courtship of the saints: how the saints met their spouses

＂The greatest lovers in the history of the world were the saints, those who sought to love God above everything. For those saints called to marriage, it was God’s love that led them to pursue their spouse in a most pure and holy courtship.＂--Provided by publisher.

Patrick O’Hearn is an acquisitions editor at TAN Books and runs TAN Direction, a spiritual blog. He grew up in the Midwest and spent close to three years in a Benedictine Monastery before discerning the call to marriage. His first book ＂Nursery of Heaven: Miscarriage, Stillbirth, and Infant Loss in the Lives of the Saints and Today’s Parents,＂ which he co-authored with Cassie Everts, was released in 2019. His second book, ＂Parents of the Saints: The Hidden Heroes Behind Our Favorite Saints＂ was released in 2021. The latter book took him over three years to write. His first children’s book, ＂The Shepherd at the Crib and the Cross＂ was released in 2022. He graduated with a master’s in education from the Franciscan University of Steubenville and a bachelor’s in marketing from St. Ambrose University.