Joan Carroll Cruz is a popular author working in the area of biographies of the saints, prayer books and miracles. She is the author or editor of more than ten books, including Eucharistic Miracles and The Incorruptibles. Her most recent book Saints for the Sick will be released in fall of 2010 by TAN Books. Joan Carroll Cruz, author, was born on September 10, 1931 in New Orleans, and was educated (grade school, high school and college) by the School Sisters of Notre Dame. She has written several books on various topics regarding Roman Catholicism. She and her husband are the parents of five children. Cruz is also a long-time tertiary in the Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites (OCDS). Following the catastrophe of Hurricane Katrina, she moved from New Orleans to Ponchatoula, above Louisiana's Lake Pontchartrain. Two of the most popular and referenced books by Joan Carroll Cruz are The Incorruptibles and Eucharistic Miracles. The Incorruptibles explores the lack of bodily decomposition after death of over 100 saints. Incorrupted Saints such as Catherine Labouré , Bernadette Soubirous, Teresa of Ávila, Vincent de Paul, and others are profiled in this work. [ - ]

Joan Carroll Cruz is a popular author working in the area of biographies of the saints, prayer... [ + ]