SaintCast #131, A Saintly Ghost Story
Today, in honor of the Feast of All Saints (and Halloween) we recount a true ghost story as told by St. John Bosco, whose best friend who came to visit after his death.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
SaintCast #130, Happy St. Crispin’s Day!
Paul wishes a belated ‘Happy St. Crispin’s Day’ to all, recalling the famous speech from Shakespeare’s Henry V at the Battle of Agincourt. We highlight the lives of 4 of the 5 new saints from October 11, the Mills Brothers, New Orleans, a Catholic Pilot and more.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
SaintCast #129, When in Rome . . SoundSeeing at SS. John & Paul
Paul and daughter Laura walk above the Coliseum in Rome, combing the Celian hill for Saint-related sites, and stumble upon the magnificent Basilica of SS. John and Paul, and the former home of Pope St. Gregory the Great. Also hear news of the miracle of San Gennaro in Naples this week.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
SaintCast #128, Blessed Miguel Pro, ‘God’s jester’
In one of the fiercest Catholic persecutions of the last 100 years, ‘God’s jester,’ Miguel Augustin Pro, was executed for his witness to Christ among the faithful of Mexico. Learn about his many disguises, his pranks, and his faithful ministry to the poor in SaintCast #128. Also, Paul takes to the street in St. Louis [...]
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
“Pax Tecum Filumena,” SaintCast #127, the mysterious St. Philomena
The bones found in the tomb in the catacombs of St. Priscilla were moved to Naples, and shortly thereafter amazing miracles began happening. What do we know of St. Philomena? Padre Pio generates solar power?
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
SaintCast #126, Benedict of Nursia
High in the mountains of Lazio, south of Rome, young Benedict took refuge in the silence of a cave to come to know God, an inauspicious beginning to a man called the “Father of Western Monastacism.” The story of Benedict, his Rule, and an interview with a Benedictine monk. Therese goes to space, Jesus & [...]
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
SaintCast #125, The City of “St. Anthony”
Fresh from the CNMC, we pose the question, “Who is the Patron Saint of San Antonio?” We ask that question “on-the-street” (well, really, on the Riverwalk) and you’ll be surprised at the answers! More on Anthony of Padua, and news on the bones of St. Paul.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
SaintCast #124, The Sacred Brain of Jesus?
The sacred brain of Jesus? Never heard of that devotion? On today’s SaintCast we review the life of Margaret Marie Alacoque, the saint largely responsible for the devotion to Jesus’s Sacred Heart, and Paul ponders why there’s no devotion to Jesus’s mind. Also, learn about Saint Shemp.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
SaintCast #123, Justin the Martyr
A saint reference in Nacho Libre? Play along with St. Jeopardy to find out what that’s about. We profile an early Church martyr, philosopher, and Father, Justin Martyr, as we go soundseeing at the Aracoeli Basilica in Rome, Italy. Does a saint’s body have to be found to be canonized? Listen in for the answer.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
SaintCast #122, A Saint named Bede
Today we profile the Venerable Bede, a huge influence in the world from ‘the Dark Ages,’ all from a small monastery in England. From the timing of Easter to English translation of the Bible and other works, to tables of the tides, Bede left his mark on the world.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
