Saint Friends

Hey, friends! Today we are finding out how a good person - a future Saint - can still make a pretty big mistake for a long time and still turn out good in the end. Our Saint Friend today is that person and he was caught up in one of the biggest arguments in Church history that didn't result in a few hundred new denominations being formed. So let's jump into Church politics with our new friend: Sai...

Hey, friends! Today, we are meeting someone you have probably never heard of but he cared deeply for orphans, the sick, and slaves. He also started a religious order that sparked a global movement. It's a short but good story about our new friend: Saint Ludovico of Casoria.

Hey, friends! Today's episode is about a Saint you have probably never heard about and even if you have, you have probably only heard about the person he is frequently mistaken for. He was one of 7 bishops on a missionary "dream team" and he had a moving encounter with a frog! Dive in and find out more about our new friend: Saint Paul of Narbonne.

Hey, friends! Today's episode is all about another pope-turned-Saint and he's a great one! He was an expert politician who went toe-to-toe with the Lombard Kings, was a master theologian who translated some of the Church's best works into languages people could read, and was a gentle and loving pope. So what can this triple-threat Saint teach us? Let's find out as we learn about our new friend: Po...

Hey, friends! Today's episode is about a man who completely turned his life around and found a new way of living through God. He loved the poor, worked in hospitals and even fell through the roof of a burning building. Let's find out how someone could live such a radical life for Christ as we talk about our new friend: Saint John of God.

Hey, friends! Today's episode is about a man who had no time for heretics and lots of time for meetings. He stood up to Roman Emperors and anyone else who stood in the way of the mission of the Church. Oh, and he was also pope for almost nine years. Let's see why all these meetings were so important with our new friend: Pope Saint Felix III.

Hey, friends! Today we are learning all out a woman who was hesitant to live a holy life because she was already living a comfortable life. Eventually she found her way into life as a religious sister and cared deeply for the poor in her community as she worked to discover what her deepest desire was in her life. Let's find out what that was alongside our new friend: Saint Margaret of Cortona.

Hey, friends! It's a "two for the price of one" day for the Saint Friend's Podcast! In this BONUS Episode, we are going to finish up the story of our old Saint Friend, Peter as well as discuss a very special piece of furniture that (in a way) has its own feast day! Let's celebrate the Feast of the Chair of Saint Peter together!

Hey, friends! Today we are talking about a man who was a slave and delivered a letter from a big name Saint to his master asking for freedom. He continued to deliver letters for Saint Paul afterwards and even became a bishop. Let's find out how someone can go from slave to Saint with our new friend: Saint Onesimus, the disciple of Paul.

Hey, friends! Today's episode focuses on one of the most inspiring examples of a Saint imaginable. She was born in South Sudan, was kidnapped and forced into slavery, ended up as a nun in Italy and, likely due to her own holiness, a ton of other Saints make cameos throughout her story. She's definitely one of my all-time favorite Saints so let's learn how the Lord desires us to be alongside our ne...

Hey, friends! Today's episode is all about the patron Saint of Ireland but not the "Shamrock Bishop." Our Saint Friend today was born into a tricky situation spiritually and ended her life as one of the most influential Catholic nuns from the Emerald Isle. Come walk among the clovers with our new friend: Saint Brigid of Ireland.

Hey, friends! Today's episode is about one of the best known Saints of all time. He wrote more books in the Bible than anyone else and occasionally fought (verbally) with the other Apostles. His life is too detailed to cover in one episode so today we are looking at his early life through conversion to Christianity. Come travel the road to Damascus with our new friend: Saint Paul, the apostle.

Hey, friends! Today's Saint Friend is an example of what it means to live our faith courageously. How many other people can say that they stood up for their beliefs in front of an emperor and a lion? And how many of those did it when they were younger than 10 years old? Come inside the Roman arena with our new friend: Saint Prisca.

Hey, friends! Today, we are talking about a Saint who was born as to a small farming family and found his way into the royal court of the Holy Roman Emperor Charlemagne. Along the way, he became a priest, bishop and fought against heretics. Let's learn about how faith can lead us to climbing up the social ladder with our new friend: Saint Paulinus of Aquileia.

Hey, friends! ( cue the patriotic flute music ) Today we are talking about a literal Daughter of the American Revolution and our new Saint Friend. She converted to Catholicism after some of those closest to her died and helped found Catholic schools and orphanages in the early United States. She's also the first American-born person to ever be named as a Saint! Come walk the streets of the post-co...

Hey, friends! Today's Christmas-themed episode is all about a group of boys you have probably heard about but never given much thought to. They died so that the baby Jesus could escape to Egypt with Mary and Joseph. Today, we are learning about how even the shortest life can be a life lived for Christ as we meet our newest Saint Friends: the Holy Innocents.

Hey, friends! Did you know that there are certain people from the Old Testament of the Bible that the Church considers to be Saints? They are people who lived extra-ordinary lives and answered God's call to holiness and they are in heaven so the boxes are all checked to call them Saints. Today's Saint Friend is one of those Old Testament people and prophesied about the destruction of Jerusalem, th...

Hey, friends! Today, we are talking about a really special new Saint Friend. He was friends with Teresa of Avila, one of the only people to be given the title "mystic-poet," and his body did some pretty crazy stuff after he had died. We are learning what it means to take up your own cross and follow Jesus with our new friend: Saint John of the Cross.

Hey, friends! On the first episode of Season 2, we are talking about one of the most Catholic Christians to have lived before the year 500. He was one of the smartest people to have ever lived and has way too many things happening in his life to do them all justice. Today we are learning alongside this amazing Saint Friend: Saint Ambrose.

Hey, friends! Today's Saint friend is the fourth of Jesus' Apostles to make an appearance on the podcast. He was a fisherman who was called to become a "fisher of men" and seems to have traveled to a lot of different places in order to do so. He was extremely close to Jesus and is the older brother of Saint Peter, the first pope. Come find out what real fishing is like with our new friend: Saint A...

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...

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.