Every Step with Jesus
Following the Saints in the Way of the Cross
John Collins
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– About the Author –
John Collins has been an editor for several prominent publishing companies including Doubleday, Dell, and St. Martin’s Press. He began a long association with Father Benedict Groeschel during the 1990s when both of them worked to support the cause of canonization of Cardinal Terence Cooke. In 2008, John became Father Groeschel’s personal editor, working closely with him on all his writings. He is the author of A Friar’s Tale: Remembering Fr. Benedict J. Groeschel, C.F.R.
Dedicated to the memory ofFather Benedict Joseph Groeschel,who knew what it meant to walkthe Way of the Cross
– Contents –
Walking with the Saints in the Footsteps of Christ
St. John Paul II
St. Pio of Pietrelcina (Padre Pio)
Jesus Falls for the First Time
St. Thomas More
Jesus Meets His Blessed Mother
St. Bernard of Clairvaux
Simon of Cyrene Helps Jesus Carry His Cross
St. Leo the Great
Veronica Wipes the Face of Jesus
St. Thérèse of Lisieux
Jesus Falls for the Second Time
Dame Julian of Norwich
Jesus Meets the Women of Jerusalem
St. John Chrysostom
Jesus Falls for the Third Time
St. Faustina
Jesus Is Stripped of His Garments
St. Thomas Aquinas
St. Cyril of Jerusalem
St. Augustine