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Tales of GlorySaint Teresa of Avila Interior Castle Fifth Mansions Chapter 4 Prayer of Union Part 2 TOG Ep 144In this episode of Tales of Glory, we dive into Part 2 of our exploration of Saint Teresa of Avila's Fifth Mansion, chapter 4 on the mystical Prayer of Union. She reveals how the soul knows for certain if it is experiencing the Prayer of Union and how it differs from similar mystical unions we may encounter. The saint leads through a more profound conversion of the soul as we wrap up our discussion on the Fifth Mansion.Timeline:00:00:00 Show Opener - Interior Castle Fifth Mansions Chapter 400:01:22 Introduction - Welcome00:06:28...2025-06-031h 07
Catholic Saints & FeastsJune 1: Saint Justin MartyrJune 1: Saint Justin Martyr c. 100–c. 165 Memorial; Liturgical Color: Red Patron Saint of philosophers The cut and thrust of philosophical debate led him to Truth On one of his first missionary journeys, Saint Paul found himself in Syria. He was at a crossroads and needed to decide where he would travel to preach the Gospel. Do I head east and bring the Gospel to the gentiles of Mesopotamia, Persia, India, and China? Or do I travel west, to the Greeks, Romans, Franks, and the people on the rim of the Roman Sea (the Me...2025-05-3106 min
Catholic Saints & FeastsMay 29: Saint Paul VI, PopeMay 29: Saint Paul VI, Pope 1897–1978 Optional Memorial; Liturgical Color: White An erudite introvert helms the Church in stormy waters Over the two millennia of its storied existence, the papacy has piled prestige upon power upon privilege like so many bricks in a high, impregnable, theological fortress. The Bishop of Rome is without doubt the world’s greatest institutional defender of tradition. There is simply no other office which telescopes into one man all that is meant by the compressed phrase “Western Civilization.” Giovanni Baptista Montini, today’s saint’s baptismal name, was as perfectly prepared by...2025-05-2806 min
Catholic Saints & FeastsMay 18: Saint John I, Pope and MartyrMay 18: Saint John I, Pope and Martyr c. Late Fifth Century–526 Optional Memorial; Liturgical Color: Red The pope is crushed in a secular vice by two worldly masters The early Popes were Roman citizens who retained their birth or baptismal names upon being elected to the See of Peter. Their names perfectly reflect a flourishing Roman culture rather than the Christian subculture which was gradually budding and flowering in its midst. So there are Popes Clement, Linus, Anacletus, Sixtus, Victor, Callixtus, Urban, and Fabian. It sounds like a roll call of Roman senators in wh...2025-05-1706 min
Catholic Saints & FeastsMay 10: St. John of Avila, Priest & DoctorMay 10: Saint John of Ávila, Priest and Doctor 1499-1569 Optional Memorial: Liturgical Color: White Patron Saint of Andalusia Spain and Spanish clergyHis humble epitaph reads “I was a sower”Some of the most passionate and daring missionaries stayed close to home. They never sailed the high seas or crossed a snow-capped mountain. Today’s saint was one of them. He was an only child, and after his parents died, Fr. John sold his family property, travelled to Seville, cut all ties, and prepared to sail to New Spain (Mexico), one more wave in that...2025-05-0906 min
Catholic Saints & FeastsMay 1: Saint Joseph the WorkerMay 1: Saint Joseph the Worker Optional Memorial; Liturgical Color: White Patron Saint of workersGod wanted a working man to father JesusBesides the Virgin Mary, there are just two saints who have more than one feast day dedicated to their honor on the Church’s universal calendar: Saint John the Baptist and Saint Joseph. Pope Pius XII instituted today’s feast in 1955 in direct response to the surge of atheistic communism in the decades after World War II. Communism at that time was not so clearly understood as the dehumanizing, anti-man, politically corrupt, and...2025-05-0105 min
Catholic Saints & FeastsApril 28: Saint Louis Grignion de Montfort, PriestApril 28: Saint Louis Grignion de Montfort, Priest 1673–1716 Optional Memorial; Liturgical Color: White Patron Saint of preachers Intensely in love with God, his flame burned hot but not long The English writer Graham Greene grew up Anglican with the typical anti-Catholic biases of his twentieth-century generation. One of those biases firmly held that Catholics worshipped the Virgin Mary and thus deflected toward Christ’s mother the glory due to Him alone. But when Greene started dating an educated Catholic girl, she taught him that Catholics rendered latria (worship) to God, dulia (praise) to the sain...2025-04-2805 min
Catholic Saints & FeastsApril 28: Saint Peter Chanel, Priest & MartyrApril 28: Saint Peter Chanel, Priest and Martyr 1803–1841 Optional Memorial; Liturgical Color: Red Patron Saint of Oceania Musumusu axed him to death for no reason at all In Paris, just a few blocks down the Rue du Bac from the shrine of the Miraculous Medal, is a fine, imposing stone building. There are a lot of fine, imposing stone buildings in Paris, so from the outside this one is not exceptional. But once the visitor passes inside the complex of chapel, museum, dormitories, and garden, he understands what a venerable institution he is visiting—The...2025-04-2705 min
Catholic Saints & FeastsApril 25: Saint Mark, EvangelistApril 25: Saint Mark, Evangelist c. First Century Feast; Liturgical Color: Red Patron Saint of lions, lawyers, Venice, interpreters, and prisoners He chronicled what the first Pope witnessed John’s Gospel offers the reader this brief post-Resurrection scene: “Simon Peter said to them, ‘I am going fishing.’ They said to him, ‘We will go with you.’ They went out and got into the boat…” (Jn 21:3). The flock followed where Peter led. How easily Saint Peter moves to the fore in the Acts of the Apostles. How effortlessly he speaks for the entire Community of Faith. Saint Pet...2025-04-2505 min
Catholic Saints & FeastsApril 11: Saint Stanislaus, Bishop and MartyrApril 11: Saint Stanislaus, Bishop and Martyr 1030–1079 Memorial; Liturgical Color: Red Patron Saint of Poland Royal fury fells a bishop For many centuries, the coronation ritual of a king was considered to be a Sacrament of the Church. Such was the importance of the king’s role in protecting and promoting the faith in his realm that his enthronement was embellished with a liturgical pomp and splendor similar to the ordination rite of a bishop. The sacramental character of a king’s coronation was not reflected, however, in the ritual by which a woman became...2025-04-1005 min
Catholic Saints & FeastsApril 7: Saint John Baptiste de la Salle, PriestApril 7: Saint John Baptiste de la Salle, Priest 1651–1719 Memorial; Liturgical Color: White Patron Saint of Christian teachers Great faith, charm, and skill opened school doors to millions A cowboy mounts a horse and lassos a calf to show the next cowboy how to wrangle. A fisherman tosses a net into the ocean so that his son learns to put food on the table for dinner. And a good teacher teaches an apprentice how to teach. The passing on of professional knowledge doesn’t happen by accident. Those who are skilled teach those who are...2025-04-0606 min
Catholic Saints & FeastsApril 4: Saint Isidore, Bishop & DoctorApril 4: Saint Isidore, Bishop & Doctor c. 560–636 Optional Memorial; Liturgical Color: White Patron Saint of the internet There was little he did not know The vast colonial ambitions of Spain in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries went hand in hand with equally epic Catholic missionary efforts. This unity of purpose, these shared goals, with civil and ecclesiastical resources and powers working in concert, was the natural consequence of a country with a total unity of identity. Today’s saint was a singularly important, if remote, source for that powerful concurrence of Iberian theology, culture, art...2025-04-0305 min
Catholic Saints & FeastsMarch 18: Saint Cyril of Jerusalem, Bishop and DoctorMarch 18: Saint Cyril of Jerusalem, Bishop and Doctor c. 315–386 Optional Memorial; Liturgical Color: Violet (Lenten Weekday) A wise and persevering bishop teaches his flock It is the Christ-given obligation of every Catholic bishop, and the priests and deacons who share in his ministry, to teach, sanctify, and govern all people under their spiritual care. Regarding teaching, the letters of Saint Paul, as well as the writings of early Christian theologians, abundantly attest to the duty of the Apostles and their appointed successors to ensure that false doctrine never infects their flocks. The episcopal duty to...2025-03-1805 min
Catholic Saints & FeastsMarch 8: Saint John of God, ReligiousMarch 8: Saint John of God, Religious 1495–1550 Optional Memorial; Liturgical Color: White (Violet when Lenten Weekday) Patron Saint of hospitals, printers, the sick, and alcoholics He walked the fine line between madness and holiness There are many “Johns” who are saints, beginning with those found in Scripture itself: Saint John the Baptist, Saint John the Evangelist, Saint John of the Cross, Saint John Fisher, etc. The name John has also been taken by many popes. Today’s John has the title “of God.” It is a simple and direct title. The word “God” conveys everything under...2025-03-0806 min
Catholic Saints & FeastsMarch 3: Saint Katharine Drexel, Virgin (U.S.A.)March 3: Saint Katharine Drexel, Virgin (U.S.A.) 1858–1955 Optional Memorial; Liturgical Color: White (Violet when Lenten Weekday) Patron Saint of racial justice and philanthropists From riches to rags, she lived the Catholic dream Today’s saint wove in and out of oncoming traffic. She travelled north while everyone else was zooming south. Friends and acquaintances in her refined, educated, upper-class milieu glided past her in search of marriage, children, wealth, travel, security, and leisure. Katharine deftly avoided them and moved forward at her own deliberate pace, looking for poverty, chastity, obedience, solitude, and God...2025-03-0105 min
Catholic Saints & FeastsFebruary 23: Saint Polycarp, Bishop and MartyrFebruary 23: Saint Polycarp, Bishop and Martyr c. 69–c. 155 Memorial; Liturgical Color: Red (When Lenten Weekday, Optional Memorial; Violet) Patron Saint of earache sufferers A venerable bishop’s martyrdom ends the sub-apostolic age A Catholic bishop is brutally executed in Turkey. His assassin yells “Allahu Akbar,” stabs his victim repeatedly in the heart, and then cuts his head off. There are witnesses to the act. The few local priests and faithful fear for their lives. The Pope in Rome is shocked and prays for the deceased. Five thousand people attend the solemn funeral Mass. An...2025-02-2306 min
The Second Act with Michael and JohnMusic, Mindset and Momentum with Saint Josh (An Artist's Road to Impact)Starring:Michael Newborn (@michaelnewborn)John Ballenger (@john-ballenger53)Guest:Saint Joshhttps://www.instagram.com/saintjoshtyg/https://www.instagram.com/saintjoshmusic/https://open.spotify.com/artist/0RMN8YWshpWT8UoUTczQK2?si=xuAk4xwpQKmjmaU_0D3ayQNetwork/Produced by:Seltzer Kings (@seltzerkings) (seltzerkings.com)Theme Music by Saint JoshListen Here:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/71Uji4fPLsnGEJjeAqomiJ?si=77e3d7bb636c422a2025-02-2151 min
Catholic Saints & FeastsFebruary 8: Saint Josephine Bakhita, VirginFebruary 8: Saint Josephine Bakhita, Virgin 1869–1947 Optional Memorial; Liturgical Color: White (Violet on Lenten Weekday) Patron Saint of Sudan and human-trafficking survivors Out of Africa comes a slave, to freely serve the Master of all Black-on-black or Arab-on-black slavery normally preceded and made possible the white-on-black slavery practiced by the colonial powers. These powers—England, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy—were not slave societies, but their colonies were. The complex, pancultural reality of the slave trade and of slavery itself was on full display in the dramatic early life of today’s saint. The futu...2025-02-0805 min
Catholic Saints & FeastsJanuary 31: Saint John Bosco, PriestJanuary 31: Saint John Bosco, Priest 1815–1888Memorial; Liturgical Color: WhitePatron Saint of editors, publishers, schoolchildren, and juvenile delinquents His fatherly heart radiated the warm love of GodSome saints attract the faithful by the raw power of their minds and the sheer force of their arguments. Think of Saint Thomas Aquinas or Saint Augustine. Other saints write so eloquently, with such grace and sweetness, that their words draw people to God like bees to honey. Think of Saint John Henry Newman or Saint Francis de Sales. Still other saints say and write almost no...2025-01-3005 min
RELAX! Si Lord at ang mga Santo ang bahala sa atin!Tuesday of 3rd Week in Ordinary Time (RSLSPH Episode 17)Tuesday of 3rd Week in Ordinary Time (RSLSPH Episode 17)
Featured Saint of the Day: St. Thomas Aquinas, Priest and Doctor of the Church
Readings for January 28, 2025:
1st Reading: Hebrews 10:1-10
Resp. Psalm: Here am I Lord, I come to do your will.
Gospel: Mark 3:31-35 (Sermon on the Mount)2025-01-2813 min
RELAX! Si Lord at ang mga Santo ang bahala sa atin!Monday of 3rd Week in Ordinary Time (RSLSPH Episode 16)Monday of 3rd Week in Ordinary Time (RSLSPH Episode 16)
Saint of the Day: St. Angela Merici
Readings for January 27, 2025:
1st Reading: Hebrews 9:15, 24-28
Resp. Psalm: Sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done marvelous deeds.
Gospel: Mark 3:22-302025-01-2613 min
RELAX! Si Lord at ang mga Santo ang bahala sa atin!Memorial in Honor of St. Francis de Sales (RSLSPH Episode 12)Memorial in honor of St. Francis de Sales/Friday of 2nd Week in Ordinary Time (RSLSPH Episode 12)
Readings for January 24, 2025
1st Reading: Hebrews 8:6-13
Resp. Psalm: Kindness and truth shall meet.
Gospel: Mark 3:13-19
The Readings and Saint of the Day's writing is provided by The Anawim Way: January 12 to March 4, 2025 book. The reflection is provided by Paghahawan tungo sa Liwanag ng Salita ng Diyos Jubilee 2025 book2025-01-2413 min
Catholic Saints & FeastsJanuary 24: Saint Francis de Sales, Bishop1567–1622Memorial; Liturgical Color: WhitePatron Saint of writers and journalistsA talented gentleman of sterling character embodies holinessIt is almost an act of rudeness to limit the life of today’s saint to a page or two. Saint Francis de Sales was a religious celebrity in his own day and age. He was an erudite, humble, tough, and zealous priest and bishop. He was holy and known to be holy by everyone, especially those closest to him. He mingled easily with princes, kings, and popes, who enjoyed his charming and educated company. He ince...2025-01-2404 min
RELAX! Si Lord at ang mga Santo ang bahala sa atin!Thursday of 2nd Week in Ordinary Time (RSLSPH Episode 11)Thursday of 2nd Week in Ordinary Time
RSLSPH Episode 11
Readings for January 23, 2025
First Reading: Hebrews 7:25-8:6
Resp. Psalm: Here am I, Lord, I come to do your will.
Gospel: Mark 3:7-12
Reflections come from the Paghahawan Jubilee 2025 Book and Prayers come from the same book and The Anawim Way. Saint of the Day's writings come from the book of The Anawim Way: January 12, 2025, to March 4, 2025 book.2025-01-2315 min
RELAX! Si Lord at ang mga Santo ang bahala sa atin!Wednesday of 2nd Week in Ordinary Time (RSLSPH Episode 10)Wednesday of 2nd Week in Ordinary Time (RSLSPH Episode 10)
Readings for January 22, 2025 (Wednesday of 2nd Week in Ordinary Time)
1st Reading: Hebrews 7:1-3,15-17
Resp. Psalm: You are a priest for ever, in the line of Melchizedek
Gospel: Mark 3:1-6
Reflection comes from Paghahawan Tungo sa Liwanag ng Salita ng Diyos: The Jubilee 2025 Book and Prayers are from the same book and The Anawim Way January 12, 2025 to March 4, 2025 book. Saint of the Day's writings is coming from The Anawim Way from January 12, 2025, to March 4, 2025.
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RELAX! Si Lord at ang mga Santo ang bahala sa atin!Feast of St. Agnes (RSLSPH Episode 9)Feast of St. Agnes (RSLSPH Episode 9)
Readings for January 21, 2025 (Tuesday of 2nd Week in Ordinary Time)
1st Reading: Hebrews 6:10-20
Resp. Psalm: The Lord will remember his covenant for ever.
Gospel: Mark 2:23-28
Reflection comes from Paghahawan Tungo sa Liwanag ng Salita ng Diyos: The Jubilee 2025 Book and Prayers are from the same book and The Anawim Way January 12, 2025 to March 4, 2025 book. Saint of the Day's writings are coming from The Anawim Way January 12, 2025 to March 4, 2025 book and Blessed Among Us January 21, 2025.
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Catholic Saints & FeastsJanuary 20: Saint Fabian, Pope and MartyrJanuary 20: Saint Fabian, Pope and Martyr c. 200–250Optional Memorial; Liturgical Color: RedPatron Saint of RomeThe popes of the third century knew how to dieIn the present-day suburbs of Rome, tour buses navigate winding, narrow, tree-lined roads to carry modern pilgrims to the Catacombs of St. Callixtus. The pilgrims descend a steep staircase until they find themselves in a vast, dark, underground space. The pilgrims slowly walk by early Christian graffiti blanketing the walls to their right and to their left. Marble scraps of early Christian tombstones have etched upon them Gr...2025-01-1804 min
Catholic Saints & FeastsJanuary 6: Saint André Bessette, Religious (Canada; U.S.A.)January 6: Saint André Bessette, Religious (Canada; U.S.A.) 1845–1937 Optional Memorial (Canada & U.S.A.); Liturgical Color: White Patron Saint of family caregivers He loved the Word of God, though he could not read Saint Paul teaches in his letter to the Romans that faith comes by hearing. It’s a good thing it doesn’t come only by reading. Until modern times, a relatively small percentage of the population has been able to read. Today’s saint had faith enough to move mountains, yet if he looked at the page of an open book...2025-01-0604 min
Catholic Saints & FeastsDecember 31: Saint Sylvester I, PopeDecember 31: Saint Sylvester I, Pope c. Late Third century—335 Optional Memorial; Seventh Day in the Octave of Christmas; Liturgical Color: White Patron Saint of the Benedictines A new captain pilots the ship of the Church in calmer seas One thousand four hundred years before Christ, approximately when Moses led the Jewish people out of Egypt, a pharaoh ordered his slaves to hew an enormous obelisk out of a bank of stone. It was the largest monolithic obelisk ever cut. While it was still recumbent, craftsmen carved hieroglyphs up and down its narrow si...2024-12-3006 min
Catholic Saints & FeastsDecember 27: Saint John, Apostle and EvangelistDecember 27: Saint John, Apostle and Evangelist c. Early First Century–c. 100 Feast; Third day in the Octave of Christmas; Liturgical Color: White Patron Saint of authors, loyalty, and friendship Outside of Christianity, few people believe God is love Saint Jerome, while living in Palestine in the late 300s, relates a touching anecdote still being told at that time about John the Evangelist. When John was old and feeble, Jerome recounts, and no longer able to walk or preach, he would be carried among the faithful in church and would repeat only one thing over...2024-12-2706 min
Catholic Saints & FeastsDecember 23: Saint John of Kanty, PriestDecember 23: Saint John of Kanty, Priest 1390–1473 Optional Memorial; Liturgical color: Violet Patron Saint of Poland and Lithuania Humility, austerity, work, and intelligence unite in one man Conquering generals returning home from the rim of the Empire were awarded triumphal parades through Rome’s crowded masses. The booty of war entered the city first on carts—gold plate, silver goblets, piles of aromatic spices—then came the exotic animals, the caged prisoners of war, and row after row of legionaries. Finally, the victorious general split the crowd in a chariot pulled by two white horses...2024-12-2205 min
Catholic Saints & FeastsDecember 14: Saint John of the Cross, Priest and DoctorDecember 14: Saint John of the Cross, Priest and Doctor 1542–1591 Memorial; Liturgical Color: White Patron Saint of contemplatives, mystics, and Spanish poets A priest’s love of God is purified by the blue flames of contemplation and mistreatment The Protestant Reformation sparked a purifying fire in the Catholic Church. Like a prairie fire scorches the thick grasses, thistle, and weeds, so the heat of the Counter-Reformation moved over the land, scorching the thicket of devotions, pious customs, and theological miscellania that had snagged and obscured the Church’s purest growth. Besides the universal reforms of the...2024-12-1406 min
Catholic Saints & FeastsDecember 4: Saint John Damascene, Priest and DoctorDecember 4: Saint John Damascene, Priest and Doctor c. 674–749 Optional Memorial; Liturgical Color: White Patron Saint of icon painters and theology students A monk defends images from Christian attack “Christ...did not save us by paintings,” a Synod of Bishops declared in Paris in 825. God, it could be added, did not become an icon. He became a man, and so sanctified creation itself, not just art. In the eighth century, a raging debate, even violence, over the role of images in Christianity tore at the fabric of the undivided Church. The deep wounds inflicted in the...2024-12-0406 min
Catholic Saints & FeastsNovember 30: Saint Andrew, ApostleNovember 30: Saint Andrew, ApostleFirst CenturyFeast; Liturgical Color: RedPatron Saint of Scotland, Greece, fishermen, sailors, and spinstersA big-hearted fisherman becomes a daring ApostleAndrew was a fisherman from Bethsaida in Northern Israel. He lived on the shores of the Sea of Galilee, which is really a lake, where many of Jesus’ miracles took place. Jesus chose mostly fishermen and small farmers to be His disciples, perhaps because in these professions a man can plan, sweat, and calculate, and still, in the end, fail. Success is not appreciated unless failure is an...2024-11-3005 min
Catholic Saints & FeastsNovember 25: Saint Catherine of Alexandria, Virgin and MartyrNovember 25: Saint Catherine of Alexandria, Virgin and Martyrc. Late third–early fourth centuriesOptional Memorial; Liturgical Color: RedPatron Saint of philosophers, apologists, and all who work with wheelsAn obscure Egyptian wins the double crown of virgin-martyrThe armies of Alexander the Great swept south and east from Greece three hundred and thirty years before the infant Jesus ever gently swayed in His Mother’s arms. After Alexander conquered Egypt, he founded a new coastal city and crowned it after himself. Alexandria, Constantinople, Caesarea, Antioch, and numerous other foundations gratified the colo...2024-11-2506 min
Catholic Saints & FeastsNovember 23: Saint Clement I, Pope and MartyrNovember 23: Saint Clement I, Pope and MartyrFirst CenturyOptional Memorial; Liturgical Color: RedPatron Saint of sailors and marble workersPrimacy more than infallibility, service more than authorityOur loving maternal Church expresses herself through a paternal structure which makes decisions, resolves conflicts, intercedes in disputes, and governs the people who voluntarily gather in her strong embrace. The Marian Church of discipleship is without sin, like the Virgin herself, but the Petrine Church of authority is founded on a heroic, but flawed, man. Because it is rooted in the life of Saint...2024-11-2306 min
Catholic Saints & FeastsOctober 23: Saint John of Capistrano, PriestOctober 23: Saint John of Capistrano, Priest1386–1456Optional Memorial; Liturgical Color: WhitePatron Saint of military chaplains and juristsA worldly man becomes a Franciscan and a great preacherToday’s saint, like Saints Francis of Assisi, Maximilian Kolbe, Jerome Emiliani and many other male saints, was a prisoner of war. And just like all the others, imprisonment changed John of Capistrano forever. Being confined to the four walls of a prison made him realize how precious was the life that God had given him and how sad it was to waste it on friv...2024-10-2305 min
Catholic Saints & FeastsOctober 22: Saint John Paul II, PopeOctober 22: Saint John Paul II, Pope1920–2005Optional Memorial; Liturgical Color: WhitePatron Saint of World Youth DayFully prepared, possessing every skill, a pope for the ages makes maximum impactThirty-three years after the dark cloud of communism had settled over Eastern Europe, on a crisp autumn night, heavy bells across Poland began to sway and toll in their high towers. Their clangs peeled down the valleys, thundered through the town squares, and reverberated off every city street. Men and women spilled like water into the streets. Songs. Candles. Prayers. Flowers. Tears. Flags. Em...2024-10-2207 min
Catholic Saints & FeastsOctober 20: Saint Paul of the Cross, Priest (U.S.A.)October 20: Saint Paul of the Cross, Priest (U.S.A.)1694–1775Optional Memorial; Liturgical Color: WhitePatron Saint of Ovada, Italy, and founder of the PassionistsHe was a marathoner whose “runner’s high” lasted a lifetimeAfter unsuccessfully living the life of a soldier, today’s saint left the military to live a secluded life of prayer for over five years. But then in 1720, he received a vision instructing him to found a Congregation devoted to Christ’s passion. In 1727 he was ordained a priest by the pope, along with his brother, and novices bega...2024-10-2006 min
Catholic Saints & FeastsOctober 11: Saint John XXIII, PopeOctober 11: Saint John XXIII, Pope1881–1963Optional Memorial; Liturgical Color: WhitePatron Saint of papal delegatesA smart, fatherly priest becomes a warm-hearted popeThe first Pope John XXIII was an amoral antipope. He was one of three competing popes between 1409–1417, the confusing, final chapter of the Western Schism whose power struggles and political intrigues tore at the fabric of the Church between 1378–1417. When today’s saint was elected Bishop of Rome in 1958, being well versed in church history, he chose the name John XXIII to put to rest forever and always any lingering confusio...2024-10-1006 min
Catholic Saints & FeastsOctober 9: Saint John Henry Newman (England and Wales)October 9: Saint John Henry Newman (England and Wales)1801–1890Memorial; Liturgical color: WhiteAs mellow as a breeze, as elegant as a swan, he walked alone the path to RomePope Benedict XVI, a professional theologian, did not typically perform beatification ceremonies, instead entrusting them to his Cardinals. But such was Benedict’s immense respect for Cardinal John Henry Newman’s life and thought that the Pope not only personally celebrated Newman’s beatification Mass but even traveled to England, Newman’s homeland, to do so in September 2010.Cardinal Newman is known to most Ameri...2024-10-0906 min
Catholic Saints & FeastsOctober 9: Saint Denis, Bishop, and CompanionsOctober 9: Saint Denis, Bishop, and CompanionsThird CenturyOptional Memorial; Liturgical Color: RedPatron Saint of ParisA missionary bishop is beheaded and the Church’s eldest daughter thrivesTherapod, Spinosaurus, Ornithopod, Ceratopsid, Triceratops. Creatures with strange names from long ago with three toes, sharp protruding vertebrae, duck heads, three horns and jaws that crushed like the serrated walls of a trash compactor. A cephalophore? A theological neologism for another creature from long ago—a martyr who carries his own head after being decapitated. Today’s saint, Denis, is the most well-known cephalophore. He cra...2024-10-0906 min
Catholic Saints & FeastsOctober 9: Saint John Leonardi, PriestOctober 9: Saint John Leonardi, Priest1541–1609Optional Memorial; Liturgical Color: WhitePatron Saint of pharmacists“Either Christ or nothing!” was his cure for every illToday’s saint was among that first wave of post-Council of Trent priests and founders whose purification of the Church started with themselves. Saint John Leonardi was a man ardently in love with Christ and Mary and the sacred field of the Catholic Church, where theological truths grow tall and dense in the richest soil. Because that sacred field was so in need of clearing, pruning, and weeding in his era...2024-10-0806 min
Catholic Saints & FeastsOctober 4: Saint Francis of AssisiOctober 4: Saint Francis of Assisic. 1182–1226Memorial; Liturgical Color: WhitePatron Saint of animals, ecology, and merchants. Co-patron of ItalyA merchant’s son of eccentric sensibilities goes radicalThough originally baptized by his mother as Giovanni (John) in honor of Saint John the Baptist, today’s saint was renamed Francesco, or “Frenchy,” by his father Pietro de Bernardone after Pietro returned home from trading in France. Pietro loved France, and his son’s romantic, troubadour spirit likely flowed from that same cultural source.Francesco grew up in a middle-class home that engaged...2024-10-0305 min
Catholic Saints & FeastsOctober 1: Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus, Virgin and DoctorOctober 1: Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus, Virgin and Doctor1873–1897Memorial; Liturgical Color: WhitePatron Saint of florists, missions, and aviatorsA sensitive country girl wades into the deepThérèse Martin was a weepy child, as emotionally brittle as porcelain. She was easily offended and easily pleased. A furled brow or a sideways glance from her father would dissolve her into tears. A beautiful flower or a kind word and she would beam a smile. She grew up in a brotherless home. Her father, an uncle, and priests were the me...2024-10-0105 min
Catholic Saints & FeastsSeptember 30: Saint Jerome, Priest and DoctorSeptember 30: Saint Jerome, Priest and Doctorc. 345–420Memorial; Liturgical Color: WhitePatron Saint of archeologists, Biblical scholars, and librariansA prickly scholar translates the Bible into Latin forever and alwaysToday’s saint was living in Antioch in the 370s when he had a vision. Jerome was standing in the presence of the seated Christ, who asked him who he was. “I am a Christian,” Jerome responded. “LIAR!” Jesus yelled. “You are a Ciceronian, not a Christian, for where your treasure is, there also is your heart.” Jerome indeed loved Cicero and other Latin stylists...2024-09-3006 min
Catholic Saints & FeastsSeptember 27: Saint Vincent de Paul, PriestSeptember 27: Saint Vincent de Paul, Priest1581–1660Memorial; Liturgical Color: WhitePatron Saint of all charitable societies, hospitals, and leprosy victimsA powerhouse priest organizes multitudes for charity and renews priestly formationToday’s saint was one of the brightest stars in the galaxy of saintly men and women whose light rejuvenated Catholicism in seventeenth-century France. Saint Vincent de Paul established charitable societies that have endured to this day. He also founded male and female religious orders that still thrive in the twenty-first century. He was a trusted counselor to bishops, cardinals, and royalty. His...2024-09-2705 min
Catholic Saints & FeastsSeptember 13: Saint John Chrysostom, Bishop and DoctorSeptember 13: Saint John Chrysostom, Bishop and Doctorc. 347–407Memorial; Liturgical Color: WhitePatron Saint of preachers and speakersA great preacher, writer, and intellectual suffers for the faithIn the tug and pull of the theological disputes of the fourth and fifth centuries, today’s saint was a seminal figure. Along with other luminaries such as Saints Ambrose, Athanasius, Hilary, Basil and many others, he tunneled deep into Scripture and the existing Christian tradition to carve out what is today known as the deposit of faith. Saint John Chrysostom was from Antioch, that “Metrop...2024-09-1205 min
Catholic Saints & FeastsAugust 29: The Passion of Saint John the Baptist, MartyrAugust 29: The Passion of Saint John the Baptist, Martyr c. 29 A.D.Memorial; Liturgical Color: RedA desert-dwelling, locust-eating, weed-wearing, celibate ascetic dies for marriageSaint John Vianney was so opposed to the dances held routinely in his small town of Ars that he dedicated a small chapel in his parish church to Saint John the Baptist. At its entrance was painted, perhaps somewhat tongue in cheek, a warning of the evil effects produced by lust and drink: "His head was the price of a dance." Saint John the Baptist’s head was, indeed, th...2024-08-2905 min
Catholic Saints & FeastsAugust 25: Saint Joseph Calasanz, PriestAugust 25: Saint Joseph Calasanz, Priest1556–1648Optional Memorial; Liturgical Color: WhitePatron Saint of Catholic schools and school childrenA visionary implements his plan, is defamed, and forgivesThe star of today’s saint burns less brightly than others in the great constellation of counter-reformation saints. But the educational vision of Saint Joseph Calasanz and the ultimate spread and triumph of his order after his death have had an enduring impact far exceeding his humble reputation. Calasanz was born into a minor noble family in Spain, the youngest of eight children. His pare...2024-08-2505 min
Catholic Saints & FeastsAugust 24: Saint Bartholomew, ApostleAugust 24: Saint Bartholomew, ApostleFirst CenturyFeast; Liturgical Color: RedPatron Saint of bookbinders, butchers, and leather workersThe Church conquered an imperfect world due to the heroic witness of the ApostlesLittle is known with certainty about today’s Apostle, and perhaps Saint Bartholomew is just fine with that. If he were like Saint John the Baptist, he would want Christ to increase and himself to decrease. It is possible, although not certain, that Bartholomew is the same Apostle as Nathaniel. Bartholomew means “Son of Tolmai” and is not a name, technically, but a...2024-08-2405 min
Catholic Saints & FeastsAugust 19: Saint John Eudes, PriestAugust 19: Saint John Eudes, Priest1601–1680Optional Memorial; Liturgical Color: WhitePatron Saint of the Diocese of Baie-Comeau, QuébecHis fine education led to a life of deep prayer and identity with JesusMany educated Catholics are familiar with the great Spanish saints of the 1500s: Saints Ignatius Loyola, Francis Xavier, John of the Cross, Teresa of Ávila, and many more. They are saints of the counter-reformation era but not counter-reformation saints. Due to the reforms of a visionary Spanish cardinal long before Father Luther went mad, there was no reformation in Spain that...2024-08-1706 min
Catholic Saints & FeastsAugust 9: Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, Virgin and MartyrAugust 9: Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, Virgin and Martyr1891–1942Optional Memorial; Liturgical Color: RedCo-Patron Saint of EuropeA Jewish intellectual discovers St. Teresa of Ávila, converts, and dies for her raceEdith Stein, today’s saint’s given name, was a highly cultured European intellectual. She obtained a doctorate in philosophy summa cum laude from a German university after being accepted as a student by a renowned philosopher. She mastered numerous languages and worked as both a nurse and interpreter during World War I. She was a naturally gifted and effective teacher...2024-08-0907 min
Catholic Saints & FeastsAugust 4: Saint John Vianney, PriestAugust 4: Saint John Vianney, Priest1786–1859Memorial; Liturgical Color: WhitePatron Saint of parish priestsA farmer knows God through prayer, not books, and becomes a holy priest“Is Mr. Vianney good?” the Vicar General asked. “He is a model of goodness,” the seminary official responded. “Very well. Then let him be ordained.” And thus the last obstacle was removed from the long and winding path to Holy Orders of John Marie Vianney. Young John had difficulty learning Latin, and all seminary courses were in Latin. He had difficulty, in fact, learning anything. He had received a...2024-08-0305 min
Catholic Saints & FeastsJuly 30: Saint Peter Chrysologus, Bishop and DoctorJuly 30: Saint Peter Chrysologus, Bishop and Doctorc. 380–c. 450Optional Memorial; Liturgical Color: WhitePatron Saint of Imola, Italy, invoked against fever and mad dogsA golden tongued bishop preaches to a golden cityIn 330 A.D., the Emperor Constantine transferred his capital from Rome to a newly constructed city he named after himself in present day Turkey. The Roman Empire and its ancient traditions continued but under a new guise. The Empire slowly oriented itself toward Greek, not Western, art and culture; adopted Orthodoxy, not Catholicism, as its religion; and communicated in th...2024-07-3006 min
Catholic Saints & FeastsJuly 25: Saint James, ApostleJuly 25: Saint James, ApostleFirst CenturyFeast; Liturgical Color: WhitePatron Saint of Spain, equestrians, and pilgrimsHerod strikes againThe primary legacy of the Twelve Apostles is silence. Yes, their voices are sometimes heard in the Gospels, briefly. Yes, they traveled, evangelized, and built up the Church, discreetly. And yes, they were martyred, save John, though obliquely. Who went exactly where, and did what, is guesswork. When, how, by whom, and where each Apostle died is largely conjecture. Even most of their burial places are uncertain. After the Resurrection and Ascension of...2024-07-2506 min
Catholic Saints & FeastsJuly 23: Saint Bridget of Sweden, ReligiousJuly 23: Saint Bridget of Sweden, Religious1303–1373Optional Memorial; Liturgical Color: WhitePatron Saint of Europe, Sweden, and widowsA royal widow’s visions awe the massesUpon entering the baroque Basilica of Saint John Lateran in Rome, on the first pillar to the right, is a fragment of a medieval fresco by the master Giotto. It is incongruous with the style of the rest of the often restored Basilica. The fresco has been preserved, partial but unchanged, because of its historical importance. It depicts Pope Boniface VIII proclaiming the first Jubilee Year in 1300. That...2024-07-2306 min
Catholic Saints & FeastsJuly 21: Saint Lawrence of Brindisi, Priest and DoctorJuly 21: Saint Lawrence of Brindisi, Priest and Doctor1559–1619Optional Memorial; Liturgical Color: WhitePatron Saint of Brindisi, ItalyA little-known Doctor of the Church did it all and did it wellJulius Caesar Russo was born into a religious family, yet from a young age was drawn to join another religious family—that of Saint Francis of Assisi. After his father’s early death, little Julius was placed in the care of the Friars Minor by his mother. Upon moving to Venice, though, he came to know the Capuchins, another expression of Franciscanism, and jo...2024-07-2106 min
Catholic Saints & FeastsJune 28: Saint Irenaeus, Bishop and MartyrJune 28: Saint Irenaeus, Bishop and Martyr c. 125–c. 200 Memorial; Liturgical Color: Red Patron Saint of apologists and catechists The Church was explicitly Catholic from the start The iconic opening words of Julius Caesar’s Gallic War are “All Gaul is divided into three parts.” The chieftains of these three regions of Roman Gaul (France) met yearly in the southern city of Lugdunum, known today as Lyon. These rough noblemen and their large retinues trekked to Lyon in 12 B.C. for the dedication of the Sanctuary of the Three Gauls on the slope of Lyon’s h...2024-06-2806 min
Catholic Saints & FeastsJune 26: Saint Josemaria Escriva, PriestJune 26: Saint Josemaria Escriva, Priest 1902–1975 Optional Memorial; Liturgical Color: White (Saint Josemaria is not on the Church’s universal calendar but is included here) Patron Saint of diabetics Work is our sacrifice and the earth is our altar When today’s saint was a young priest, he was a rather well-known speaker in Madrid, Spain. Besides being an excellent homilist, he also preached retreats, gave parish missions, and taught classes. A young woman heard that Father Josemaria was scheduled to give some lectures nearby and, in light of his reputation, was eager to hear h...2024-06-2506 min
Catholic Saints & FeastsJune 24: Birth of Saint John the BaptistJune 24: Birth of Saint John the Baptist First Century Solemnity; Liturgical Color: White or Gold Patron Saint of converts and epileptics A rugged forerunner cuts a path for his cousin “Dies natalis” means “birthday” or “anniversary” in Latin. But for early Christians, “dies natalis” referred to a martyr’s date of death and its subsequent commemoration in the Church’s liturgy, most typically through the assigning of a feast day. Most saints, martyrs or otherwise, are commemorated on, or near, the date of their death, the date their body was transferred to its final resting place...2024-06-2305 min
Catholic Saints & FeastsJune 22: Saints John Fisher, Bishop and Martyr, and Thomas More, MartyrJune 22: Saints John Fisher, Bishop and Martyr, and Thomas More, Martyr John Fisher: 1469–1535; Thomas More: 1478–1535 Optional Memorial; Liturgical Color: Red Patron Saint of the Diocese of Rochester (Fisher) and of lawyers and politicians (More) They would not bend to the marriage In 1526 a German painter named Hans Holbein could not find work in Basel, Switzerland. The Reformation had come to town. It shattered the stained glass, burned the wooden statues, and sliced up the oil paintings. Protestants don’t “do” great art. There were no more commissions. So Holbein went north, to Catholic En...2024-06-2208 min
Catholic Saints & FeastsJanuary 5: Saint John Neumann, Religious (U.S.A.)January 5: Saint John Neumann, Religious (U.S.A.)1811–1860Memorial; Liturgical Color: WhitePatron Saint of Catholic educationHe gave of himself until there was nothing left to give Today’s saint worked like a mule. He studied, he wrote, he prayed, he preached, he traveled, he built, he founded, he guided, he taught. And then one day, carrying construction plans for his Cathedral in Philadelphia to an office, he died in the street. He had worked himself to death. He was forty-eight years old. Saint John Neumann was born in Central Euro...2024-01-0404 min
Rector's Bible Study - Saint Michael and All Angels#176 | The Gospel of John | John 7:1-52S. 7 Ep. 10 | The Rev. Dr. Christopher D. Girata leads today's Rector's Bible Study, The Gospel of John. This class will explore John 7:1-52. Visit saintmichael.org/rbs to view the current RBS schedule and class materials.2023-11-291h 00
Rector's Bible Study - Saint Michael and All Angels#175 | The Gospel of John | John 6:22-71S. 7 Ep. 9 | The Rev. Dr. Christopher D. Girata leads today's Rector's Bible Study, The Gospel of John. This class will explore John 6:22-71. Visit saintmichael.org/rbs to view the current RBS schedule and class materials.2023-11-1559 min
Catholic Saints & FeastsNovember 16: Saint Gertrude, VirginNovember 16: Saint Gertrude, Virgin 1256–1302Optional Memorial; Liturgical Color: White Patron Saint of nuns and of the Diocese of Magdeburg, GermanyIncandescent visions of Christ drew her into the deepToday’s saint, known as Saint Gertrude the Great, is one of the most provocative spiritual writers in the long and rich history of the Church. When just a child, she was placed in the care of Benedictine nuns, perhaps because of her parents’ early deaths. The high walls surrounding the cloister broadened the young girl’s mind, instead of confining it. For Gertrude, as for s...2023-11-1505 min
Rector's Bible Study - Saint Michael and All Angels#174 | The Gospel of John | John 6:1-21S. 7 Ep. 8 | The Rev. Ken Brannon leads today's Rector's Bible Study, The Gospel of John. This class will explore John 6:1-21. Visit saintmichael.org/rbs to view the current RBS schedule and class materials.2023-11-0858 min
Rector's Bible Study - Saint Michael and All Angels#173 | The Gospel of John | John 5:9-5:47S. 7 Ep. 7 | The Rev. Dr. Christopher D. Girata leads today's Rector's Bible Study, The Gospel of John. This class will explore John 5:9-5:47. Visit saintmichael.org/rbs to view the current RBS schedule and class materials.2023-11-0157 min
Rector's Bible Study - Saint Michael and All Angels#172 | The Gospel of John | John 4:43-5:9S. 7 Ep. 6 | The Rev. Dr. Christopher D. Girata leads today's Rector's Bible Study, The Gospel of John. This class will explore John 4:43-5:9. Visit saintmichael.org/rbs to view the current RBS schedule and class materials.2023-10-2543 min
Rector's Bible Study - Saint Michael and All Angels#171 | The Gospel of John | John 4:1-42S. 7 Ep. 5 | The Rev. Dr. Christopher D. Girata leads today's Rector's Bible Study, The Gospel of John. This class will explore John 4:1-42. Visit saintmichael.org/rbs to view the current RBS schedule and class materials.2023-10-181h 00
Rector's Bible Study - Saint Michael and All Angels#170 | The Gospel of John | John 3S. 7 Ep. 4 | The Rev. Mary Lessmann leads today's Rector's Bible Study, The Gospel of John. This class will explore John 3. Visit saintmichael.org/rbs to view the current RBS schedule and class materials.2023-10-1146 min
Rector's Bible Study - Saint Michael and All Angels#169 | The Gospel of John | John 2S. 7 Ep. 3 | The Rev. Dr. Christopher D. Girata leads today's Rector's Bible Study, The Gospel of John. This class will explore John 2. Visit saintmichael.org/rbs to view the current RBS schedule and class materials.2023-10-041h 00
Rector's Bible Study - Saint Michael and All Angels#168 | The Gospel of John | John 1:19-51S. 7 Ep. 2 | The Rev. Dr. Christopher D. Girata leads today's Rector's Bible Study, The Gospel of John. This class will explore John 1:19-51. Visit saintmichael.org/rbs to view the current RBS schedule and class materials.2023-09-2746 min
Rector's Bible Study - Saint Michael and All Angels#167 | The Gospel of John | Intro & John 1:1-18S. 7 Ep. 1 | The Rev. Dr. Christopher D. Girata leads today's Rector's Bible Study, The Gospel of John. This class will explore the Intro & John 1:1-18. Visit saintmichael.org/rbs to view the current RBS schedule and class materials.
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The Saint ChallengeThe Saint Challenge Day 317 - St. John Chrysostom - September 13RESOURCE St. John Chrysostom’s Instructions for Catechumens ----------------- The Saint Challenge is brought to you by Catholic Treehouse. The Saint Challenge is made available at no charge, but that doesn’t mean that it’s free to make. Your generous support keeps the lights on in the treehouse, and helps deliver The Saint Challenge to thousands of people every day. Find out how you can support the Saint Challenge with a one-time gift or monthly subscription by visiting us at: https://www.thesaintchallenge.com Get full acc...2023-09-1301 min
Planetary Health First Mars Next, a Michael Mann productionEmpathy Amplified: Harnessing AI and Advanced Analytics to Drive At-Home Care in the Digital Age # 23 John Criswell and Michael MannEmpathy Amplified: Harnessing AI and Advanced Analytics to Drive At-Home Care in the Digital Age # 23 John Criswell and Michael Mann
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The Saint ChallengeThe Saint Challenge Day 236 - Nativity of Saint John the Baptist - June 24The Saint Challenge is brought to you by Catholic Treehouse. The Saint Challenge is made available at no charge, but that doesn’t mean that it’s free to make. Your generous support keeps the lights on in the treehouse, and helps deliver The Saint Challenge to thousands of people every day. Find out how you can support the Saint Challenge with a one-time gift or monthly subscription by visiting us at: https://www.thesaintchallenge.com Get full access to Catholic Treehouse at catholictreehouse.substack.com/subscribe2023-06-2401 min
The Saint ChallengeThe Saint Challenge Day 57 - St. John the Apostle - December 27The Saint Challenge is brought to you by Catholic Treehouse. Find us online at https://www.catholictreehouse.com or https://www.thesaintchallenge.com The Saint Challenge is made available at no charge, but that doesn’t mean that it’s free to make. Your generous support—one-time or monthly—keeps the lights on in the treehouse, and helps deliver The Saint Challenge to thousands of people every day. Support the Saint Challenge here: https://catholictreehouse.locals.com/support RESOURCES: The First Epistle of John: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+John+1%3A1+-+5%3...2022-12-2701 min
Inspire Nation Show with Michael SandlerIf Positive Affirmations Aren't Working Then TRY THIS! Noah. St John | AfformationsIf you’ve been practicing your affirmations but it just isn’t getting you where you want to go, then do we have the affirming, scratch that, afforming show for you. Today we’ll be talking with Noah Saint John about affirmations, what they are, and why’re their not working, and why it’s NOT your fault, and afformations, what’s the difference, how they work, and why they’re so powerful. Dr. Noah St. John, the father of Afformations and the best-selling author of 10 books, including Afformations: The Miracle of Positive Self...2022-09-2351 min
JMAY TV PodcastDeepening Faith In God (Reloaded): Season 1 Episode 1We're reloading this program! The Deepening Faith In God is back here on Spotify, now with added flavor adding to our programming, the Saint or Blessed of the Day as accompanied with the book Blessed Among Us by Robert Ellsberg.
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JMAY TV PodcastKumu Spirituality Episode Season 1: At The Heart Of The Gospel Season 7 Episode 2Welcome to the JMAY TV Podcast Original Series where we will post all episodes from our recorded podcasts from different platforms.
For our 1st Original Series, we'll be bringing you episodes from At The Heart Of The Gospel hosted by yours as bebejmay on Kumu, Ang Senyorita ng Bayan, Jnln Queenlynn Lnrd Sngc also known as queenelsen.official and Homeboy, Maki Carandang also known as barakotv.
In this episode, we've tackled the readings for July 26, 2022, and the featured saint of the day, Saints Joachim and Anna.
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JMAY TV PodcastKumu Spirituality Episode Season 1: At The Heart Of The Gospel Season 7 Episode 1Welcome to the JMAY TV Podcast Original Series where we will post all episodes from our recorded podcasts from different platforms.
For our 1st Original Series, we'll be bringing you episodes from At The Heart Of The Gospel hosted by yours as bebejmay on Kumu, Ang Senyorita ng Bayan, Jnln Queenlynn Lnrd Sngc also known as queenelsen.official and Homeboy, Maki Carandang also known as barakotv.
In this episode, we've tackled the readings for July 25, 2022, and the featured saint of the day, Saint James the Great.
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Catholic Saints & FeastsJune 26: Saint Josemaria Escriva, PriestJune 26: Saint Josemaria Escriva, Priest1902–1975Optional Memorial; Liturgical Color: White (Saint Josemaria is not on the Church’s universal calendar but is included here)Patron Saint of diabeticsWork is our sacrifice and the earth is our altarWhen today’s saint was a young priest, he was a rather well-known speaker in Madrid, Spain. Besides being an excellent homilist, he also preached retreats, gave parish missions, and taught classes. A young woman heard that Father Josemaria was scheduled to give some lectures nearby and, in light of his reputation, was eager to hear h...2022-06-2506 minCatholic Saints & FeastsJune 24: Birth of Saint John the BaptistJune 24: Birth of Saint John the BaptistFirst CenturySolemnity; Liturgical Color: White or GoldPatron Saint of converts and epilepticsA rugged forerunner cuts a path for his cousin“Dies natalis” means “birthday” or “anniversary” in Latin. But for early Christians, “dies natalis” referred to a martyr’s date of death and its subsequent commemoration in the Church’s liturgy, most typically through the assigning of a feast day. Most saints, martyrs or otherwise, are commemorated on, or near, the date of their death, the date their body was transferred to its final resting place...2022-06-2305 minCatholic Saints & FeastsMay 18: Saint John I, Pope and MartyrMay 18: Saint John I, Pope and Martyrc. Late Fifth Century–526Optional Memorial; Liturgical Color: RedThe pope is crushed in a secular vice by two worldly mastersThe early Popes were Roman citizens who retained their birth or baptismal names upon being elected to the See of Peter. Their names perfectly reflect a flourishing Roman culture rather than the Christian subculture which was gradually budding and flowering in its midst. So there are Popes Clement, Linus, Anacletus, Sixtus, Victor, Callixtus, Urban, and Fabian. It sounds like a roll call of Roman senators in wh...2022-05-1706 min
Catholic Saints & FeastsJanuary 5: Saint John Neumann, ReligiousJanuary 5: Saint John Neumann, Religious (U.S.A.)1811–1860Memorial; Liturgical Color: WhitePatron Saint of Catholic educationHe gave of himself until there was nothing left to give Today’s saint worked like a mule. He studied, he wrote, he prayed, he preached, he traveled, he built, he founded, he guided, he taught. And then one day, carrying construction plans for his Cathedral in Philadelphia to an office, he died in the street. He had worked himself to death. He was forty-eight years old. Saint John Neumann was born in Central Euro...2022-01-0504 min
I've Been Meaning To Listen To ThatDolly Parton: 9 to 5 and Odd Jobs (w/ Eliza Skinner & Saint Josie)This week on "I've Been Meaning To Listen To That", Andrew, Sean, and Michael continue Dolly PODton with “9 to 5 and Odd Jobs” by Dolly Parton! With special guests Eliza Skinner and Saint Josie! Plus, the group discusses Dollytics, staying creative and productive during quarantine, and if Animal from The Muppets were to cover "House of the Rising Sun!"
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Christian Saints PodcastSaint Nicholas of MyraSaint Nicholas of Myra (270 AD-343 AD) , also known as Saint Nicholas the wonderworker, is one of the most beloved Saints in the Christian tradition. Even among non-Christians, he is well-known as the inspiration for Santa Claus. Saint Nicholas is famed for his generosity. When his parents died young he gave away his sizable inheritance to the poor. He also gave gold in secret to three young girls whose family was suffering from abject poverty, saving them from a life of prostitution. He also performed many spectacular miracles, and was an ardent opponent of the Arian heresy. In this episode...2020-12-1924 min
The Saint and Sinner ShowSALMA HAYEK IS A THIRST TRAP! EP 11We have a man abusing his kids, one man contaminating baby food with metal shards, to Taylor Swift helping a woman go to college, a man punching a shark to save his wife, a dog helping a lost little girl find her way home.
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City Council ChroniclesCity Council Chronicles 124: Barbara Simpson -- Saint John, NB ReporterBarbara Simpson--Saint John, NB reporter--assuages fears that people will be wandering around Saint John with bows and arrows killing indiscriminately after the council allowed for a deer cull. Plus, an explanation of why councillors are sensitive to outsiders coming in to use Saint John's ice rinks.
City Council Chronicles provides reviews of city council meetings from across the world. Named a "Top 100 Local Government Influencer" in 2016, 2017, and 2018 by ELGL.org.
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