{"product_id":"blessed-among-us-day-by-day-with-saintly-witnesses-volume-2-hardcover","title":"Blessed Among Us: Day by Day with Saintly Witnesses; Volume 2 - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Ellsberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis companion volume to Robert Ellsberg's bestselling resource \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBlessed Among Us \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eoffers even more reflections on the inspiring, if also eclectic, \"cloud of witnesses.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSince the early centuries, Christians have held up saintly people as models of living the Gospel of Jesus Christ. While the Church o-fficially recognizes a relatively small number of saints, the actual roster is infinitely wider. \u003ci\u003eBlessed Among Us\u003c\/i\u003e explores this eclectic \"Cloud of Witnesses\"--lay and religious, single and married, canonized and not, and even non-Christians whose faith and wisdom may illuminate our path. Brought to life in the evocative storytelling of Robert Ellsberg, they inspire the moral imagination and give witness to the myriad ways of holiness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn two stories per day for over a full calendar year, Ellsberg sketches figures from biblical times to the present age and from all corners of the world--ordinary figures whose extraordinary lives point to the new age in the world to come. \u003ci\u003eBlessed Among Us\u003c\/i\u003e is drawn from Ellsberg's acclaimed column of the same name in \u003ci\u003eGive Us -This Day\u003c\/i\u003e, a monthly resource for daily prayer published by Liturgical Press.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Ellsberg\u003c\/b\u003e is the Publisher and editor-in-chief of Orbis Books, and the author of several award-winning books, including \u003ci\u003eAll Saints: Daily Reflections on Saints, Prophets, and Witnesses for Our Time; Blessed Among All Women\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Saints' Guide to Happiness; \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eA Living Gospel: Reading God's Story in Holy Lives. \u003c\/i\u003eFrom 1975 to 1980 he was part of the Catholic Worker community in New York City, where he served as managing editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Catholic Worker\u003c\/i\u003e and worked closely with Dorothy Day. He has edited six volumes of her writings, including \u003ci\u003eDorothy Day: Selected Writings; The Duty of Delight: The Diaries of Dorothy Day\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eAll the Way to Heaven: The Selected Letters of Dorothy Day; \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eDorothy Day: Spiritual Writings. \u003c\/i\u003eHe has written and edited many other volumes, including (with Sister Wendy Beckett) \u003ci\u003eDearest Sister Wendy . . . A Surprising Story of Faith and Friendship. \u003c\/i\u003eSince the first issue in 2011, he has contributed the \"Blessed Among Us\" feature for every issue of \u003ci\u003eGive Us This Day. \u003c\/i\u003eA previous collection of these entries, \u003ci\u003eBlessed Among Us, \u003c\/i\u003eis also available from Liturgical Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 792\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 x 8.6 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 06, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51966833295661,"sku":"9798400801709","price":39.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/df1pZuY7-49798400801709.webp?v=1775539251","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/blessed-among-us-day-by-day-with-saintly-witnesses-volume-2-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}