Barron

Chapter 1: St. Augustine

Chapter 2: St. Benedict

Chapter 3: St. Francis of Assisi

Chapter 4: St. Thomas Aquinas

Chapter 5: St. Catherine of Siena

Chapter 6: Michelangelo

Chapter 7: Bartolomé de las Casas

Chapter 8: St. Ignatius of Loyola

Chapter 9: St. John Henry Newman

Chapter 10: G.K. Chesterton

Chapter 11: Fulton J. Sheen

Chapter 12: Flannery O'Connor

Afterword: Becoming Pivotal Players Today by Holly D. Ordway

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In two thousand years, the Catholic Church has yielded countless saints, artists, mystics, and scholars. But among them are figures that are truly pivotal"€"men and women who not only shaped the life of the Church but changed the course of civilization.

In this vibrant book based on the multi-part film series CATHOLICISM: The Pivotal Players, Bishop Robert Barron draws readers into the life and work of twelve Pivotal Players"€"from great saints such as St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas to literary masters such as G.K. Chesterton and Flannery O'Connor"€"who personally demonstrated the dynamics of the Christian faith in their distinct time and place. These stories capture both the great variety of personalities and vocations in the Catholic Church and the harmonies between them, all oriented to its ultimate purpose: to be salt and light for all the nations.

Elegantly designed with full-color images and photography, The Pivotal Players is a unique journey into the truth and beauty of Catholicism as exemplified in the concrete lives of some of its most fascinating figures.

Product Details

- 280 Pages

- Hardcover