A Saint on Every Corner: Glimpses of Holiness Beyond the Monastery

Albert Holtz is a Catholic priest and a member of the Benedictine Order. When he celebrated his twenty-fifth year as a priest, he was given the opportunity to leave his formal ministry of teaching and administration and take a sabbatical year for travel and personal renewal. In the classic style of a Christian pilgrim, he left his monastery in New Jersey with little more than his traveling bag, a habit, a Bible, a breviary, a sketch pad and empty journals and began his journey. Most of his travels took place in Europe though he traveled to Paraguay and Bolivia as well. While traveling he recorded his observations and drew some sketches. He later used these writings and drawings for the content of his book. Fr. Holtz has a folksy writing style that will engage readers as he shares his insights and observations. I have had a copy of this book for years and will pick it up from time to time and always find something interesting and insightful. Readers can read the book as a whole or could easily use its small chapters as a basis for spiritual reading, prayer, and reflection. Though he traveled the world to see examples of holiness and God's grace, his writings are a reminder that glimpses of God can be found just about everywhere if only we look.

This book will take you on a trip through various churches and centuries-old cathedrals with the author as he describes what he sees in vivid detail. Meet the people he encounters, learn the history of the landmarks and tiny villages, feel the wind blow through your hair as the author points out the spiritual truths that go unnoticed today through a superb writing style and meticulous illustrations of some of Europes most enchanting places.