About the Author

St. Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179), a renowned Benedictine abbess, reformer, composer, and scientist, is one of the most prominent women of the medieval period. She traveled widely throughout Germany, evangelizing to large groups about her visions and religious insights. Venerated by Catholics since the time of her death, Pope Benedict XVI declared Hildegard a saint in 2012 and proclaimed her a doctor of the church. John Kirvan (1932-2012) wrote primarily about classical spirituality. He conceived the 30 Days with a Great Spiritual Teacher series and edited most of its seventeen titles. Kirvan's other books include God Hunger, Silent Hope, Raw Faith, and There Is a God, There Is No God.