Product Description
by Peggy Stanton (Author), Cardinal Timothy Dolan (Foreword by)
For more than a decade, Dame of Malta and veteran journalist Peggy Stanton produced, wrote, and broadcast "The Order of Malta Minute with the Catechism," a syndicated series of one-minute radio segments that sought to inspire Catholics by familiarizing listeners with the teachings of the Catholic Church, explaining the what and the why of what Catholics believe. Now Stanton's nearly 260 scripts are published. The Minutes offer text-size teachings distilling the essentials of doctrine in the Catechism and offering a handy guide when readers are questioned WHY they believe WHAT they believe.
Author Biography
Peggy Stanton is a news correspondent, author, illustrator and painter, who served ABC-TV as the first woman news correspondent in Washington, DC. Her book, The Daniel Dilemma, featured nine public figures, including Gerald Ford and Coach Don Shula, and examined how their faith impacted their decisions in public life. Stanton also writes and broadcasts The Order of Malta Minute for The Order of Malta on Ave Maria Radio. In 1990, inspired by a visit to Medjugorje, she created a 501(c)3 organization, The Mary Anne Foundation, named after the Mother and Grandmother of the Prince of Peace. The Foundation's mission is to foster world peace through spiritual means. Peggy has also assisted in rehabbing houses in New Orleans and has been a frequent pilgrim to Lourdes as a Dame of Malta, caring for malades who are taken to the Shrine annually by the Order of Malta. She has also produced several videos on Lourdes and has served on the Boards of the National First Ladies' Library, the Ivy Foundation and the Order of Malta.
