Robert Ellsberg is the publisher of Orbis Books, has written and edited over twenty-five books, including several volumes on saints and holiness. These include Blessed Among All Women (also from Crossroad), The Saints' Guide to Happiness, Blessed Among Us (based on his daily entries for " Give Us This Day" ), and A Living Gospel: Reading God's Story in Holy Lives.

This praised and best-selling daily reader presentsshort, comprehensive biographies of 365 saintsand spiritual masters from Christianity and otherfaith traditions, including Mary Magdalene, Therese of Lisieux, Thomas Aquinas, MotherTeresa, Moses, Martin Luther, and Gandhi.