Loyola Kids Book of Heroes: Stories of Catholic Heroes and Saints throughout History

Loyola Kids Book of Heroes: Stories of Catholic Heroes and Saints throughout History
by Amy Welborn

Loyola Kids Book of Heroes: Stories of Catholic Heroes and Saints throughout History
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Author: Amy Welborn
Brand: Spring Arbor/Ingram
Illustrator: Vitali Konstantinov
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2003-10-01
ISBN: 082941584X
Number of pages: 208
Publisher: Loyola Press
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  • ISBN13: 9780829415841
  • Condition: New
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Book Review: Learn the Faith from Heroes!
Summary: 5 Stars

Fresh from her successful "Prove It" series aimed at teens, author Amy Welborn has released two catechetical works targeting elementary school-aged children.

The "Book of Heroes" is a terrific way to teach your children the Faith. The stories are so captivating, your little ones will be catechized without even realizing it!

Structured around the three theological and four moral virtues of Faith, Hope, Charity (Love), Prudence, Temperance, Fortitude and Justice, Welborn's book shares four-page stories about famous and not-so-famous Catholics in history.

Each section features a short discussion of a relevant portion of the Gospel and then a series of biographical sketches to show a virtue in action.

The section on Faith begins with an account of the Incarnation, with its mystery described as "[t]he all-powerful, all-loving God who'd created the world was wrapped up in a blanket, being fed by his mother, and peacefully going to sleep." She then describes the Incarnation's four-fold purpose in language children can understand.

My seven-year-old son's favorite chapter is "Charlemagne and Alcuin", a story that teaches the virtue of temperance. Everyone is familiar with Charlemagne's basic story line, but fewer know that the emperor relied upon the teacher Alcuin to bring education and learning to the empire.

What does that have to do with temperence? "Both Charlemagne and Alcuin believed that when a country was filled with people using their minds in this way - for the good - that country would be peaceful and happy. ... The virtue of temperance helps you figure out how to do it: treating life with balance and always using the gifts God has given you for good, and not for evil and selfishness."

The biographical chapters are perfect for night-time reading, each taking about 10 minutes. We alternate between the "Heroes" book and Ms. Welborn's "Book of Saints". You can't go wrong with either (or both.)

Summary of Loyola Kids Book of Heroes: Stories of Catholic Heroes and Saints throughout History

What do heroes do?

Do they fight monsters? Sometimes, but they also hold the hands of people who are sick and lonely. They build schools. They study the planets. They forgive those who have harmed them. Heroes are people who look at the world around them, see what needs to be done, and through the grace of God find the strength to help others.
 In the thirty-six stories in Loyola Kids Book of Heroes, you?ll meet a Catholic nun who stood up to the most infamous outlaw in the Old West. You?ll learn how entire villages of men and women devoted their lives to building great cathedrals to show their love and respect for God. You?ll learn about John the Baptist, Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, Charlemagne, St. Albert the Great, Dorothy Day, St. Patrick, and many others. Most of all, you?ll learn that with God?s help anyone can be a hero and make the world a better place.

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