Catholic Cardlinks Patron Saints They're famous. They're powerful. And they're ready to help you out...anywhere, anytime. Meet your new best friends. Let Cardlinks introduce you to 48 friends who are more famous, more powerful, and more generous than anybody you've ever known. How famous? People all around the world have known them for centuries. How powerful? They can hear and answer even your unspoken requests. How generous? They are ready to help you with all your problems in this world, and bring you to eternal happiness in the next. Here are saints who, over time, ordinary Catholics have called on when they were... struggling through school, hurting from a stomachache, not sleeping well because of nightmares. These are favorite saints for anyone who really likes... dogs, cats, birds, even whales! Special patron saints for boys and girls (and adults) who like to... draw, write,
After four years in a doctoral program studying medieval English literature, three years as a copywriter for Book-of-the-Month Club, and one year as a marketing director for a pricey, upscale travel company, I went into business for myself as a full-time writer in 1992. (Yeah. I can't believe the business has stayed afloat this long either).
As a writer, I really don't specialize; my resume is all over the map. I developed the concept and wrote the script for History Book Club's first television commercial. I've written direct mail for Time-Life Books, TV Guide, The Reader's Digest, Hilton Hotels, and the American Banking Association. I wrote the original Barnes & Noble web site; a series of online e-learning business, finance, and banking courses for the New York Institute of Finance; and a special "History of the Paperback" web site to celebrate Quality Paperback Book Club's 25th anniversary. My 50 States Fandex cards (Workman Publishing, 1998) have sold 700,000 copies (!). And I've published articles in a variety of newspapers and magazines--from The Wall Street Journal to Emmy magazine to the national Catholic news weekly Our Sunday Visitor.
My first book, Every Eye Beholds You: A World Treasury of Prayer (Harcourt Brace, 1999), was a Main Selection of both Book-of-the-Month Club and Quality Paperback Book Club. My book on patron saints, Saints for Every Occasion (Stampley Enterprises, 2001) has been translated into Spanish, Italian, and Polish.
I'm not a professional talking head, but I've been invited to discuss saints, the canonization process, and Catholic history on CNN, EWTN, Ave Maria Radio; and urban legends on the BBC, The Discovery Channel, Inside Edition, and approximately 75 radio stations.
