Fall Book Tour
During her Fall 2021 book tour, Dawn will be speaking about both well-known and lesser-known saints who exemplify these lessons and can inspire us to become better Christians.
Don’t miss this chance to hear Dawn speak, get an autographed copy of Saints, and meet the author in person!
Latest Posts
Date correction for November saints
The blogs posted for the month of November will follow each saint’s feast day—except for Blesseds Luigi and Maria. Those were inadvertently posted on November 9. The feast date of this holy couple is November 25. I apologize for the confusion.
November 9: Become married saints like the Quattrochis
Luigi Quattrochi (1880-1951) married Maria Corsini (1884-1965) in Rome, Italy, in 1905. During their more than four decades of marriage, Luigi became a lawyer, and Maria became a professor of education. Together, they had four children. When Pope John Paul II announced the beatification of this married couple, he declared that they had lived “an […]
November 3: Become a saint like St. Martin de Porres
In a year when racial injustice and “colonialism” have become hot topics, there is no better saint for Election Day than Saint Martin de Porres. Martin de Porres (1579-1639) was born the illegitimate child of a freed black slave and a Spanish knight in Lima, Peru. His father acknowledged that Martin and his sister were […]
Other resources on becoming a saint
Having All Saints’ Day fall on a Sunday has inspired many Catholic writers to write about how we can not only admire the saints but follow in their footsteps. Check out the following recent articles. Fr. Charles Fox at Catholic World Report: Our vocation to holiness and the wonderful variety of the saints Fr. Bevil […]
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