The Would Be Saint [Paperback]

Jo Leonard (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 3, 2009

A collection of short anecdotes chronicling the spiritual experiences of a soul in search of God. Writing with simple authenticity, the author demonstrates that the mystical experiences of the saints are actually available to us all.

Product Details

• Paperback: 226 pages
• Publisher: BookSurge Publishing (April 3, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1439232857
• ISBN-13: 978-1439232859
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,133,567 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars an enormously valuable spiritual document, April 9, 2009

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B. J. Hays (Veracruz) - See all my reviews
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"The Would-Be Saint" is an enormously valuable spiritual document, one of a growing number of books by spiritually committed individuals who are willing to share--without setting themselves up as "gurus"--what actually worked for them in their quest for the Divine. Jo Leonard demonstrates, in a series of very short anecdotes--rooted in personal experience without being autobiographical--that the great spiritual experiences once thought to be available only to saints are in fact available to us all. What is most refreshing is that these pointed spiritual messages are laid out in simple straightforward language, without any special pleading from the mind level, and without any ideological or religious axes to grind; nothing is being sold here. I was deeply moved by the book--as much by its tone as by its content--and inspired by its example.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A profound, funny, moving, and thought-provoking journey of spiritual awakening, April 16, 2009

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Rhonda Mattern (New Haven, CT) - See all my reviews
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I've never read anything quite like The Would Be Saint. It's an amazing collection of stories about an every day person with a not-so-everyday dream: to become a saint. Raised a Catholic, the author later turned to Eastern meditative practices, and devoted herself so completely to her search for God, that God began speaking back through a series of profound mystical experiences.

Each essay in this book takes you on a journey of spiritual awakening, and I mean this quite literally. For some reason, as I read these stories, it seemed as if I were having the experience myself, standing on absolutely holy ground, receiving the mysteries of God. This book inspired me deeply, and made me realize yet again that ordinary people can receive extraordinary spiritual experiences when they devote themselves fully to a heartfelt spiritual goal. Jo's goal was to see as God sees, to love as God loves, to live as God lives. Her book will help all of us to do the same.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommended, September 9, 2009

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

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Sainthood is certainly a high aspiration. "The Would Be Saint: A Collection of Experiences on the Way Home to God" is a memoir by Jo Leonard, recalling her early desires to become a saint to enrich her relationship with God. Reflecting on this certainly daunting childhood desire from an adult perspective, she speaks wistfully of her Christian childhood. Highly recommended.