"The importance of examples like Matt Talbot"

In his book titled, The Heart of Catholic Spirituality: Finding a Voice through the Centuries (Paulist Press, 2003), theologian Fr. Thomas Lane, C.M. notes the importance of examples like Matt Talbot who changed their ways and have journeyed back into the heart of God.

See pages 91-92 at

http://books.google.com/books?id=jc39S6MbmLwC&pg=PA92&lpg=PA92&dq=matt+talbot+thomas+lane&source=web&ots=lAaIEWXoQ0&sig=DvLmUJEQleIUqTysWADbWxWTMho&hl=en#PPA91,M1

More contents of this book can be read at

http://books.google.com/books?id=jc39S6MbmLwC&dq=matt+talbot+thomas+lane&source=gbs_summary_s&cad=0