Saint Friends

Hey, friends! Today's episode is all about the fourth person to sit in the Chair of Saint Peter. He personally knew Peter and Paul along with some other really cool early Christian Saints. Today, we are looking at the early Church through the eyes of our new Saint Friend: Pope Saint Clement, the First.

Hey, friends! Today, we are spending some time getting to know the lesser known of the "Saints of Assisi." She personally knew Saint Francis and was the younger sister of Saint Clare. Today's episode is all about our new Saint Friend: Saint Agnes of Assisi.

Hey, friends! Today's Saint Friend is very different than others we have met on the podcast because John Lateran isn't a person. Saint John Lateran is a building! How can a building be our friend and have a Saint Feast day like the other Saints? Find out as we celebrate the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica in Rome.

Hey, friends! We've got a special episode for you today. Every year on November 2nd, the Church celebrates the lives of all of those who have died but are not yet Saints. We call this All Souls' Day and, by tradition, there is no Saint with a Feast Day today. So this episode is all about the process of becoming an officially named Saint. We'll walk you through the process from the moment of death all the way through having your own Feast Day and learn about a lot of people who are currently on their way to Sainthood. It's a fun new type of episode we are calling: The All Souls' Day Special.

Hey, friends! Today's Saint Friend is probably somebody you have never heard of but they were one of the most popular Saints at one point in time. He has a lot of different titles that he goes by but we know him by one simple name. Come march into battle with our new friend: Saint Demetrius.

Hey, friends! Today's Saint Friend was a part of a group of Jesuit priests and missionaries who worked with the Native Americans along the present-day Canada/New York border region. They were all martyred for their missionary work but their story is very different from most of the colonial missionaries. Come find out about faith, courage, and how to learn a language with our new friend(s): Saint John de Brebéuf and his Companions

Hey, friends! Today we have our first returning Saint Friend and there is no better person than the one featured in Episode 01. It's Mary, the mother of Jesus. We heard all about how she is the Mother of God but now it's time to hear how she is also the Mother of the Church (and a mother to each of us). Come cozy up next to the nicest lady you'll ever meet. It's time for Mary, Mother of the Church!

Hey, friends! Our new Saint Friend today is someone who had a huge influence on the Catholic Church in modern times. They were from Poland, had a deep devotion to Jesus' Divine Mercy as well as his mother, Mary, but they were not a pope. She was a girl from a poor family who changed the face of devotions in the 20th century. Join us as we see Jesus' mercy alongside our new friend, Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska.

Hey, friends! I hope you are ready for an adventure because today's Saint Friend was at the center of a medieval political saga that involves noble families, rival factions, and murder! He's also the subject of an old Christmas song so come step into the royal courts of Bohemia and learn more about our new friend, Saint Wenceslaus.

Hey, friends! Today's Saint Friend was a close friend of Jesus and was called to be one of the Twelve Apostles despite not being a very good person before then. He also wrote one of the most read books of all time: the first of the Gospels found in the New Testament of the Bible. Come sit at the table full of sinners with our new friend, Saint Matthew.

***Note: For some reason, I said that Saint Matthew's Feast Day is September 16th but it's actually September 21st.***