THOMAS J. CRAUGHWELL was the author ofSaints Behaving Badly,Urban Legends,Alligators in the Sewerand 222 Other Urban Legends,Saints for Every Occasion- 101 of Heaven's Most Powerful Patrons, andDo Blue Bedsheets Bring Babies?He wrote about saints for the theWall Street Journal,St. Anthony Messenger, andCatholic Digest,and discussed saints on CNN and EWTN. His bookStealing Lincoln's Bodywas made into a two-hour documentary on the History Channel. He passed away in 2018.
"It's a thriller, a whodunit, and an adventure, full of clues,
codes, false trails, professional envy, whiffs of conspiracy, and
heroic mercy. And it's all true! Thomas Craughwell has delivered an
historical account that's breathtaking, page-turning, and
inspiring." -Mike Aquilina, Executive Vice-President, St. Paul
Center for Biblical Theology, and author, The Fathers of the
Church
"Religious legends sometimes have a funny way of turning out to be
true. For many years, scholars believed that the 'five
porticoes' in a healing story of Jesus in Jerusalem were just
a pious legend--until archeologists unearthed a site with 'five
porticoes,' just as the Gospels had said. The remarkable story of
the supposedly 'legendary' remains of St. Peter's, and how they
were found exactly where the 'legends' had them, is a
fascinating one, especially in the hands of a gifted writer like
Thomas Craughwell. His new book should give pause to all those who
would dismiss similar stories as 'merely legendary.'" -James
Martin, SJ, author of My Life with the Saints.
"Craughwell is one of our very best storytellers. In book after
book, he makes history come alive. As I expected, St. Peter's Bones
does not disappoint. It's amazing how Tom is able to tell a
sweeping, important story in so compact a package. Highly
recommended!" -Jon M. Sweeney, author of The Pope Who Quit and
Francis of Assisi in His Own Words
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