Catholic Women’s Conference

San Antonio, Texas September 2014

Melanie Rigney

What Do You Think of When

You Hear the Word “Saint”? Perfection?

Piety?

Martyrdom?

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What Do You Think of When

You Hear the Word “Saint”? Competitiveness?

Rejection?

Impatience?

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What Do You Think of When

You Hear the Word “Saint”? Queens?

Mothers?

Wives?

Young People?

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Who’s Your Confirmation Saint?

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Women With a Past…

Mary of Egypt (4th century): From

prostitute to atonement in the desert

Jeanne Delanoue (17th century): Shop

owner turned minister to the poor

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Who Came to God Early…

Chiara Badano (1971-1990):

Beautiful, active in her faith;

comforted her caregivers.

Maria Goretti (1890-1902):

Confident that grace would result

from her murder: “Alexander will

join me in heaven.”

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Faith Gradually Awakened… Angela of Foligno (13th-14th

century): From decadence to

leading mystic of her day.

Teresa Benedicta of the

Cross (1891-1942): From

atheist to Catholic nun.

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Extraordinary in Ordinariness Maria Quattrocchi (1884-1965):

Writer, speaker, teacher, nurse… but

mainly, wife of 40 years and mother

of four.

Angela de la Cruz (1846-1932): Born

and died in Seville; listened to

God even when His plan for her

wasn’t clear to others.

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Martyrs Agnes Phila (1909-1940): “You can

kill us, but not the Church and God.”

Marianna Biernacka (1888-1943):

Gave up her life for her pregnant

daughter-in-law without a

second thought.

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Which Are You?

Sinner… or saint?

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Thanks for Coming!

God Bless!

Melanie Rigney

www.sisterhoodofsaintsbook.com

melanie@melanierigney.com

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