We either love or despise Valentine’s Day. The modern culture seduces us into believing we need lavish romance, decadent chocolates, expensive bouquets, and most importantly tall-dark-and-handsome Prince Charmings to woo us into bliss! We are set up to be disappointed with unrealistic expectations of ourselves and our partners, and of course we know that forced love is never true anyway. We can and should celebrate love and even romance, but what does that look like?

Newman was born in 1801 in London and died in 1890 in Philadelphia. Born into the Anglican faith, Newman was a brilliant student and became an Anglican priest.

However, while in Italy, he had been introduced to Catholicism and he “became increasingly convinced that the Church of Rome, the Catholic Church, was the church nearest to the spirit of early Christianity.”

This article review for "An Exemplary Couple: Saint Gianna Beretta and Pietro Molla" by Valentina Di Marco, explores how the saintly couple balanced faith, marriage, and career. The author, a Catholic business owner, draws personal inspiration from their story, particularly how Gianna successfully integrated her medical career with motherhood through Pietro's support and their shared spiritual foundation.