by Siobhan Nash-Marshall
Why we like it: An 18-year-old who leads an army, defeats a world power, and crowns a king, all in the space of 6 months? Find out all about St. Joan of Arc on this week's Bookmark!
The take-away: Joan's courage, honesty, and sheer determination to follow God's will is a neon sign pointing us to seek out and follow our own destinies, inspired by the Holy Spirit's leading. Siobhan Nash-Marshall's biography is for young and old, and for those who think that God has nothing important for them to do.