Like Fr. Jim Martin in My Life with the Saints, I find St. Joan of Arc one of the most compelling figures in history. Her story is true, testified to by not one but two trials.
Please check out this book review from Ignatius Insight and judge for yourself. A fine review of what looks like a beautiful book.
I've used this image before: Jules Bastien-LePage's painting of Joan, which hangs at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. I was walking through the gallery when I came upon this painting — stopped — gaped — captured it on my iPhone — and have never stopped loving it.
