Super Saints Podcast

Send us Fan Mail We trace Saint Louise de Marillac’s journey from noble beginnings and deep personal loss to a life poured out for “our lords the poor.” We follow how Eucharistic devotion, patient discernment, and partnership with Saint Vincent de Paul shape the Daughters of Charity and offer a living model of mercy for the Church today.  • early life in 16th century France shaped by privilege, un...

Send us Fan Mail We stand with the tradition of the Holy Lance and trace how a single wound at Calvary echoes into Rome and Mantua through relics, pilgrimage, and prayer. We follow St. Longinus from doubt to confession and ask what it means to let the Eucharist become the center again.   • the Rome relic of the Holy Lance at St. Peter’s Basilica as a link to the Passion   • St. Longinus as a conve...

Send us Fan Mail We trace how Poland is crushed between Nazi and Soviet violence, then follow the Nazareth Sisters of Novogrodek as they become the town’s spiritual backbone. We tell how eleven nuns choose to take the place of imprisoned men and walk into the woods to die, and why their witness is later honored rather than forgotten.  • Poland’s geography as a battleground between Germany and Russ...

Send us Fan Mail We trace the message of Our Lady of America, given to Sister Mary Ephraim in the 1950s, and explore how purity of heart, Eucharistic devotion, and family prayer can renew a nation. Along the way, we unpack the historical context, the symbolism of the statue, and the promise tied to the National Shrine. • who Our Lady of America is and why her title matters • key messages to pursue...

Send us Fan Mail We trace five luminous moments from Saint Dominic Savio’s short life that reveal how Eucharistic love, Marian trust, and courageous mercy can transform ordinary days into channels of grace. From playground peacemaking to prophecy for the Pope, we follow his path of purity and joy. • why Dominic Savio’s holiness speaks today • Eucharist as the furnace of sanctity • first communion...

Send us Fan Mail We trace the fierce, tender courage of St. John Ogilvy, the Jesuit who risked everything to bring the Eucharist to persecuted Catholics in seventeenth‑century Scotland. From conversion and clandestine ministry to arrest, torture, and martyrdom, we explore why the Real Presence was worth his life. • Scotland’s religious upheaval and Ogilvy’s Calvinist upbringing • Conversion throug...

Send us Fan Mail We trace the lives of Saints Perpetua and Felicity from bustling Carthage to the arena, showing how friendship, motherhood, and the Eucharist forged courage stronger than empire. Their diary, visions, and final witness challenge us to make communion our lifeline. • Early life and faith in Roman Carthage • Political pressure under Septimius Severus • Arrest, prison conditions, and...

Send us Fan Mail A medieval count opens his granaries, breaks bread at church doors, and pays with his life—yet his witness refuses to fade. We follow Blessed Charles the Good from royal exile to Eucharistic bravery, revealing how real leadership looks when a city goes hungry and markets turn cruel. The result is a gripping portrait of faith with sleeves rolled up: prayer that becomes policy, devo...

Send us Fan Mail A tenth‑century monk from the shores of Lake Van might be the mentor your spiritual life has been missing. We open the doors of Narek Monastery and step into the luminous world of Saint Gregory of Narek—poet, mystic, and Doctor of the Church—whose fierce honesty about sin and blazing love for Christ forged a path from lament to hope. His ninety‑five “conversations with God,” known...

Send us Fan Mail We tell the story of Saint Polycarp as a living link to the apostles and a fearless defender of the Eucharist whose courage in controversy and martyrdom still shapes how we believe, worship, and stay united. We invite you to deepen devotion, guard truth with charity, and let his witness steady your steps. • Early life in Smyrna and formation under Saint John • Defense of apostolic...

Send us Fan Mail A lady brighter than the sun spoke to three children in a quiet Portuguese pasture—and the world has been echoing ever since. We revisit the lives of Saints Francisco and Jacinta Marto, tracing how two humble shepherds turned ordinary chores, whispered prayers, and hidden sacrifices into a clear path toward peace and holiness. Their story is not a legend wrapped in nostalgia; it i...

Send us Fan Mail Beauty can preach. From the first words, we invite you into the luminous world of Fra Angelico—Dominican friar, master painter, and blessed soul—whose brush turned prayer into color and gold into theology. Guided by chant, silence, and Eucharistic devotion, his vocation formed at Fiesole and blossomed in Florence’s San Marco, where frescoes still teach monks and pilgrims to adore...

Send us Fan Mail Forty days can feel long when zeal fades by week three, yet Lent is meant to be a path of real change, not a test of willpower. We open a clear way forward: a Lenten reading plan that anchors daily prayer, teaches the heart to listen, and turns routine into renewal. From the first ash to the final Alleluia, we walk through practices and resources that help you stay grounded, atten...

Send us Fan Mail We trace the bold, tender path of Saint Claude de la Colombière—from Jesuit formation to Paray-le-Monial, from royal courts to prison—showing how fidelity to the Sacred Heart shapes courage and discernment. His guidance of Saint Margaret Mary and the spread of the Nine First Fridays offer a practical way to love with fire and clarity. • Jesuit formation, Eucharistic devotion, and...

Send us Fan Mail We trace how Cyril and Methodius turned language into a path to the altar, shaping a people through Scripture, liturgy, and courageous unity. From Thessalonica to Rome, their trials, papal vindication, and lasting legacy offer a model for mission today. • early life in Thessalonica and family faith • studies in Constantinople and intellectual formation • mission to the Khazars as...

Send us Fan Mail We trace the real Saint Valentine: priest, healer, and martyr who defended Christian marriage against imperial bans and turned February 14 into a witness of agape love. From secret weddings to a prison miracle, we call listeners to live covenant over sentiment and holiness over hype. • origins in Rome’s persecutions and catacomb ministry • clandestine marriages as sacrament not ci...

Send us Fan Mail WHAT IS IT ALL ABOUT? WHAT HAPPENED IN LOURDES? Why did Mary come? What was so important at this time in history, in this country? It’s easy in retrospect to understand the need for divine intervention in 1858. The Church had gone through one of its worst periods possible in Europe. It had not quite recovered from the French Revolution. New governments, new revolutions attacked th...

Send us Fan Mail We trace Saint Scholastica’s bond with Saint Benedict and the night her bold prayer called down a storm, revealing why persistent intercession still moves hearts and history. Along the way we share Benedictine roots, practical ways to pray unceasingly, and an invitation to trust Providence in every season. • twin bond and early Benedictine roots • annual meetings near Monte Cassin...

Send us Fan Mail We trace Saint Josephine Bakhita’s journey from slavery to sanctity and draw a clear map for modern “cyber apostles” who want to witness with courage online. Eucharistic devotion, Marian trust, forgiveness, and practical mission steps shape a path of hope. • Bakhita’s early suffering and providence • Baptism and the Eucharist as true freedom • Forgiveness as a radical form of witn...

Send us Fan Mail We trace the life of Saint Pius IX from fragile youth to steadfast pope, exploring how Marian devotion, the Immaculate Conception, and Vatican I reshaped Catholic identity. Revolutions, exile, and prayer forged a pastoral heart that still strengthens believers today. • Early life and spiritual formation of Giovanni Mastai Ferretti • Election to the papacy amid European upheaval •...

Send us Fan Mail We trace the rise of Christianity in Japan, the political storm that led to the arrests, and the courage that climaxed on Nishizaka Hill where Saint Paul Miki preached forgiveness from the cross. Their Eucharistic faith seeded centuries of hidden witness and a call to radical discipleship today. • origins of the faith in 16th-century Japan • Paul Miki’s Jesuit formation and preach...

Send us Fan Mail We trace Saint Agatha’s courage, the legend of her veil halting Mount Etna’s lava, and how faith, art, and science intersect in Catania’s living memory. Eyewitness accounts, pilgrim stories, and civic records reveal how a city formed identity around protection, prayer, and resilience. • Saint Agatha’s martyrdom and witness • Early Christian Catania under persecution • The veil leg...

Send us Fan Mail We trace the courageous life of Saint Blaise from healer to bishop to martyr, then follow the legend of the miraculous throat blessing into today’s liturgy and parish life. Symbols, relics, hymns, and the official prayer reveal how this tradition forms witness and hope. • early life in Sebastia under persecution • calling from medicine to ministry • bishop’s hidden service in cave...

Send us Fan Mail We trace Don Bosco’s path from poverty and prophetic dreams to a global mission for youth centered on the Eucharist. Stories, scripture, and concrete practices reveal how a home, a school, a parish, and a playground can form saints. • early life shaped by poverty and providence  • vocational dreams that direct him to the young  • ordination and ministry in Turin’s streets  • the o...

Send us Fan Mail We follow Saint Thomas Aquinas from monastery halls to university classrooms and into the chapel, tracing how his mind and prayer forged the Church’s Eucharistic clarity. His life, hymns, and teaching show why the Real Presence stands at the center of Christian worship and evangelization. • early formation at Monte Cassino and Dominican calling  • mentorship under Saint Albert the...