The SaintCast - Catholic Saints on Call

Feb 09 2015 149 ep. 44 mins 3.3k

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Do you have a favorite Saint or a special devotion? Do you have what it takes to be a Saint? As Christians, we have thousands of examples on how to live our lives -- and we'll meet them here!

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SaintCast #147, Soundseeing in Molokai, in the footsteps of Father Damien

Feb 09 2015 58 mins

This week, Paul travels to the island paradise of Molokai, Hawaii. From 1866 to 1969 thousands of men, women, and children diagnosed with leprosy were forcibly exiled to this island to die here in anonymity. Two Catholic saints, Fr. Damien de Veuster and St. Marianne Cope ministered to them, built their houses, soothed their wounds, and helped them live lives of meaning and worth.

SaintCast #146, Servant of God Professor Jerome Lejeune

Jan 26 2015 54 mins

In the wake of the 42nd annual March for Life, we revisit the life and work of Servant of God Jerome Lejeune, French geneticist and pediatrician. The first to discover the genetic basis of a disease, Trisomy 21 or Down syndrome. Lejeune was a tireless defender of human life in its most vulnerable form, and after his incredible discovery, was vilified for his position in defense of

SC 145 'The Pope who Quit' St. Celestine V

Feb 27 2013 56 mins

Prior to Pope Benedict XVI, over 700 years ago, one man resigned the papacy at age 84 and was canonized a saint a short while later. Peter Angelerio, otherwise known as Pope Celestine V was a saintly monk who was chosen pope in 1294, only to resign a short 5 months later, dying a prisoner of the next man to hold the Chair of Peter in a prison at Fumone. On this SaintCast we intervi

SaintCast #144, Seven New Saints!

Nov 18 2012 59 mins

Paul travels to Rome for the canonization of 7 new saints, including the North American Saints Kateri Tekakwitha and Mother Marianne Cope. Hear the excitement in the crowd of tens of thousands of pilgrims who have traveled to witness the special ceremony on the steps of St. Peter's Basilica. Witness parts of the canonization ceremony preceding a Mass in Piazza San Pietro, with pilg

SaintCast #143, The Holy Chalice of Valencia. Is this the Holy Grail?

Jan 31 2012 58 mins

From the Cenaculum, to St. Lawrence in Rome, to Spain. . . this small stone cup has been tenaciously protected and revered for centuries. This week on the SaintCast we interview Janice Bennett, author of "St. Laurence and the Holy Grail," a book that traces the history of the Holy Chalice of Valencia, the reputed Holy Grail that Christ used at the Last Supper. Mrs. Bennett describe

SaintCast #142, Soundseeing in Athens, St. Paul and the Areopagus

Jan 01 2012 58 mins

Paul takes SaintCast listeners on a tour of ancient Athens, touring the Acropolis, and especially the Areopagus hill, where St. Paul preached his sermon on the unknown god, found in the Acts of the Apostles. Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha miracle approved, more saints to come next year. Feedback and Saint Jeopardy returns. Feedback at 312-235-2278

SaintCast #141, Be My Methodius? and Profile of Bl. Niels Stensen

Feb 14 2011 58 mins

Be my Cyril or Methodius? We naturally think of today as St. Valentine's Day. In today's SaintCast we learn of the alternate feast day patrons, Cyril and Methodius, as well as the other Saints celebrated on the liturgical calendar this week. Today's SaintCast features one of my new patrons, eminent Baroque-age neuroscientist, anatomist, and the father of Geology, Blessed Niels Sten

SaintCast Extra #140 - Philmont Bound

Jun 25 2010 11 mins

Back from an extended SaintCast break, Paul embarks on a trip into the New Mexico wilderness under the patronage of St. George, the patron Saint of scouting. Back with all new episodes, including stories from the back country, in 12 days.

SaintCast #139, Auschwitz Diaries, Last Days of St. Maximilian Kolbe

Apr 30 2010 48 mins

SaintCast listener Peter Wiberg interviews Auschwitz survivor Tadeusz Raznikiewicz, from Uppsala, Sweden, eyewitness to the last days of St. Maximilian Kolbe. You won't want to miss this chilling first-hand account of life in Auschwitz, and the story of how 'Pater Kolbe' gave up his life to save a doomed young man. News on the canonization cause of the first U.S. priest of African

SaintCast #138, St. John Fisher, and canonization 101

Apr 21 2010 62 mins

Does the Catholic Church 'make' a saint? Of course not, but in this episode of the SaintCast, learn the intricate details of the canonization process from square one. Also, a profile of the great English martyr, St. John Fisher. The Saint news segment features new on the relics of Padre Pio, Kateri Tekakwitha's cause, and the upcoming Beatification ceremony of St. John Newman. More