Saint Friends

Hey, friends! Today we get to hear the amazing story of the birth of the Church in Korea. Our Saint Friend today played a pivotal role in that history because even though there had been Catholics there for over 300 years, he was the first priest. We'll talk about him and his hundred or so friends who were all martyred for the faith. Come find out how hardship leads to happiness with our new friend...

Hey, friends! Today we get to hang out with a convert to the faith who ended up as a bishop in one of the most difficult spots, physically, to be one. He wrote and spoke so well that his "golden mouth" helped him be named as one of the Doctors of the Church. So let's sit down for a quick chat about why you shouldn't give a two hour sermon, no matter how good it is, with our new friend: Saint John...

Hey, friends! Today we are spending time with an Old Testament prophet who brought hope to the Israelites when the really didn't have any. He wrote almost an entire book in the Bible and had some crazy dreams. So let's find out what it means to cheer on a defeated people with our new friend: Saint Zechariah, the prophet.

Hey, friends! Today's episode is about someone who could pretty much be considered as the patron Saint of this podcast. That's because, even though he was just an ordinary guy, he surrounded himself and was friends with so many other future-Saints. So let's join their ranks and become his friend as well. It's time for ancient Roman politics with our new friend: Saint Pammachius!

Hey, friends! Today's Saint Friend is special for a number of reasons but she was also the first person born in the Americas to ever be named as a Saint. So let's find out why the city of Lima, Peru smells so good sometimes with our new friend: Saint Rose of Lima.

Hey, friends! Today we get to spend some time with not just a king, but the first king of Hungary. He began life as a pagan and ended putting his emerging nation on the path to unity through Christianity. So let's find out how that happened with our new friend: Saint Stephen I, King of Hungary

Hey, friends! Today we will spend some time learning about a Jewish girl who abandoned faith in God, earned a PhD in Philosophy, and converted to Catholicism. Fair warning: her story ends at Auschwitz. So let's find out more about our phenomenal new friend: Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross.

Hey, friends! Today we remember the life of an early bishop of the Church who stood up to emperors and heretics and defended bishops and the faith. So let's take a short trip into exile with our new friend: Saint Eusebius.

Hey, friends! Today we celebrate Catholic Grandparents' Day and the feasts of our new Saint Friends. They are not only the parents of one of our oldest Saint Friends, the Blessed Virgin Mary, but are also the two grandparents of Jesus! No pressure to come up with good birthday gifts. Let's get to celebrating with our new friends: Saints Joachim and Anne.

Hey, friends! Have you ever had a time in your life when no one will listen to you even when you know you are right? Well, that was what happened for almost the entire 15 years that today's friend sat on the Chair of Saint Peter. Let's find out how to deal with seemingly unending division with our new friend: Pope Saint Symmachus.

Hey, friends! Today's Saint Friend started out his life as a "bad guy" who sought revenge until meeting Jesus in a dark alley on Good Friday. Let's find out how to turn our lives completely around with our new friend: Saint Giovanni Gualberto

Hey, friends! Today we meet a strong early voice of the Counter-Reformation who had a love for the poor and the Eucharist. Through his love for the teachings of Saint Paul, he founded a few religious orders that still exist today. Let's see how devoted to something we can really be with our new friend: Saint Anthony Mary Zaccaria.

Hey, friends! Today we are talking about one of the oldest Saints who is also one of the newest Doctors of the Church. He survived an imperial persecution and told us all about how to fight against heretics! Find out how with our new friend: Saint Irenaeus.

Hey, friends! Today we are hanging out with a royal boy who threw it all away to care for those God called him to help, even in the face of death. Find out how to fight all kinds of plagues with our new friend: Saint Aloysius Gonzaga.

Hey, friends! Did you know that there are some holy people from the Old Testament that are also considered to be Saints? Well, today's Saint Friend is one of them. So let's find out what to do when your boss takes off to Heaven in a flaming chariot with our new friend: Saint Elisha, the prophet.

Hey, friends! Today's Saint Friend is an ordinary, everyday son of a poor farming family who, through prayer and devotion to the Church found his way into the bishop's chair while trying over and over to start a religious order. So let's start this new season off with our new friend: Saint Anthony Mary Gianelli.

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Hey, friends! Today we are revisiting the most blessed of all Saint Friends. Using the typology found in Luke's Gospel, we'll uncover the meaning behind this very special title given to her. I hope you have your Bible ready for a journey that spans generations as we talk about our old friend and spiritual mother: Mary, the Ark of the New Covenant.

Hey, friends! Women in the Bible don't get featured a lot but when they do, you know they are important. Today's Saint Friend was personally healed by Jesus and ended up as one of the first people to find out he had been raised from the dead. Let's go to the empty tomb with our new friend: Saint Joanna the Myrrhbearer.

Hey, friends! How does a poor shepherd boy from Spain end up as the patron Saint of groups devoted to the Eucharist? Can you get in trouble for being too generous to the poor? Find out as we meet our new friend today: Saint Paschal Baylón.

Hey, friends! Today we are meeting a priest who inherited a huge fortune, wanted to travel to Mexico, and became close friends with a number of other people who all are named as Saints today. Let's go to early-Renaissance Spain and meet our new friend, Saint John of Avila.

Hey, friends! Today is a special two-for-one episode about two more of Jesus’ Apostles. One had a number of documented interactions with Jesus in the Bible while the other seems to be barely a footnote in history but they are both equally important. Let’s walk among the original Twelve with our new friends: Saint Philip and Saint James the Lesser.

Hey, friends! Today we learn about the growth of the earliest days of the Church under the guidance of the third pope ever. Walk the ancient streets of Rome today as we meet our new friend: Pope Saint Cletus.

Hey, friends! Today we are learning all about a Saint who was one of the most popular in the world for a time but today, we aren't even sure if we actually know his name. Either way, let's find out how God can work through someone even if they are anonymous with our new friend: Saint Expeditus.

Hey, friends! Today we are meeting a pope who did more to fight against heretics that almost any other pope but that's not what he's known for. Instead, he is remembered for making one of the biggest decisions about the calendar ever and it still affects us today. So let's find out how the decision was made as to when the angels were really heard on high with our new friend: Pope Saint Julius I.