This week, we’re talking about one of the most glorious teachings of Catholicism: the saints! We also explore the Church’s teachings on relics, how grace transforms the material world, and how a relationship with the saints is meant to strengthen your relationship with Christ, not be a substitute for it.

Show Notes:

Saints:

* Saint Gabriel Possenti

* Saint Jude

* Saint Elizabeth of the Trinity

* Saint Helena

* Saint Padre Pio

* Saint Brigid of Ireland

* Saint Therese of Lisieux

* Saint Edith Stein

* Saint Hildegard of Bingen

* Saint John Paul II

* Saint Philip Neri

* Saint John Henry Newman

* Saint Bernadette Soubirous

Books:

* Essays on Woman by Edith Stein

* Parochial & Plain Sermons by John Henry Newman

* Theology of the Body by John Paul II

* Saint Hildegard of Bingen: Discovering the Doctors by Emily Stimpson Chapman

* Story of a Soul by Therese Martin

Rosary Bracelets: Humble Mission Beads

Thin Places

“Making Christianity Weird Again” by Tracy Rowland

Therese (1986 French movie)

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