August 29, 2022

Saints with a Past | The Communion of Saints Part 5 (037)

20 minutes

Sometimes, we think of the saints as superheroes: they live among us mere mortals for a time, but they're not really like us. It's easy to forget that the saints were people too, and they didn't always get it right. Today on Bonus Points, we're looking at four saints and blesseds who strayed very far from the life of virtue before experiencing a conversion. Remember: being a saint is about where you end up, not where you begin.

On today's episode:

St. Augustine, the famous prodigal whose mother prayed so hard for his conversion, she became a saint, too.

Blessed Carino, the assassin who martyred St. Peter Martyr.

St. Moses the Ethiopian, an infamous murderer and gang-leader who became a monk.

Blessed Bartolo Longo, former satanic priest.

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