SaintCast


SaintCast #125, The City of

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.
 

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SaintCast #124, The Sacred Brain of Jesus?

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.
 

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SaintCast #123, Justin the Martyr

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.
 
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SaintCast #122, A Saint named Bede

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.
 

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SaintCast Episode #121, Saints and the Pets they Love

SaintCast Episode #121, Saints and the Pets they Love

Five new Saints were canonized in Rome, among them a Portuguese soldier, known in Portugal as the Father of the Nation. Also learn about Saints and the pets they loved.
 

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SaintCast #120,

SaintCast #120, “Damien was in love with the Lord,” Bishop Larry Silva on Fr. Damien

Today we welcome Honolulu’s Bishop Larry Silva to the SaintCast to discuss the upcoming canonization and life of Blessed Damien de Veuster.  He talks of the upcoming celebrations and pilgrimages and what Fr. Damien means to Hawaii and the world.
 

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SaintCast #119, Testimony the DVD

SaintCast #119, Testimony the DVD

Today Paul emerges from 2 weeks of hibernation (while recuperating from a respiratory illness) to highlight a new DVD on the life of Servant of God John Paul II.  This new DVD reveals never-before-revealed secrets about events in the life of His Holiness that come to us via the memories of his long-time secretary, Cardinal [...]

SaintCast #118,

SaintCast #118, “Who is the real St. Patrick?”

Man-on-the-street segment returns with Paul asking “What do you know about St. Patrick?”  You’ll be surprised at the answers. Fr. Jim Martin returns to talk about his DVD “Who Cares about the Saints?”
 

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SaintCast #117, Soundseeing at Mission San Juan Capistrano

SaintCast #117, Soundseeing at Mission San Juan Capistrano

Travel with Paul today to southern California to the “jewel” of the California missions, as he visits Mission San Juan Capistrano, on this the 3rd anniversary of the SaintCast.  Follow along with photos at saintcast.org while learning about the mission founded by Blessed Junipero Serra, and the swallows of Capistrano.
 

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SaintCast #116 - Fr. Damien to be Canonized

SaintCast #116 - Fr. Damien to be Canonized

Great news from Rome this week, that Blessed Fr. Damien de Veuster, the priest to the lepers of Molokai is to be canonized in October.  On this SaintCast we interview Ken Bath of the ROMCAL.net website, about his program to bring the Roman Catholic liturgical calendar to the masses.
 

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