World Between Worlds: How Jenny Dubay Revives St Catherine of Siena for Modern Readers

Visit Website: https://jennydubay.com | Join LegendHaven 2025: https://legendhaven.com | Jenny Dubay never set out to write a saint’s life. She just stumbled on a footnote about a strange woman who fasted and convinced a pope to come back to Rome—and something in her lit up. Years later, after research, prayer, and walking Siena’s streets, that spark turned into her first novel, 'World Between Worlds.' It’s the story of St. Catherine of Siena, told as if you could smell the incense, hear the bells, feel her wrestling with God. Jenny calls it 'bringing the mystics back to life,' because their words don’t make sense until you step into their world.

For her, Catherine was the one who dragged her back to the church. For her readers, Catherine becomes a voice on fire, reminding us that union with God is flesh, blood, and the hard work of surrender.

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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 – From trauma to coaching
2:08 – Writing St. Catherine’s story
5:46 – Translating medieval mystics
7:00 – Blood as mystical union
9:40 – Capturing Catherine’s voice
15:12 – Walking Siena’s streets
16:23 – Living in a “world between worlds”
21:00 – Substacks, travels, projects