Author: paul

  • SaintCast 69, Saints and Scouting

    http://traffic.libsyn.com/saintcast/SaintCast_Episode_69_Saints_and_Scouting.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadPaul returns from his New Mexico scouting adventure fresh with new experiences and a renewed zest for civilized life. A look at the honored Saints of the Week for this week, including St. Bernard and St. Rose of Lima, the “Spacebook-MyFace” community (or whatever it’s called), and a Saint […]

  • SaintCast 68, Blessed Ivan Mrtz

    http://traffic.libsyn.com/saintcast/SaintCast_Episode_68_Blessed_Ivan_Mrtz.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadWhile I’m still hiking in New Mexico, we’ll learn about another of the elect, Blessed Ivan Mrtz, a saint for the young people. The photo above is courtesy AJ, a scout who just returned from Philmont Scout ranch. What a beautiful testament to God’s creation. ‘Ask the Doctor’ segment, […]

  • SaintCast 67, Santiago de Compostela recap

    http://traffic.libsyn.com/saintcast/SaintCast_Episode_67_Santiago_de_Compostela_Recap.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadWhile I’m in the New Mexico mountains, we recap the long pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela made recently by SaintCast listener Steve Nelson and friends. We talk about news about a questionable apparition in Korea, feedback on the blog of someone living with cancer, and preview of SaintCasts to […]

  • SaintCast 66, More Cowbell

    http://traffic.libsyn.com/saintcast/SaintCast_Episode_66_A_Scouting_Adventure.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadWe’re back after an incredibly busy 2 weeks. On this SaintCast we pray for the intercession of St. George as scouting celebrates the 100th anniversary of the first Scout Camp. A little about the first SQPN board meeting, and more cowbell. iPhone spoofs, the Saints of the Week, a […]

  • SaintCast 65, About Apparitions

    http://traffic.libsyn.com/saintcast/SaintCast_Episode_65_About_Apparitions.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadFr. Jay Finelli, the iPadre joins us to talk about official versus unofficial apparitions. The iPhone cometh, feedback on answered prayers from patron saints, the RelicMan returns, and Saints of the Week on SC #65. * Devotions to the Most Precious Blood * The iPadre Catholic Podcast * The […]

  • SaintCast 64, Soundseeing in Chicago

    http://traffic.libsyn.com/saintcast/SaintCast_Episode_64_Soundseeing_in_Chicago.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadFrisbees over the altar? Tune in as we visit Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago, and sample Chicago’s own deep dish pizza. A number of great saints are celebrated this week, and Thursday Pope Benedict declare this ‘the year of St. Paul.’ * Encyclical on St. Cyril * Writings of […]

  • SaintCast 63, St. Anne

    http://traffic.libsyn.com/saintcast/SaintCast_Episode_63_St._Anne.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadPaul Calamari :-p is back with SaintCast 63 and a profile of St. Anne. A new St. Jeopardy answer and T-shirt giveaway, website for Pilgrimages, the pope’s visit to Assisi, St. Peregrine and cancer, more on Iraqi Christians, and 2 Saint Jokes-of-the-Week on the latest SaintCast.       […]

  • SaintCast 62, Fr. Ragheed Ganni

    http://traffic.libsyn.com/saintcast/SaintCast_Episode_62_Fr._Ragheed_Ganni.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadOn Today’s SaintCast we discuss the recent death of Iraqi Chaldean priest, Fr. Ragheed Ganni, killed while returning from Mass on Pentecost Sunday. We hear a touching letter from a Muslim friend. The Saints on the Roman calendar this week, and personal notes on Eucharistic adoration, all on SaintCast […]

  • SaintCast 61, St. Charles of Mount Argus

    http://traffic.libsyn.com/saintcast/SaintCast_Episode_61_St._Charles_of_Mount_Argus.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadThe Curt Jester, Jeff Miller, joins us for our new segment interviewing podcasters and bloggers, asking “Who is your favorite Patron Saint?” Four new saints this past weekend, including a Dutch-born priest who spent most of his life in Ireland, St. Charles of Mount Argus. A new St. Jeopardy […]

  • SaintCast 60, Jerome Lejeune

    http://traffic.libsyn.com/saintcast/SaintCast_Episode_60_Jerome_Lejeune.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadPaul travels to Chicago for another SaintCast “Man-On-The-Street” interview segment, the Saints of the Week, including St. Bede, Joan of Arc, and Justin Martyr. We have a saintly profile of French geneticist Dr. Jerome Lejeune who discovered the genetic basis of Down’s syndrome. The cause for his beatification was […]

  • SaintCast 59, Pilgrimages

    http://traffic.libsyn.com/saintcast/SaintCast_Episode_59_Pilgrimages.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadOn today’s SaintCast we explore pilgrimages. . why do we go on pilgrimage? What is the lure? Brother Giles joins us from Valladolid, Spain, where SaintCast listeners are getting ready to embark on the arduous journey of several hundred miles. Listener feedback on pilgrimages in the UK as well. […]

  • SaintCast 58, Blessed Damien of Molokai

    http://traffic.libsyn.com/saintcast/SaintCast_Episode_58_Blessed_Damien_of_Molokai.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadWe debut a new segment on the SaintCast, “Man on the Street” in Las Vegas, Nevada, asking ‘who is the patron saint of Las Vegas.’ The answers will surprise you. We profile an incredible man, who gave his life so others would be comforted, Blessed Damien of Molokai. This […]

  • SaintCast 57, Frei Galvao

    http://traffic.libsyn.com/saintcast/SaintCast_Episode_57_Frei_Galvao.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadA New Saint for the New World – as Pope Benedict travels to Brazil to canonize the first Brazilian-born Saint. We profile this holy man and priest from Sao Paolo, Frei Galvao. We also discuss marathon training, a case of ‘Blackberry thumb,’ and the new Ustream technology. Darth Vader […]

  • SC 56 Basilica of Immaculate Conception Part II

    http://traffic.libsyn.com/saintcast/SaintCast_Episode_56_More_from_WashingtonDC.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSpecial Scottish greetings on this SaintCast. We hear listener feedback of a conversion story, and anticipation of the first Brazilian-born Saint to be canonized this weekend in Sao Paolo. Continuing our tour of the beautiful National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., we learn of Our Lady […]

  • SC 55, Soundseeing Immaculate Conception

    http://traffic.libsyn.com/saintcast/SaintCast_Episode_55_Shrine_of_Immaculate_Conception.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadPaul’s recent visit to Washington, D.C., takes him down Connecticut Avenue, the Metro, and out to the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on the campus of Catholic University. Join him to hear “saintly” tunes on the jukebox at a lunch stop, and to walk through the Upper Church at […]

  • SaintCast 54, Mamertine Prison in Rome

    http://traffic.libsyn.com/saintcast/SaintCast_Episode_54_Mamertine_Prison.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadWho is the patron Saint of salmon? Do other fish have patron saints? A new St. Jeopardy quiz, a brief visit to the Mamertine Prison, where Sts. Peter and Paul were imprisoned in Rome, visiting Rome and Paul’s Rome highlight list, more T-shirt giveaways, and more on SaintCast 54. […]