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Meet Quilter and Catholic Historical Writer Anne Faye

Meet Quilter and Catholic Historical Writer Anne Faye

Last updated on: May 20, 2026 at 6:00 am by Mark Wilson

Meet Quilter and Catholic Historical Writer Anne Faye 2026-05-05T08:13:50-05:00 Mark Wilson

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The story of the Saints permeates Catholic life. They are the foundation of all stories of our Catholic faith. The New Testament contains the first saints as they walk and interact with Jesus and the early church. Throughout history these men and women continue to fascinate us with their adventures. Anne Faye has looked into some of the lives of saints closer to our times and given us novels about their lives. When she’s not creating stories, she’s creating quilts and enjoying quant quality entertainment and music. It’s now time to…

1. Tell something interesting about yourself.

I’ve been homeschooling for seventeen years. I also enjoy quilting.

2. What makes a good Catholic writer?

A good Catholic writer is someone who can share the faith in their writing without being preachy.

3. What do you like about being a Catholic/Christian Writer?

I enjoy being able to incorporate my faith in my writing with Catholic characters/history. My Catholic faith is such a part of my life that I find it almost impossible to write without that faith aspect.

4. What is the Main focus of your particular Writing or what do you like to write about?

While I have written contemporary fiction, I mostly enjoy writing historical fiction, especially stories that highlight the roles of women.

5. How does your Catholic Faith influence your writing?

My Catholic faith influences every aspect of my writing. It is an integral part of who I am. I write about Catholic characters whose life is shaped by that faith.

6. What’s your favorite article/Post/book/story you have written?

It’s hard to pick a favorite book! I put so much time and heart into each one. But if I have to choose, I would say The Charter Class about the Sisters of St. Joseph who founded The College of Our Lady of the Elms in Chicopee, MA, and the members of the first class who enrolled in 1928.

It was a mixture of fact and fiction, and I greatly enjoyed both the research and imagining the lives of these young women embarking on a new adventure at a time when higher education for women was still a novelty.

7. What is your favorite topic/subject to write about?

The historical lives of women living their faith.

8. Favorite scripture verse.

“She kept all these things in her heart.” – Luke 2:19. This passage refers to our Blessed Mother. As a very reflective, introspective person, I relate to it.

9. What Are you currently working on?

I’m thinking my next project will be about either Servant of God Rose Hawthorne or Servant of God Leonie Martin, but we shall see what inspiration comes to me!

10. Name a favorite saint or Catholic or some other figure who inspires you in your life.

I’m a big fan of St. Zelie Martin, whom I wrote about in The Lacemaker. She was so saintly, but also so human. She suffered from anxiety, balanced working and motherhood, and had neurodivergent children. I can definitely relate to her.

11. Who is your favorite Living Writer?

I read so many books and enjoy them for different reasons, but Jennifer Chiaverini has long been a favorite. I enjoy her Elm Creek Quilts series as well as her historical women’s fiction.

12. If you could have lunch with any deceased writer who would it be, what would you eat and what would you talk about?

I’m painfully introverted! Just the thought of this is terrifying.

13. Name a favorite movie/tv show or music you find worth sharing with others.

I look forward to the new season of “All Creatures Great and Small” every year!

14. Can you see one of your books being made into a movie or tv series? Who would you want to star or direct?

Years ago, I wrote a screenplay version of The Rose Ring as I thought that would make a good movie. I’m not up enough on current actors or directors to pick someone – probably someone who works on the Hallmark movies!

15. Favorite Historical event.

The Resurrection!

Apostles Peter and John hurry to the tomb on the morning of the Resurrection, 1898. Cambas, 82 x 134 cm RF 1153

This interview was published on May 20, 2026

The day these events took place

1521 – Ignatius of Loyola is seriously wounded in the Battle of Pampeluna.

1609 – Shakespeare’s sonnets are first published in London, perhaps illicitly, by the publisher Thomas Thorpe.

1714 – Johann Sebastian Bach leads the first performance of his cantata for Pentecost, Erschallet, ihr Lieder, BWV 172, at the chapel of Schloss Weimar.

1891 – History of cinema: The first public display of Thomas Edison‘s prototype kinetoscope.

1932 – Amelia Earhart takes off from Newfoundland to begin the world’s first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean by a female pilot, landing in Ireland the next day.

Amelia Earhart prior to her transatlantic crossing of June 17, 1928

16. What else do you want people to know about anything?

I greatly appreciate every person who reads one of my books!

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