Dead Friend Saints

I'm back to putting weekly episodes out, baby!

Here is one which was recommended to me by Aly. Blessed Laura Vicuña is a child saint who's death was expedited by physical abuse. She is a powerful intercessor for anyone who has experienced abuse of any kind, especially for children. Get to know her and dead friend, pray for us!

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Resources for this episode:
https://www.simplycatholic.com/blessed-laura-vicuna-a-patroness-for-abuse-victims/

Thank you to:
Catherine Bryant for the music
Jacque Szczepanski for the cover art
MSP Catholic and CEND.

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Dead Friend, pray for us!

Today I sat down with my buddy Benjamin to talk about a shared bestie, Saint Thérèse of Lisieux. I really enjoyed talking about how hardcore this saint was both in her life on earth, as well as how powerfully she continues to lead the Church to the feet of Jesus through her little way.  Please enjoy this episode and dead friend, pray for us and send a shower of roses from heaven!

Resources for this episode:

The Way of Trust and Love - a retreat guided by St. Thérèse of Lisieux by Father Jacques Philippe

Complete Spiritual Doctrine of St. Thérèse of Lisieux by Rev. Francois Jamart, OCD

The Story of a Soul: The Autobiography of St. Thérèse of Lisieux

https://www.archives-carmel-lisieux.fr/english/carmel/index.php/last-year-of-therese

https://www.littleflower.org/st-therese/who-is-st-therese/

Thank you to:
Catherine Bryant for the music
Jacque Szczepanski for the cover art
MSP Catholic and CEND.

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Dead Friend, pray for us!

I'm so excited to be posting this episode today in collaboration with the podcast, That's the Word! Father James and John Peter masterfully tells all about the God's beloved, Blessed Miguel Pro. I've found a new dead friend in this amazing man and I hope you do too.
That's the Word has published an episode in their usual format in conjunction with this so please check that out here:
https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/thats-gonna-cost-you
Website (for subscribing): thunderrock.org

Resources for this episode:
"Father Miguel Pro - a Modern Mexican Martyr" by Gerald Francis Muller

Thank you to:
Catherine Bryant for the music
Jacque Szczepanski for the cover art
MSP Catholic and CEND.

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For today's episode, I am joined by a magnificent woman and the host of the podcast Seven Mile Chats, Julia Strukely. We talked about the amazing role Mary Magdalene in the life of Christ and to the Church today! 

Check out the Seven Mile Chat info here:
https://rss.com/podcasts/sevenmilechats/
https://uscatholic.org/articles/201603/who-framed-mary-magdalene/
Instagram: @sevenmilechats
Twitter: @MsStrukely1

Thank you to:
Catherine Bryant for the music
Jacque Szczepanski for the cover art
MSP Catholic and CEND.

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In today's episode, Greg found a welcomed work-around to talk about Mama Mary by choosing Saint Louis de Montfort as the topic! This turned into one of my favorite episodes and praise God for it. Saint Louis has enriched our understanding of growing close to the heart of Jesus through Mary by his faithful and heroic virtue in life. His holiness is a direct reflection of his radical surrender to God. A huge thank you to Greg for being such a fantastic guest. Check out EXTRA CONTENT for this episode HERE:

www.deadfriendsaints.com

References for this episode
"God Alone: The Collected Writings of St. Louis Marie de Montfort", 1995, Montfort Publications
"True Devotion to Mary with Preparation for Total Consecration", St. Louis Marie de Montfort, translated by Frederick Faber, TAN Publishing

Thank you to:
Catherine Bryant for the music
Jacque Szczepanski for the cover art
MSP Catholic and CEND.

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Today's episode was such a joy to record in collaboration with Saints Alive Podcast! Another huge thank you to Melissa for speaking with me about the amazing life of Saint Joan of Arc as well as the mission and charism of Saints Alive.
Check out their work at: www.saintsalivepodcast.com

Thank you to:
Catherine Bryant for the music
Jacque Szczepanski for the cover art
MSP Catholic and CEND.

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I was so honored to speak with Caitrin this week all about this holy couple who prioritized faithfulness to God and using their influence for peace above all else. Caitrin is in the process of publishing her book, Holier Matrimony, and is an inspiring and brilliant woman of God. Check out her work below and if you or someone you know has connections with a publisher that can empower her great work to reach more people, hook her up!

Caitrin's website:
www.holiermatrimony.com
The link to her blog post about Karl and Zita:
https://holiermatrimony.com/?p=447 

Caitrin's social media:
IG @holiermatrimony and FB "holiermatrimony"

Resources for this episode:
https://catholicism.org/karl-hapsburg.html
Holier Matrimony by Caitrin Bennett

Thank you to:
Catherine Bryant for the music
Jacque Szczepanski for the cover art
MSP Catholic and CEND.

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Dead Friend, pray for us!

I got to talk to one of my dearest friends about a woman who has  professed profound faithfulness and integrity both through her life and through her death. SOG Chiara will be easily one of my the greatest saints of my generation and I can't wait to see her be declared a saint in my lifetime! Pray and through her intersession and for her cause of canonization. Dead Friend, Pray for us!

Also, She was definitely alive when the first Twilight movie came out and it's pretty safe to assume that she saw it... so do with that information what you will. If you have grievances about the fact that Mariah and I didn't properly address how bonkers that is in this episode, feel free to email me at [email protected]. I'll pass it along to Mariah. XOXO

Resources for this episode:
Chiara Corbella Petrillo, A Witness to Joy by Cristiana Paccini and Simone Troisi 

https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/33057/a-saint-for-our-times-–-the-inspiring-story-of-chiara-corbella-petrillo

https://www.chiaracorbellapetrillo.org/en/the-story-of-chiara/

https://youtu.be/gbHpCJ8AfUY

Thank you to:
Catherine Bryant for the music
Jacque Szczepanski for the cover art
MSP Catholic and CEND.

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I can already feel Saint Albert the great becoming one of my dead besties and I basically just met him a couple of weeks ago. He was such a smarty pants and exercised heroic virtue in being mad curious about the world around him. Big Doctor of the Church energy if you ask me!

resources for this episode:
EWTN reflection from Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio (Pope Francis) on the merits of St. Albert the Great: https://youtu.be/d4Z0J_dmsZk

https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-day/saint-albert-the-great

https://dominicanpublications.com/blogs/dominican-publications-blog/albert-the-great-and-his-scientific-discoveries

Thank you to:
Catherine Bryant for the music
Jacque Szczepanski for the cover art
MSP Catholic and CEND.

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This week's episode is about an amazing and dynamic man on the path to sainthood! I am so thankful to have had the chance to speak about Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati with men who are deeply committed to growing closer to Christ through the intersession of this patron. I want to give another HUGE thank you to Sean Healy and Jacob Mischke joining me for this episode. Check out their podcast at the link below.

resources for this episode:
https://www.sonsofthundermn.com
https://frassatiusa.org

Thank you to:
Catherine Bryant for the music
Jacque Szczepanski for the cover art
MSP Catholic and CEND.

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Dead Friend, pray for us!