In a city mired in endless decay, where the youth suffer through all the horrors of urban blight, hope comes in a most unassuming form: a tiny brick schoolhouse

Perhaps the most moving preacher in Medieval Europe, St. Anthony of Padua, the son of a wealthy family in Portugal, gave up everything to follow Christ and join

Short stories about unusual events and miracles in his life--all in chronological order. The Saint ate no meat or fish; drank no wine; slept 3-5 hours a night.

St. Anthony of Padua has been a friend to millions of Catholics asking his help to recover lost objects. But few seem to know much about his remarkable life. Th