Sr. Patricia Lynch is writing the history of Xavier University of Louisiana here in her library office. She often relays tidbits of Louisiana history to the reference librarians as she passes our desk and we’ve come to rely on her insights about Xavier and New Orleans.
A few weeks ago, just in time for the Super Bowl XLIV season, Sr. Patricia recommended that we read the book Patron Saints: How the Saints Gave New Orleans a Reason to Believe. Written by sports reporter Alan Donnes, this book recounts the amazing season the New Orleans Saints played in 2005 following Hurricane Katrina. At that time some skeptics thought New Orleans might loose its NFL team to another state. Sr. Patricia thinks the book “shows how alert the entire Saints organization became to the needs of the people and it shows the positive, unitive experiences people received from the team.”
Reading Patron Saints is a great way to get fired up for Sunday…WhoDat!





