Saint Friends

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 J...

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 Faus...

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 M...

Hey, friends! Today's new Saint Friend was a bishop who helped resolve a dispute between the pope and the Holy Roman Emperor, managed to not be martyred by the Muslims in Jerusalem, and helped create one of the most famous Catholic religious orders of all time. Come walk in the procession of the Holy Cross with our new friend: Saint Albert, the patriarch of Jerusalem.

Hey, friends! Today's Saint Friend is a young girl martyred for never renouncing her faith. In the face of persecution, prison, and torture, she never stopped showing those around her how she wanted to live as a "little Christ." Today we are spending time in prayer with our new friend: Saint Regina.

Hey, friends! Today's episode is about TWO new Saint Friends. They were some of the final people to minister to the human Jesus and are always tied together when it comes to talking about their lives and their faith. Learn about overcoming the dangers of faith with our new Saint Friends: Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus.

Our Saint Friend today is the second of Jesus' apostles that we are meeting on the podcast, but how much do we really know about him? Are we even calling him by the right name? Do we even know how he died? All questions and more as we learn about Saint Bartholomew!

What does a Saint have to do with Polish comfort food? Find out in today's episode about one of the first real Dominican priests and co-founder of more than a handful of monasteries and churches. Come eat some pierogies with Saint Hyacinth of Krakow. 

Hey, friends! It's the middle of summer so today we are hanging out with the patron Saint of barbecue. This Saint has one of the oldest recognized feast days in the history of the Catholic Church and in an inspiration to those wanting to do the work Jesus called Christians to here on earth as well as my personal hero when it comes to sarcasm as a second language. Come light yourself on fire with l...

Hey, friends! Today's Saint Friend is one of the lesser-known women who is a Saint and actually appears in the Bible by name. She was one of the first recorded baptisms in Europe and invited Saint Paul to stay in her house while he was in town. Let's sit at the feet of Paul together and learn about the woman sitting right there with us: St. Lydia

He's a pope! He's a Saint! He's our first Pope Saint! Our Saint Friend today was a pretty normal pope. He was friends with other Saints, he fought against the heresies of his time, and he is partially responsible for the conversion of Ireland to Christianity. Today we are talking about Pope Saint Celestine I.

Hey, friends! Today's Saint Friend was a friend and disciple of Saint Peter. He was a bishop who faced persecution from those who didn't want him or his Christian theology anywhere near them. His story is one of risking your life to follow Christ, even to the point of death. Let's learn about the perseverance of this Saint Friend and the virtue of patience together as we get exiled from a small It...

Are all Saints perfect? No. Do they sometimes do very human things? Yes. Today's Saint Friend was one of the most "royal" people of his time even before he became the King of Germany or the Holy Roman Emperor. How could someone who abused their power so openly and so often be named a Saint? Let's find out by visiting the royal court of our new Saint Friend: Saint Henry II.

Today's Saint Friend is a little girl who died living out her faith in a very intense way. While she isn't the first martyr mentioned on this podcast, she is the first heartbreaking story we've heard. She never got to learn or experience a lot of the things many of us take for granted in our daily lives. Today we walk in the garden with the little holy girl, our new Saint Friend, St. Maria Goretti...

In the first of multiple episodes about this Saint Friend, we look at the life of Simon, called Peter, as it appears in the four Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John). How did Jesus come to choose this buff but obedient fisherman to lead the Church in the world? If he's as close to Jesus as we think, why does he deny him publicly so many times? Today we begin talking about one of the earliest Sa...

How does a man go from being the son of a Roman prefect to the bishop of an Italian city? Well, it involves marriage, conversion, baptism, death, a surprise ordination on Christmas and a lot of writing. Oh, and he retired from his original job at the age of 26. Along the way, he became pretty good friends with six or seven other people who would all later be named Saints. Today, we are talking abo...

What does it mean to be a “canonized Saint?” Who was the first Saint that we knew made it to heaven? Well, we don’t really know his name but he was there with Jesus at the crucifixion because he was on the cross next to him. Tradition tells us that this friend’s name might be Dismas. “Today, you will be with me in paradise.” Jesus, as the head of the Christian Church, tells the man next to him tha...

Who are Saints and why are they our “Friends?” Check out this brand new podcast about the lives of the Saints and learn how they are great examples for how we should live our lives today.

“Behold, your Mother.” With these words from on the cross, Jesus entrusts Mary to us, his beloved disciples, as our spiritual mother. There is a lot to unpack with Mary, especially from a Catholic perspective, but today we will focus on what we know of Mary’s early life in the Bible. How would you react if an angel came to you on a Saturday afternoon and said God wanted you to give birth to His So...