Podcasts about saints you should know

In this episode, Fr. James Brent shares about the mystic revelations of Blessed Conchita Cabrera Arias de Armida, one of the great mystics of the 20th century. Fr. James and Jess discuss:Blessed Conchita's daily life as a wife and mother of 9 childrenHer writings, which exceed the volume of the writings of St. Thomas AquinasKey themes in her revelations, including the mystical incarnation in individual believers and worldwide renewal of the priesthoodYou can find the book that Fr. James referenced about Blessed Conchita hereFr. James Brent, O.P., is a priest in the St. Joseph Province Dominican Friars. He is a professor at the Dominican House of Studies and a popular retreat master and preacher.You can listen to Fr. Brent's homilies at his Soundcloud site here: Fr. James Brent on Soundcloud

On this very special All Hallows Spooky Saint Spectacular, we learn about the Saintly origins of Halloween and dive deep into the mysterious world of incorrupt Saints with writer and photographer Elizabeth Harper of All the Saints You Should Know, who has faced and photographed these Saintly relics in person around the world. From martyrs whose exquisite corpses never decompose to the bejeweled skeletal remains of the catacomb Saints, we explore the uncanny valley of Saints who exist in a spiritual world somewhere between life and death. Christian also makes his Halloween pitch for our listeners to check out Midnight Mass on Netflix for some high-end Catholic horror from director Mike Flanagan and his wife Kate Siegel. You can check out Elizabeth Harper's wonderfully creepy blog All the Saints You Should Know at: http://www.allthesaintsyoushouldknow.com/And follow her on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/CadaverFormosusAlso check out Midnight Mass on Netflix at: https://www.netflix.com/title/81083626And finally, follow Saints Preserve Us at: https://twitter.com/SaintsPreserveHappy All Hallows, All Saints & All Souls Day to one and all! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/saints-preserve-us. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Pastor Jen starts our "Saints You Should Know" sermon series by teaching us about Hildegard of Bingen and all of the incredible aspects of her life.

Elizabeth Harper is an author, photographer, and academic, as well as the creator of the popular online blog: All the Saints You Should Know: Bones, Relics, Lore, and Oddities from the Catholic Church.On this episode, Katie and Elizabeth talk about the confusion over incorruptability of saints' bodies, the strange allure of ossuaries (bone churches), folk Catholicism and veneration, and how churches can act as memory theaters for forgotten history.

In this special Easter edition, just in time for the Catholic funeral processions, we feature Catholic relic hunter and creator of the All the Saints You Should Know blog Elizabeth Harper. Harper travels the word to photograph and write about the unusual (and often macabre) Read More

From the Best of State of the Arts (Originally broadcast May 30, 2011) Sterling recounts for Stroili a colorful cast of characters, though not from any play. Funny man Christopher Meehan (TV’s Last Comic Standing) talks about the opening of his upcoming, self-penned play If Church Walls Could Talk... An Evening of Catholic Comedy at the Miles Theatre in Santa Monica, CA. Just Imagine, starring Tim Piper as John Lennon at the Hayworth Theatre in West Los Angeles, and 100 Saints You Should Know at Hollywood’s Elephant Theatre Company highlight the Live Arts Calendar. Daytime television star Marie Wilson (As the World Turns and Port Charles) is interviewed about her upcoming, co-starring role in A Flea in Her Ear at the Edgemar Center for the Arts in Santa Monica, CA. Wilson and Meehan exchange most embarrassing on stage moments. Sponsored by Breakdown Services (http://www.breakdownexpress.com/)

Bob Wilcox and Gerry Kowarsky review (1) FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, by Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick, & Joseph Stein, at the Peabody Opera House, (2) CRUEL TO BE KIND?, by Christopher Limber, & OTHELLO IN A BREATH, by Elizabeth Birkenmeier, at Shakespeare Festival St. Louis, (3) BRING IT ON: THE MUSICAL, by Jeff Whitty, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Tom Kitt, & Amanda Green, at the Fox Theatre, (4) YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU, by Kaufman & Hart, at Alpha Players, (5) ALL IN THE TIMING, by David Ives, at the Theatre Guild of Webster Groves, (6) EDGAR ALLEN POE'S NEVERMORE, by Edgar Allen Poe, Grace Barnes, & Matt Conner, at Webster Univ. Conservatory, (7) CAMDEN & LILLY, by Carter W. Lewis, at Washington Univ., (8) 100 SAINTS YOU SHOULD KNOW, by Kate Fodor, at Webster Univ. Conservatory, and (9) DONNA WEINSTING AND LARA BUCK: BOLD. BAWDY. BLONDE., at The Presenters Dolan.

Sterling recounts for Stroili a colorful cast of characters, though not from any play. Funny man Christopher Meehan (TV???s Last Comic Standing) talks about the opening of his upcoming, self-penned play If Church Walls Could Talk... An Evening of Catholic Comedy at the Miles Theatre in Santa Monica, CA. Just Imagine, starring Tim Piper as John Lennon at the Hayworth Theatre in West Los Angeles, and 100 Saints You Should Know at Hollywood???s Elephant Theatre Company highlight the Live Arts Calendar. Daytime television star Marie Wilson (As the World Turns and Port Charles) is interviewed about her upcoming, co-starring role in A Flea in Her Ear at the Edgemar Center for the Arts in Santa Monica, CA. Wilson and Meehan exchange most embarrassing on stage moments. Sponsored by Breakdown Services (http://www.breakdownexpress.com/)