An ever-growing number of men and women, priests, monks, and laymen, sought Catherine’s advice and direction in matters of conscience, although she had no other authority than her burning love of God and zeal for His kingdom on earth. This meant among other things that she had a steadily growing correspondence. She could not write, so she had to dictate her letters…All her secretaries have maintained that she was able to dictate two or even three letters at once, without for a moment losing the thread of each or confusing the different themes.
This is a paragraph from Catherine of Siena by Sigrid Undset, our June book of the month. Learn more about this great saint by ordering the book online. Then join our discussion group on June 28 after the noon Mass in Room 111. We meet on the last Monday of the month. See the office bulletin board for a list of the 2021 books.