Saint Teresa of Calcutta was known for spending countless hours attending to the dying, the sick, and the poor. This flowed from her rich prayer life: Daily Mass and a daily holy hour. Where did Mother Teresa learn to sacrifice herself for others? Her first teacher in...
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Patrick O'Hearn
Patrick O'Hearn
Patrick O’Hearn is an acquisitions editor at TAN Books and author of several books including the Parents of the Saints: The Hidden Heroes Behind Our Favorite Saints (TAN Books 2021) and a new children’s book: The Shepherd at the Crib and the Cross (Emmaus Road Publishing).
Patrick O'Hearn's Articles:
Raising A Saint: Lessons From Holy Dads
If you could ask a few male saints how they were raised, what do you think they would say? Certainty, every Catholic father wants to raise a saint, but not every father is willing to make the sacrifice or knows where to start. The Father Of St. Thomas More Let’s...
Raising A Saint: 2 Essential Lessons From Holy Mothers
In one of his most famous dreams, St. Don Bosco saw a large ship being attacked by smaller ships. Eventually, the Holy Father steered the larger ship, which represented the Church, safely between two pillars: the Blessed Mother and the Holy Eucharist. Like the Holy...