The Rock from Which You Were Hewn

The Lives and Legacy of Holy Irish Men and Women

Author: Dr Patrick Kenny and Fr John Hogan

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This book presents brief, inspiring biographies of over 40 Irish men and women whose causes for canonization are in progress, along with others who enjoy a strong reputation for sanctity. Written in response to Pope Benedict XVI's call to the Irish to renew the Church in Ireland by drawing on the legacy of their ancestors, it details the heroic lives of twentieth-century saintly models, as well as a few older ones, to encourage contemporary Catholics to seek holiness.

Featuring chapters by various contributors, including the postulators of some of the causes, the book offers moving insights into its subjects and the times and places in which they lived. Some lived and died in Ireland, while some were missionaries in other countries. Some were priests or consecrated religious; others were devout and dedicated laypeople. Some died as martyrs; others were distinguished by lives of humble service. What unites them all is their profound love for Christ and his Church.

This is a timely, important work given the decline of Christianity in Western society, and the need for the Church to embrace a process of spiritual renewal and evangelization. While it deals with Irish models, it is a work for the universal Church since the saints have relevance for all of us, regardless of where they are from.

Those whose inspiring stories are told include Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty, Fr. Willie Doyle, S.J., Father Edward Flanagan, Frank Duff, Sister Clare Crockett, Venerable Patrick Peyton, Venerable Matt Talbot, Venerable Edel Quinn, Blessed John Sullivan, Blessed Columba Marmion, and many more.

Critic Reviews

"Not just the Irish, but Catholic peoples worldwide will be edified by this treasury of tightly crafted stories about the holy men and women of the Emerald Isle. Don't miss it!"
-- Sohrab Ahmari, Author, FROM FIRE, BY WATER: My Journey to the Catholic Faith

"Outside the finger of God, how will Catholic-fallen Ireland return to a place of grace? Part of the restoration will certainly come through its sacred legacy of telling stories. This book does what all great Irish literature does: it packs storyline after storyline into a page-turning masterpiece. These tales of recent Irish Catholic heroes, and saintly figures shoveled up from a persecuted past, take readers into a place of warmth, where a hearth fire burns brightly and warms readers with memories of what Ireland was and still can be."
-- Kevin Wells, Author, THE HERMIT: The Priest Who Saved a Soul, a Marriage, and a Family

"More than most nations, Ireland was formed and forged by the Faith. This is worth celebrating, which is why this celebration of the Ireland of the Faith is itself worth celebrating. In its pages, we are introduced to many holy Irish men and women who are little known or unknown, but who are worth knowing because they all laid down their lives for their friends. They are the best of Ireland who show Ireland at her best."
-- Joseph Pearce, CATHOLIC LITERARY GIANTS

About the Author

Fr. John Hogan, O.C.D.S., is a priest of the Diocese of Meath, Ireland. He has worked as parish priest, chaplain, and teacher. Co-host of EWTN's Forgotten Heritage, he is the author of a recent biography of St. Thomas Becket. He is diocesan postulator for the cause of Fr. Willie Doyle, S.J.

Dr. Patrick Kenny, is Head of Organisation Studies and Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Business at the Technological University Dublin. He is the President of the Father Willie Doyle Association and editor of To Raise the Fallen: A Selection of the War Letters, Prayers, and Spiritual Writings of Fr. Willie Doyle, S.J.