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.

Patrick O’Hearn will give a talk on his book “Courtship of the Saints”.  He will reveal how twenty-five saintly couples including Joachim and Anne Joseph and Mary Elizabeth of Hungary and Louis IV Gianna and Pietro Molla Louis and Zélie Martin and others met their spouses.  From the most ordinary to the most extraordinary circumstances one thing is clear: Divine Providence was at work.  The audience will discover what courtship is according to Archbishop Fulton Sheen and Father Chad Ripperger.

In a world of lust confusion disappointment and broken marriages these saintly couples will inspire you to begin waiting and praying for a virtuous spouse.  Still more they offer wisdom and practical advice for those already married.  Better than any romance novel these stories will captivate your heart and reveal how the saints loved with passion and joy enduring all trials with peace—for a blessed marriage is the fruit of a holy courtship.  Copies of Patrick’s Book will be available for purchase!  Pizza and refreshments will be served.  Join us for all or part of the evening.

Patrick O’Hearn is a devout Catholic husband and father.  He has two children on earth and two children in heaven.  He is an author literary consultant speaker and a freelance editor previously serving as TAN Books’ acquisitions editor for two years.  He has authored seven books including Courtship of the Saints: How the Saints Met their Spouses.  He also was a contributor to Fr. Calloway’s latest release: 30 Day Eucharistic Revival: A Retreat with St. Peter Eymard.

He grew up in the Midwest and spent close to three years in a Benedictine Monastery before discerning the call to marriage.  He graduated with a master’s in education from Franciscan University of Steubenville and a bachelor’s in marketing from St. Ambrose University.