ST FRANCIS OF THE SEVEN SEAS - VISION BOOK (9-15 YRS) Tom Rutkoski Thomas Aquinas is enriched by

Thomas Aquinas is enriched by the author's unique ability to see the world through the saint's eyes

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ST FRANCIS OF THE SEVEN SEAS - VISION BOOK (9-15 YRS) Tom Rutkoski Thomas Aquinas is enriched byThis story from the popular Vision Books series of saints lives for youth 9 15 years old is about the inspiring life of the great missionary to the Far East, St. Francis Xavier. After his war torn boyhood in Navarre, Francis Xavier went to the University of Paris, determined to have a good time. He was interested in sports and became broad jumping champion of his college, and did not pay much attention to his studies. At first he scoffed at this