“Ellsberg’s compilation comes as a particularly welcome gift of scholarship and devotion because he has made what could have been merely encyclopedic or pious, readable, challenging and inspiring. What makes his daily entries so engaging and often compelling is his own clear, unsentimental enthusiasm and admiration for the people whose lives he summarizes so well.”
“This book is enormously inspirational, It gives us a very broad perspective on the meaning of holiness in all ages, helping us to see that ‘heroic sanctity’ can and should be the destiny of us all.”
“This book renews hope. The stories are beautiful witnesses to the fact that people can be fully human, yet so illuminated with concern for others that they serve as true signs of God.”
“A dazzling display of ancient and modern greatness that in many cases approaches godliness. An irresistibly inspiring experience. Enabling the browser and methodical reader alike to glimpse day-by-day the brightness of such ‘brief lives’ is one of the book’s many merits. Another is the sheer scope of this impressive case of characters, who represent almost every form and imaginable condition of life. For ordinary people seeking inspiration, enlightenment, and hope, All Saints is a superbly realized resource, lovingly crafted by a scribe well-versed for the kingdom of heaven who has produced treasures both new and old.”