Book excerpt: Lions of the Faith tells the story of the struggle between the worlds of Christendom and Islam as lived through the great men and women of the Catholic Church. Written in an easy to understand and engaging manner, Lions of the Faith breaks ground through its chronicling the lives of great Catholics whose feats changed history but are seldom remembered today. Researched in a dozen languages and from sources across three continents and fourteen centuries, Lions of the Faith is a rare gem in weaving together the amazing and uncensored story of the Catholic Church's history with Islam."--Cover back.