Catherine M. Odell is a freelance journalist, editor, curriculum editor and author whose work has appeared primarily in the Catholic Press. She is the author of curriculum materials and of 14 religious trade books focused on topics of special Catholic interest -- angels; the Rosary; St. Faustina Kowalska of Poland; Blessed Solanus Casey, an American candidate for sainthood; patron saints; prayers for children; and the apparitions of Mary, the Blessed Mother of Jesus.