Episode 003: St. Cecilia, the Patron Saint of Triple Agents

Episode 006: St. Pope John Paul II, the Patron Saint of Wujeks (Part 2)

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2522808/open_sms] St. Pope John Paul II is the patron saint of Poland, the youth, and families. But why? Travel back to the 1920s and join us to hear a tale full of trains, assassination attempts, and butchered Polish words.  Part 2/2. Pope John Paul II, pray for us. SOURCES: Pope John Paul II, Wikipedia, ⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_John_Paul_II⁠ [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_John_Paul_II] (last edited May 13, 2025; accessed May 13, 2025). Pope John Paul II in Popular Culture, Wikipedia, ⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_John_Paul_II_in_popular_culture⁠ [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_John_Paul_II_in_popular_culture] (last edited October 23, 2024; accessed May 13, 2025).  William B. Blakemore, St. John Paul II, Britannica (May 11, 2025), ⁠https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-John-Paul-II/Political-and-cultural-messages⁠ [https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-John-Paul-II/Political-and-cultural-messages].  Pope John Paul II, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, ⁠https://www.usccb.org/popes/pope-john-paul-ii⁠ [https://www.usccb.org/popes/pope-john-paul-ii] (accessed May 13, 2025).  Pope St. John Paul II, St. Jude Shop, ⁠https://www.stjudeshop.com/pope-john-paul/?srsltid=AfmBOoopHu9m321vgrTApP76gcVXk4MpXiebUYi7MwkNkYgps2Qvizp_⁠ [https://www.stjudeshop.com/pope-john-paul/?srsltid=AfmBOoopHu9m321vgrTApP76gcVXk4MpXiebUYi7MwkNkYgps2Qvizp_] (accessed May 13, 2025).  Elizabeth Flock, Pope John Paul II Supposedly Performed Both Miracles After Death, US News (July 5, 2013), ⁠https://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2013/07/05/pope-john-paul-ii-supposedly-performed-both-miracles-after-death⁠ [https://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2013/07/05/pope-john-paul-ii-supposedly-performed-both-miracles-after-death].  Justin McLellan, Pope sets Sept. 7 for Joint Canonization of Blesseds Acutis and Frassati, USCCB (June 13, 2025), ⁠https://www.usccb.org/news/2025/pope-sets-sept-7-joint-canonization-blesseds-acutis-and-frassati⁠ [https://www.usccb.org/news/2025/pope-sets-sept-7-joint-canonization-blesseds-acutis-and-frassati].

Episode 005: St. Pope John Paul II, the Patron Saint of Wujeks (Part 1)

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2522808/open_sms] St. Pope John Paul II is the patron saint of Poland, the youth, and families. But why? Travel back to the 1920s and join us to hear a tale full of trains, assassination attempts, and butchered Polish words. (Part 1/2) Pope John Paul II, pray for us. Sources: Pope John Paul II, Wikipedia, ⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_John_Paul_II⁠ [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_John_Paul_II] (last edited May 13, 2025; accessed May 13, 2025). Pope John Paul II in Popular Culture, Wikipedia, ⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_John_Paul_II_in_popular_culture⁠ [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_John_Paul_II_in_popular_culture] (last edited October 23, 2024; accessed May 13, 2025).  William B. Blakemore, St. John Paul II, Britannica (May 11, 2025), ⁠https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-John-Paul-II/Political-and-cultural-messages⁠ [https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-John-Paul-II/Political-and-cultural-messages].  Pope John Paul II, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, ⁠https://www.usccb.org/popes/pope-john-paul-ii⁠ [https://www.usccb.org/popes/pope-john-paul-ii] (accessed May 13, 2025).  Pope St. John Paul II, St. Jude Shop, ⁠https://www.stjudeshop.com/pope-john-paul/?srsltid=AfmBOoopHu9m321vgrTApP76gcVXk4MpXiebUYi7MwkNkYgps2Qvizp_⁠ [https://www.stjudeshop.com/pope-john-paul/?srsltid=AfmBOoopHu9m321vgrTApP76gcVXk4MpXiebUYi7MwkNkYgps2Qvizp_] (accessed May 13, 2025). Elizabeth Flock, Pope John Paul II Supposedly Performed Both Miracles After Death, US News (July 5, 2013), ⁠https://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2013/07/05/pope-john-paul-ii-supposedly-performed-both-miracles-after-death⁠ [https://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2013/07/05/pope-john-paul-ii-supposedly-performed-both-miracles-after-death].

Episode 004: St. Rita of Cascia, the Patron Saint of Anaphylaxis

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2522808/open_sms] TW: domestic violence, murder St. Rita of Cascia is the patron saint of lost causes, wounds, loneliness and widows, mothers, and abuse victims. But why? Travel back to the 13th-14th centuries and join us to hear a tale about family feuds, murder, and a poor notary named Gubbio. St. Rita, pray for us Sources: Rita of Cascia, Wikipedia, ⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rita_of_Cascia⁠ [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rita_of_Cascia] (last edited May 1, 2025; accessed May 14, 2025). St. Rita, Catholic Online, ⁠https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=205⁠ [https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=205] (accessed May 14, 2025).  Saint Rita of Cascia, My Catholic Life, ⁠https://mycatholic.life/saints/saints-of-the-liturgical-year/may-22-saint-rita-of-cascia/⁠ [https://mycatholic.life/saints/saints-of-the-liturgical-year/may-22-saint-rita-of-cascia/] (accessed May 14, 2025).  Saint Rita of Cascia, Franciscan Media, ⁠https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-day/saint-rita-of-cascia/⁠ [https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-day/saint-rita-of-cascia/] (accessed May 14, 2025).  The Story of Saint Rita of Cascia, The National Shrine of Saint Rita of Cascia, ⁠https://www.saintritashrine.org/saint-rita-of-cascia⁠ [https://www.saintritashrine.org/saint-rita-of-cascia] (accessed May 14, 2025).  Rita E. Piro, St. Rita of Cascia, Peacemaker,Franciscan Media (May 2017), ⁠https://www.franciscanmedia.org/st-anthony-messenger/st-rita-of-cascia-peacemaker/⁠ [https://www.franciscanmedia.org/st-anthony-messenger/st-rita-of-cascia-peacemaker/].

Episode 003: St. Cecilia, the Patron Saint of Triple Agents

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2522808/open_sms] St. Cecilia is the patron saint of music, musicians, music-instrument makers, and poets. But why? Travel back to the 200s and join us to hear a tale that sounds straight out of Game of Thrones.  St. Cecilia, pray for us Sources:  Saint Cecilia, Wikipedia, ⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Cecilia⁠ [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Cecilia] (last edited May 5, 2025; accessed May 14, 2025). St. Cecilia, Catholic Online, ⁠https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=34⁠ [https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=34] (accessed May 14, 2025).  St. Cecilia, Britannica, ⁠https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=34⁠ [https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=34] (accessed May 14, 2025).  The Story of St. Cecilia, St. Cecilia’s Catholic Community, ⁠https://saintcecilias.org/the-story-of-st-cecilia/⁠ [https://saintcecilias.org/the-story-of-st-cecilia/] (accessed May 14, 2025). Warren H. Carroll, The Reality of St. Cecilia: An Historical Note, Christendom Media (1984), ⁠https://saintcecilias.org/the-story-of-st-cecilia/⁠ [https://saintcecilias.org/the-story-of-st-cecilia/].  Geoffrey Chaucer, “The Second Nun’s Prologue and Tale” in The Canterbury Tales, ⁠https://chaucer.fas.harvard.edu/pages/second-nuns-prologue-and-tale⁠ [https://chaucer.fas.harvard.edu/pages/second-nuns-prologue-and-tale].

Episode 002: St. Lawrence, the Patron Saint of George Foreman Grills

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2522808/open_sms] St. Lawrence is the patron saint of people who work with open fires, people to whom fire means harm, students, and comedians. But why? Travel back to the 200s and join us to hear a tale full of roasts and fire.  St. Lawrence Martyr, pray for us.  Sources: Saint Lawrence, Wikipedia, ⁠⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Lawrence⁠⁠ [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Lawrence#cite_note-Healy-11] (last edited May 3, 2025; accessed May 13, 2025). Deacon Keith Fournier, St. Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr, Catholic Online, ⁠⁠https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=366⁠⁠ [https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=366] (accessed May 13, 2025).  Saint Lawrence, Britannica, ⁠⁠https://www.britannica.com/topic/history-of-early-Christianity⁠⁠ [https://www.britannica.com/topic/history-of-early-Christianity] (accessed May 13, 2025).  St. Lawrence of Rome, Deacon Martyr, St. Lawrence Orthodox Christian Church, ⁠⁠https://web.archive.org/web/20131019094129/http://www.slocc.com/images/St.%20Lawrence.pdf⁠⁠ [https://web.archive.org/web/20131019094129/http://www.slocc.com/images/St.%20Lawrence.pdf] (accessed May 13, 2025).  Reverend Patrick J. Healy, The Valerian Persecution: A Study of the Relations Between Church and State in the Third Century A.D., Houghton, Mifflin, & Co. (Boston, Mass.; 1905) pp. 184-187, ⁠⁠https://archive.org/details/valerianpersecu00heal/page/184/mode/1up⁠⁠ [https://archive.org/details/valerianpersecu00heal/page/184/mode/1up]. World History 200-300 AD, History Central, ⁠⁠https://www.historycentral.com/dates/200ad.html⁠⁠ [https://www.historycentral.com/dates/200ad.html] (accessed May 13, 2025).