Today we're talking all about saints, who they are, some of my favorites, how we can be saints, and about some of the process of the canonization of saints. I hope this episode helps you to identify and to get to know your Heavenly friends and how they help and inspire us, until the day when we meet them face to face. Here are some resources I hope will help you explore this topic in a deeper way:
1. The Message translation of Hebrews 12, encouragement from the saints with a different spin
2. Book: 365 Saints: Your Daily Guide to the Wisdom and Wonder of their Lives
3. Journal Prompts:
What has been my experience of saints in my life from childhood to adulthood?
How did I choose my Confirmation saint's name? What can I learn about their lives now that might help me in my own journey?
Is there a saint who I feel close to me? How did I *meet* them and how do they help?
4. Podcast: Everyday Saints - short episodes describing the life and inspiration of individual saints
5. Video: What is Stopping You From Becoming a Saint?, by Fr. Mike Schmitz and Ascension Presents
6. Video: All Saints Day Pep Talk, by Fr. Mike Schmitz and Ascension Presents
7. Song: When the Saints Go Marchin In, by Louis Armstrong
8. Song: Saints out of Sailors, by Flannel Graph
9. Song: When the Saints, by Sara Groves
