This Saint Will Change Your Life: 300 Heavenly Allies for Architects, Athletes, Bloggers, Brides, Librarians, Murderers, Whales, Widows, and You

Thomas J. Craughwell

QUIRK BOOKS, Nov 1, 2011 - Religion - 480 pages

Heaven Help Us!

Your days of worry and frustration are over. Whoever you are, whatever you do, there’s a patron saint who wants to help you—specifically you—with your troubles. This Saint Will Change Your Life features 300 patron saints for every person and situation imaginable.

     •  There are patron saints for travelers, vegetarians, and women in labor.
     •  For gamblers, lawyers, and parents with disappointing children.
     •  For families stressed by houseguests.
     •  For victims of toothaches, appendicitis, and sore throats.
     •  For beekeepers, booksellers, sailors, schoolgirls, and even (we kid you not) vampire hunters!

This Saint Will Change Your Life! describes the real-life histories of an amazing variety of holy figures from the Christian faith and reveals how each became associated with particular beneficiaries. Also included are reproductions of 300 full-color holy cards depicting these heavenly helpers in all their glory.

What people are saying

Review: This Saint Will Change Your Life

User Review  - Soapykitty - Goodreads

I've been looking for a copy of This Saint's For You! for a long time now,so I was so happy to see that it's been released again under this title. I don't care for the cover that much (needs more ...

Review: This Saint Will Change Your Life

User Review  - Erin - Goodreads

A fun book for everyone. Lists saints for almost every profession and occassion, including a saint for parents of disappointing children. The reprinting of beautiful saint cards throughout the book make this a lovely gift for anyone interested in saint.

About the author

Thomas J. Craughwell has written about saints for the Wall Street Journal, Inside the Vatican, and Catholic Digest, among other national publications. He lives in New York.

Bibliographic information

• Title: This Saint Will Change Your Life: 300 Heavenly Allies for Architects, Athletes, Bloggers, Brides, Librarians, Murderers, Whales, Widows, and You
• Author: Thomas J. Craughwell
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: QUIRK BOOKS, 2011
• ISBN: 1594745285, 9781594745287
• Length: 480 pages
• Subjects: Fiction / General; Reference / Curiosities & Wonders; Reference / Personal & Practical Guides; Religion / Christianity / General; Religion / Christianity / Saints & Sainthood; Religion / Faith; Religion / Reference