I had the pleasure of chatting with Jared Dees from Ave Maria Press today. I got to share a little bit about myself and my family, and talk about some of my favorite Saints and courageous women featured in My Badass Book of Saints.
It was great fun — especially getting to talk with Jared face-to-face. I’m having so much fun with this project — I just wanted to tell some stories. I did, but more than that, I’m getting to meet some wonderful people. I’m blessed!
Amidst threats of giving un-costumed teens treats of root vegetables for Halloween, I took the badass saints quiz a couple of dozen times so I could get Nancy Wake and dress up, too.
I figured that if I cheated to get this:
So I could pretend to be this:
Then I’d replace this (seriously, who thought it’s a great idea? we’d get egged!):
With a real treat — regardless of the kids’ sizes.
Today is the Feast of St. Teresa of Avila. She’s the very first saint I talk about in my book — a love/hate relationship when I was young and my mother dragged me to her Teresiana school reunions.
I rediscovered St. Teresa a few years ago when I was looking for a patron saint. I wanted a saint that was formidable, strong, and matched a lot of my personal interests. Imagine my surprise to discover the same St. Teresa of Avila whom I had rolled my eyes at and thought was too holy to emulate could be a friend to me. My favorite story about her reminds me of my own shenanigans as a child. She ran away with her brother to fight the Moors — hoping she’d be beheaded and made a martyr.
Ok, well, maybe I wasn’t thinking of martyrdom, but adventure — yes!
Ave Maria Press and I invite you to pre-order a copy of the book today in honor of St. Teresa of Avila. With your purchase you’ll get a PDF of chapter one, which includes my story about St. Teresa. You’ll be able to use this code through the month of October!
