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Saints We Want to Spend Time With
Happy All Saints’ Day! This personal reflection asks a group of Catholic Women in Business writers: If you could write a book with a saint, who would it be and why?
Bold, Yet Obedient: Saint Catherine of Siena’s Example
St. Catherine of Siena lived from 1347-1380 and was named a Doctor of the Church in 1970, one of the first two women to receive that title along with St. Teresa of Avila.
A Joseph-Like Response to God’s Will
Joseph’s chastity, and his purity of heart, which includes but goes beyond just physical purity, enabled him to embrace God’s will, no matter the apparent cost to himself or the strenuousness of the undertaking. The pure, unadulterated gaze of Joseph’s heart upon God made it extremely sensitive and supple to the inspirations of the Holy Spirit, as revealed to him by God’s messenger angels.
Saint Casimir: The Humble Noble
Saint Casimir is recognized for his humility. He was a prince at birth and briefly served as king. However, despite his privileged upbringing, he didn't allow the power or riches associated with nobility to get in the way of his devotion to Christ. Instead of seeking material riches or the approval of his father the king, this saint focused on the true King of the Universe
Virtuous Valentine: The Beginning of Love
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?
St. John Henry Newman: Independent Thinker, Intellectual Giant, Saint for Our Times
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.”