The SaintCast - Catholic Saints on Call

Are the Old Testament Prophets and Patriarchs still in heaven? Why do Catholics not call them Saints? Join us as Fr. Seraphim Beshoner talks us through this question, and explains why the Eastern Church does call Abraham St. Abraham.

We continue our profile of the archangels - with Sts. Gabriel and Raphael. Where are they mentioned in the Bible? We learn of the patron of bee-keepers, the honey-tongued orator of the early Church. Does the tooth fairy have a patron saint? Great audio feedback and two classic prayers. Audio of Padre Pio and more on this SaintCast.Thanks to Kathy Couture for script and research, Magnatune.com

On this SaintCast, listener feedback and the patron Saint of Policemen - St. Michael the Archangel. How is he associated with exorcisms? We learn of St. Michael in other world religions.St. Jeopardy, yoga and St. Patrick, a new Pennsylvania Servus Dei, Sally Gardens, and the working donation site for the Totus Tuus cause, all on this SaintCast.

Join Brother Giles of the Secrets of Harry Potter Podcast on a wonderful tour of the Cloisters of the Cathedral Basilica of Barcelona in Spain. He gives us a vivid portrait of the Saints revered by the Catalonians, whose monuments and memorials are clustered throughout this holy space.

Happy St. Patty's Day to all! Today we'll discover the real St. Patrick - visions, snakes, clover and cabbage! With excerpts from the Canadian documentary "St. Patrick, Apostle of Ireland" we discover what we know about the 'real' St. Patrick. The answer to our 'snow sports' patron saint, and a new Jeopardy question. How do you celebrate St. Patrick's day - let us know on the blog at SQPN.com

Pope Benedict XVI sets the tone for this SaintCast, continuing his catechesis at his general audiences with more on St. Clement of Rome. We take a look at what we know about the fourth pope, his life, his letters, his death. We continue our look at the Station Churches of Lent in Rome in our Saints of the Week segment. More audio feedback, comments on the new format, and more from Brother Giles in Barcelona, on coming SaintCasts.

Today we travel to the St. Jude Shrine within St. Dominic's Church in San Francisco, California. We brave cable car accidents and wet streets and microphones to bring you this soundseeing tour, with a little history of St. Jude Thaddeus, the patron saint of lost causes. A little about 'the brothers of Christ.' St. Jeopardy returns with a description of St. Elmo's fire, listener feedback, and a Saint thought of the day on this SaintCast. Many thanks to Kathy Couture for the script and background info on St. Jude Thaddeus and the shrine. St. Jude shrine website http://www.stjude-shrine.org

Can you believe it's been a year since the first SaintCast on St. Padre Pio of Pietrelcina? Many saints, soundseeing tours, and interviews later, we're still telling the wonders of the saints. After all, there are thousands! Tune in today to hear feedback from my favorite podcasters.Learn about the Saints of this week in the Roman calendar, and the practice that Pope Benedict is reviving in Rome -- the Lenten Station Churches. Did the SaintCast contribute to the run on JPII relics? The cause for canonization is financially strapped because of postage to send out all the 2nd class relics.

A very happy and blessed St. David's Day to all! Yes, today is the Feast of St. David of Wales, and many in Wales will be wearing daffodils and leeks. Yes, I said Leeks. Paul took a leek yesterday in the grocery store, and wore it in his scrubs today (See photo below). It was quite an unusual scent, requiring a lot of cologne to mask the odor. Find out why Welsh wear leeks today, in honor of this special Saint. We learn of his holy life, and a special reading from that Shakespearian thespian, Sir Giles of Valladolid. In today's St. Jeopardy we discover the patron saint of oversleeping, and discuss more on the Seat of the Soul, including new research that indicates that the eyes are the mirror to the soul.

Did Michelangelo leave a secret at the center of the great Sistine Chapel ceiling? Should we call it the "Buonarotti Code?" Join us as we explore what might be the great Renaissance artist's conception of the "endowment of the soul" and the intellect of man rather than "The Creation of Adam." We hear of new Saint news that Sr. Lucia of Fatima might be soon on the fast track to canonization, according to the prefect for the Congregation of the Causes of Saints. A lot of feedback on where to write for the 2nd class relic of John Paul II . . try the following e-mail address: [email protected] We devote much of this podcast to great feedback on a variety of issues, including a number of new saints to profile in the weeks to come. The long awaited answer to the last St. Jeopardy question, and you can try your hand at a new question.