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Send us Fan Mail The walls of your home are never neutral. What you place in front of your eyes quietly trains your attention, and over time it can either scatter your prayer or steady it. We talk through how sacred icons in a Catholic home can become gentle prompts to pause, make the sign of the cross, and turn back to God in the middle of ordinary life. We also clear up a common fear with plain language: Catholics do not worship icons. Worship belongs to God alone. When we venerate an image of Christ, Mary, or a saint, the honor is directed to the person depicted, not to the wood or paint. That distinction opens up a deeper reason icons matter in Christian life: the Incarnation. Jesus makes the invisible God known in a human face, and sacred images are meant to lead beyond themselves into real devotion. From there we get practical. We share where to begin (start with Jesus), why Christ Pantocrator is such a strong first icon for a prayer corner, and how Marian icons like the Theotokos or Our Lady of Perpetual Help can encourage trust and intercession in seasons of fear or sorrow. We also cover choosing patron saint icons, learning the saint’s story, and noticing the symbols, colors, and gestures that help an icon become a doorway to prayer rather than just decor. If you want your home to feel more rooted in the faith you’re trying to live, this is a simple place to start. Subscribe, share this with a friend, and leave a review with the icon you’d choose first. Open by Steve Bailey Support the show Journeys of Faith brings you Super Saints Podcasts Visit our blog for full text of our podcasts https://journeysoffaith.com/blogs/eucharist-mary-saints Download Journeys of Faith App for Iphone or Android FREE  https://journeysoffaith.com/pages/download-our-app Please consider subscribing to this podcast or making a donation to Journeys of Faith Help us Grow!Journeys of Faith is blessed to provide Catholic media, including podcasts and inspirational content, free of charge across multiple media platforms for viewers and listeners around the world. While access to this content remains free, there are significant and continually increasing costs associated with producing, hosting, and distributing these programs. Your support helps us continue sharing the beauty of the Catholic faith with souls everywhere. We want to reach more souls and you can help us do that by becoming a Mission Angel. Make a Donation Any AmountRefer a FriendYou can help us by referring a friend! When they upgrade you get $20 and so does Journeys of Faith...

Send us Fan Mail A ransom you can’t afford. A situation you can’t control. A loved one you can’t rescue with sheer effort. That kind of helpless waiting isn’t new, and it’s exactly where devotion to Our Lady of Good Remedy takes root. We tell the story behind this Marian title and why generations of Catholics have turned to Mary when the need feels bigger than their resources.  We walk through the Trinitarian Order’s mission of redemption of captives, founded by St. John of Matha in 1198, and the tradition that the friars placed their work under the care of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Alongside the history, we unpack what “good remedy” really means in Catholic spirituality: not a promise of an easy escape, but a mother’s intercession that brings our urgent needs to Jesus Christ, the true Redeemer, and forms us into people who can act with courage and generosity.  Then we bring it home to modern life. We talk about the burdens that can make us feel trapped: financial strain and debt, illness and grief, fear that dries up prayer, or a family member drifting from the faith. We share practical, simple steps to live this devotion day to day and on the October 8 feast of Our Lady of Good Remedy, including praying a decade of the rosary, naming specific intentions, and asking what concrete work of mercy God is inviting us to do while we wait.  If you’ve been searching for a Catholic prayer practice that holds together trust, perseverance, and real action, this conversation will meet you there. Subscribe for more stories of saints and Marian devotions, share this with someone who needs hope, and leave a review with the “remedy” you’re asking for right now. Open by Steve Bailey Support the show Journeys of Faith brings you Super Saints Podcasts Visit our blog for full text of our podcasts https://journeysoffaith.com/blogs/eucharist-mary-saints Download Journeys of Faith App for Iphone or Android FREE  https://journeysoffaith.com/pages/download-our-app Please consider subscribing to this podcast or making a donation to Journeys of Faith Help us Grow!Journeys of Faith is blessed to provide Catholic media, including podcasts and inspirational content, free of charge across multiple media platforms for viewers and listeners around the world. While access to this content remains free, there are significant and continually increasing costs associated with producing, hosting, and distributing these programs. Your support helps us continue sharing the beauty of the Catholic faith with souls everywhere. We want to reach more souls and you can help us do that by becoming a Mission Angel. Make a Donation Any AmountRefer a FriendYou can help us by referring a friend! When they upgrade you get $20 and so does Journeys of Faith...

Send us Fan Mail Silence can feel like the most honest mirror you’ll ever sit in front of. The moment we try to pray, our minds fill with errands, regrets, worry for someone we love, and the nagging sense that we should be doing something “more productive.” We sit with that tension and look to Saint Bruno, the 11th-century teacher who walked away from influence and achievement to seek God with an undivided heart and who helped spark the Carthusian Order’s life of prayer, work, and solitude.  We talk about why Bruno chose silence and why it was never about hating the world or running from people. His hidden life becomes a surprisingly practical guide for modern Catholic prayer: silence before the Blessed Sacrament, a quiet pause after Holy Communion, a few unhurried minutes with the Gospel before the house wakes up. If prayer has felt distracted or dry, we lean into a freeing truth: restlessness is not failure, and prayer is not a performance. “Jesus, I am here” can be enough to begin.  We also explore how discernment often happens quietly. Drawing from Elijah and the “still small voice,” we consider why God’s guidance may show up as a slow clarity over time: a sin to confess, a person to forgive, a faithful duty you’ve been avoiding, a deeper trust you’re being invited into. We keep it grounded in Catholic spiritual life by returning to Scripture, the sacraments, and wise counsel in the Church.  If you want a simple plan to build a daily “desert” without leaving your real life behind, press play, then share what changed for you. Subscribe, share this with a friend who feels stuck in prayer, and leave a review. Where could you make five quiet minutes for God this week? Open by Steve Bailey Support the show Journeys of Faith brings you Super Saints Podcasts Visit our blog for full text of our podcasts https://journeysoffaith.com/blogs/eucharist-mary-saints Download Journeys of Faith App for Iphone or Android FREE  https://journeysoffaith.com/pages/download-our-app Please consider subscribing to this podcast or making a donation to Journeys of Faith Help us Grow!Journeys of Faith is blessed to provide Catholic media, including podcasts and inspirational content, free of charge across multiple media platforms for viewers and listeners around the world. While access to this content remains free, there are significant and continually increasing costs associated with producing, hosting, and distributing these programs. Your support helps us continue sharing the beauty of the Catholic faith with souls everywhere. We want to reach more souls and you can help us do that by becoming a Mission Angel. Make a Donation Any AmountRefer a FriendYou can help us by referring a friend! When they upgrade you get $20 and so does Journeys of Faith...

Send us Fan Mail A teenage farm girl from a poor Polish family becomes a cloistered sister, and a single vision in 1931 helps ignite one of the most recognizable Catholic devotions on earth. We walk through what St. Faustina Kowalska actually recorded in her Diary: the urgent theme of Divine Mercy, the call to conversion, and the simple but demanding prayer that keeps echoing across generations, “Jesus, I trust in you.”  We also slow down for the lines that make people uneasy or curious: the warnings about a time of mercy before the day of judgment, the striking image of a cross appearing in the sky, and the mysterious claim that a “spark from Poland” will help prepare the world for Christ’s final coming. Rather than turning private revelation into an end-times timetable, we explain the Church’s approach: private revelations do not add to the Gospel, but at their best they help us live it with deeper trust, clearer repentance, and steadier hope.  From there, we get practical. We unpack the Divine Mercy image and the meaning of the two rays flowing from Christ’s heart, why the Chaplet of Divine Mercy is often prayed for the dying and for sinners, and why Divine Mercy Sunday (the Sunday after Easter) places forgiveness right where it belongs, in the light of the Resurrection. If you’ve been away from confession, if fear about the future has gotten loud, or if you just want a concrete way to pray for your family, this conversation points to the next faithful step, not endless speculation.  If this helped you, subscribe, share the episode with a friend, and leave a review so more people can find solid, hopeful Catholic content on St. Faustina Kowalska, the Divine Mercy Chaplet, and Divine Mercy Sunday. What does “Jesus, I trust in you” look like in your daily life? Open by Steve Bailey Support the show Journeys of Faith brings you Super Saints Podcasts Visit our blog for full text of our podcasts https://journeysoffaith.com/blogs/eucharist-mary-saints Download Journeys of Faith App for Iphone or Android FREE  https://journeysoffaith.com/pages/download-our-app Please consider subscribing to this podcast or making a donation to Journeys of Faith Help us Grow!Journeys of Faith is blessed to provide Catholic media, including podcasts and inspirational content, free of charge across multiple media platforms for viewers and listeners around the world. While access to this content remains free, there are significant and continually increasing costs associated with producing, hosting, and distributing these programs. Your support helps us continue sharing the beauty of the Catholic faith with souls everywhere. We want to reach more souls and you can help us do that by becoming a Mission Angel. Make a Donation Any AmountRefer a FriendYou can help us by referring a friend! When they upgrade you get $20 and so does Journeys of Faith...

Send us Fan Mail One man climbs a harsh mountain to pray and comes down marked by the wounds of Christ. That story can sound unbelievable until you hear what it is really saying about love, surrender, and the kind of faith that refuses to stay private. We explore the miracles of Saint Francis of Assisi with an eye for what Catholic tradition wants us to notice. Some accounts come from early biographers close to Francis’ lifetime, while others are cherished Franciscan traditions preserved later, like the Little Flowers of Saint Francis. Either way, the message keeps repeating: miracles are signs that point beyond the saint to God’s mercy. We revisit the voice from the San Damiano crucifix calling Francis to “repair my house,” the peace he helps forge with the feared wolf of Gubbio, and the famous moment of preaching to the birds as a reminder that creation itself can lead the human heart back to praise. Then we move to the stigmata at Mount La Verna and why Catholics see it as a sign of deep union with the crucified Jesus, not a spectacle Francis sought. We also talk about the quieter center of his life, devotion to Christ present in the Eucharist, and how reverence at Mass shapes a concrete, compassionate spirituality. Finally, we consider healings through Saint Francis’ intercession, stories of hope in the face of death, and the simple mercy of a spring found on a difficult climb. If Saint Francis’ witness stirs something in you, subscribe, share this with a friend, and leave a review so more people can find the show. What part of Francis’ story do you want to live more fully this week? Open by Steve Bailey Support the show Journeys of Faith brings you Super Saints Podcasts Visit our blog for full text of our podcasts https://journeysoffaith.com/blogs/eucharist-mary-saints Download Journeys of Faith App for Iphone or Android FREE  https://journeysoffaith.com/pages/download-our-app Please consider subscribing to this podcast or making a donation to Journeys of Faith Help us Grow!Journeys of Faith is blessed to provide Catholic media, including podcasts and inspirational content, free of charge across multiple media platforms for viewers and listeners around the world. While access to this content remains free, there are significant and continually increasing costs associated with producing, hosting, and distributing these programs. Your support helps us continue sharing the beauty of the Catholic faith with souls everywhere. We want to reach more souls and you can help us do that by becoming a Mission Angel. Make a Donation Any AmountRefer a FriendYou can help us by referring a friend! When they upgrade you get $20 and so does Journeys of Faith...

Send us Fan Mail You can race through breakfast, herd kids out the door, and still be held in God’s care. That’s the quiet promise behind a Catholic devotion many people either sentimentalize or avoid: your guardian angel is real, personal, and assigned to you from infancy to death. We walk through what the Church actually teaches in the Catechism (CCC 336), and why this devotion should never pull your attention away from Jesus, but gently return it to Him. We dig into the biblical foundation for guardian angels, from Jesus’ words about the “little ones” in Matthew 18:10 to Hebrews 1:14 and the trust-filled language of Psalm 91. We also draw wisdom from the Book of Tobit, where angelic help looks like steady guidance, not spiritual spectacle. Along the way, we name the guardrails that keep this practice healthy: we worship God alone, we don’t chase secret messages, and we don’t name our guardian angel. Then we get practical. You’ll hear simple prayers you can use in real moments: before a tough conversation, when temptation hits, on the way to confession, and as you prepare for Mass. We connect guardian angel devotion directly to the sacraments, especially the Eucharist, so it becomes a habit of attention, reverence, and trust instead of a vague spiritual idea. Subscribe for more Catholic prayer and faith formation, share this with a friend who needs peace today, and leave a review with one small prayer habit you’re going to try this week. Open by Steve Bailey Support the show Journeys of Faith brings you Super Saints Podcasts Visit our blog for full text of our podcasts https://journeysoffaith.com/blogs/eucharist-mary-saints Download Journeys of Faith App for Iphone or Android FREE  https://journeysoffaith.com/pages/download-our-app Please consider subscribing to this podcast or making a donation to Journeys of Faith Help us Grow!Journeys of Faith is blessed to provide Catholic media, including podcasts and inspirational content, free of charge across multiple media platforms for viewers and listeners around the world. While access to this content remains free, there are significant and continually increasing costs associated with producing, hosting, and distributing these programs. Your support helps us continue sharing the beauty of the Catholic faith with souls everywhere. We want to reach more souls and you can help us do that by becoming a Mission Angel. Make a Donation Any AmountRefer a FriendYou can help us by referring a friend! When they upgrade you get $20 and so does Journeys of Faith...

Send us Fan Mail Some prayers begin with a crisis. Others begin with something quieter: a tired parent asking for patience, a family carrying a long worry, a believer trying to trust God again. We walk through the Saint Therese of Lisieux Novena as a simple, steady way to bring your intention to Jesus for nine days while asking Saint Therese to intercede. The goal is not to force an outcome or find “perfect words,” but to build a rhythm of Catholic prayer that makes room for grace. We talk about who Saint Therese really was, a young Carmelite whose hidden life became a worldwide witness that holiness is possible in ordinary moments. Her Little Way is concrete and surprisingly challenging: doing small things with great love, showing kindness when you feel stretched thin, and returning to God with the confidence of a child. If you’re praying for healing, for peace at home, for a loved one who has drifted from the faith, or simply for a more trusting heart, her approach meets you where you are. We also address the famous “shower of roses” and why signs are never the foundation of faith. Whether you notice a rose or not, the heart of the devotion stays the same: place your petition in God’s hands, stay close to Christ, and let daily love become your offering. You’ll get an easy framework for how to pray the novena, how to involve children, and a full set of daily prayer themes that keep you grounded from Day 1 to Day 9. If this helps you pray with more peace, subscribe, share the episode with someone who needs encouragement, and leave a review so more people can find the Saint Therese novena and the Little Way. Open by Steve Bailey Support the show Journeys of Faith brings you Super Saints Podcasts Visit our blog for full text of our podcasts https://journeysoffaith.com/blogs/eucharist-mary-saints Download Journeys of Faith App for Iphone or Android FREE  https://journeysoffaith.com/pages/download-our-app Please consider subscribing to this podcast or making a donation to Journeys of Faith Help us Grow!Journeys of Faith is blessed to provide Catholic media, including podcasts and inspirational content, free of charge across multiple media platforms for viewers and listeners around the world. While access to this content remains free, there are significant and continually increasing costs associated with producing, hosting, and distributing these programs. Your support helps us continue sharing the beauty of the Catholic faith with souls everywhere. We want to reach more souls and you can help us do that by becoming a Mission Angel. Make a Donation Any AmountRefer a FriendYou can help us by referring a friend! When they upgrade you get $20 and so does Journeys of Faith...

Send us Fan Mail Fear, uncertainty, illness, a decision you do not feel ready to make, these are the moments when faith stops being abstract. We turn to Saints Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael because Scripture shows them showing up right there: in battle, in a world-changing announcement, and on a hard road where healing takes time. We walk through why the Catholic Church honors only these three archangels by name: Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael are the angels named in Sacred Scripture. That matters, because it keeps devotion grounded and clear. We also untangle common confusion about angels: they are spiritual creatures who serve God, they are not human souls who have become angels, and worship belongs to God alone. When we ask for angelic intercession, we are not chasing hidden knowledge, we are asking God’s faithful servants to pray with us as we trust Jesus Christ. From there, we trace each archangel’s mission and what it means for daily prayer. Michael’s “Who is like God?” re-centers us when temptation or fear gets loud, and Revelation’s battle against the dragon becomes a source of hope rather than anxiety. Gabriel’s message to Mary in Luke highlights the heart of Christian trust: “Nothing will be impossible for God,” and Mary’s “Let it be” becomes a model for discernment. Raphael’s story in Tobit offers comfort for anyone praying for healing, worried about a loved one, or walking an unfamiliar path, reminding us that God can be at work even when help is not yet visible. If this helped you pray with more courage and peace, subscribe, share the episode with a friend, and leave a review so more people can find it. Open by Steve Bailey Support the show Journeys of Faith brings you Super Saints Podcasts Visit our blog for full text of our podcasts https://journeysoffaith.com/blogs/eucharist-mary-saints Download Journeys of Faith App for Iphone or Android FREE  https://journeysoffaith.com/pages/download-our-app Please consider subscribing to this podcast or making a donation to Journeys of Faith Help us Grow!Journeys of Faith is blessed to provide Catholic media, including podcasts and inspirational content, free of charge across multiple media platforms for viewers and listeners around the world. While access to this content remains free, there are significant and continually increasing costs associated with producing, hosting, and distributing these programs. Your support helps us continue sharing the beauty of the Catholic faith with souls everywhere. We want to reach more souls and you can help us do that by becoming a Mission Angel. Make a Donation Any AmountRefer a FriendYou can help us by referring a friend! When they upgrade you get $20 and so does Journeys of Faith...

Send us Fan Mail Some lives make you reconsider what you think is possible. Saint Padre Pio is one of those lives, not because the stories are dramatic, but because they keep pointing to a single center: Jesus Christ present in the Eucharist, offered to us with mercy in confession, and loved with a childlike trust in Mary’s care. We walk through Padre Pio’s path from Pietrelcina to San Giovanni Rotondo, his vocation as a Capuchin friar, and the stigmata that marked his union with Christ’s Passion. Then we slow down on what people often miss: the daily rhythm of sacramental life that shaped everything he did. The confessional, the altar, and a fierce tenderness for souls become the real setting for “miracles,” whether the healing is physical, spiritual, or the quiet strength to carry a heavy cross. We also unpack Catholic teaching on the communion of saints and the intercession of saints in plain language. Why ask a saint to pray for you? How can that be biblical? And why does authentic devotion never end with the saint, but always returns to Christ and the Church’s life of prayer? Along the way we share well-known accounts attributed to Padre Pio, including reported healings, the fragrance of roses, bilocation, reading of hearts, and posthumous miracles tied to novenas and careful investigation. We revisit the healing of Consiglia de Martino and the case of Matteo Pio Colella, the canonization miracle recognized in 2002, as a reminder that God’s mercy is not an idea but a living reality. If this strengthened your faith, subscribe, share this with a friend, and leave a review so more people can find these stories of Eucharistic devotion and hope. Open by Steve Bailey Support the show Journeys of Faith brings you Super Saints Podcasts Visit our blog for full text of our podcasts https://journeysoffaith.com/blogs/eucharist-mary-saints Download Journeys of Faith App for Iphone or Android FREE  https://journeysoffaith.com/pages/download-our-app Please consider subscribing to this podcast or making a donation to Journeys of Faith Help us Grow!Journeys of Faith is blessed to provide Catholic media, including podcasts and inspirational content, free of charge across multiple media platforms for viewers and listeners around the world. While access to this content remains free, there are significant and continually increasing costs associated with producing, hosting, and distributing these programs. Your support helps us continue sharing the beauty of the Catholic faith with souls everywhere. We want to reach more souls and you can help us do that by becoming a Mission Angel. Make a Donation Any AmountRefer a FriendYou can help us by referring a friend! When they upgrade you get $20 and so does Journeys of Faith...

Send us Fan Mail A sealed vial sits at the center of a roaring silence. Thousands pray, candles flicker, and all eyes fix on what looks like dried blood. Then, sometimes, it moves. The liquefaction of the blood of St. Januarius (San Gennaro) is one of the most enduring Catholic miracles associated with Naples Cathedral, and it raises a question that cuts deeper than curiosity: what is God trying to awaken in us through signs we cannot control or fully explain?  We walk through the story of Saint Januarius as a bishop and martyr during the persecution under Emperor Diocletian, and why his fidelity still speaks to believers who feel pressure to keep faith private or comfortable. His martyrdom, shared with courageous companions, shows what heroic virtue looks like when it isn’t romantic, when it’s costly, and when it is rooted in hope in the resurrection. From there, we explore what people actually witness during the liquefaction, when it happens throughout the year, and how the atmosphere in Naples becomes both electric and deeply reverent.  We also spend time on the hard part: what it means when the blood does not liquefy. Instead of treating that moment like superstition or a scoreboard, we talk about how Catholic spirituality understands miracles as gifts, not guarantees, and why the Church approaches this phenomenon with caution, documentation, and humility. The clearest takeaway is also the most personal: signs can encourage us, but faith has to endure without them, anchored in prayer, the sacraments, and a living relationship with Jesus Christ.  If this helped you see Catholic miracles, relics, and devotion to the saints with fresh eyes, subscribe for more, share the episode with a friend, and leave a review so more listeners can find the show. Open by Steve Bailey Support the show Journeys of Faith brings you Super Saints Podcasts Visit our blog for full text of our podcasts https://journeysoffaith.com/blogs/eucharist-mary-saints Download Journeys of Faith App for Iphone or Android FREE  https://journeysoffaith.com/pages/download-our-app Please consider subscribing to this podcast or making a donation to Journeys of Faith Help us Grow!Journeys of Faith is blessed to provide Catholic media, including podcasts and inspirational content, free of charge across multiple media platforms for viewers and listeners around the world. While access to this content remains free, there are significant and continually increasing costs associated with producing, hosting, and distributing these programs. Your support helps us continue sharing the beauty of the Catholic faith with souls everywhere. We want to reach more souls and you can help us do that by becoming a Mission Angel. Make a Donation Any AmountRefer a FriendYou can help us by referring a friend! When they upgrade you get $20 and so does Journeys of Faith...

Send us Fan Mail The cross is so familiar that it can fade into the background until suffering forces the question: what does it actually mean? We slow down and look straight at the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross on September 14, not as a sad anniversary, but as a Catholic celebration of mercy, redemption, and the strange strength God gives through the crucifix. If you’ve ever wanted hope that feels solid, not sentimental, this conversation is for you.  We walk through the deep roots of this Catholic feast day, from the fourth-century story of Saint Helena’s pilgrimage and the discovery of the True Cross to the dedication of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. We also explore how Constantine’s conversion changes the cross from a symbol of shame into a sign of victory, and why that shift still matters when we’re facing fear, grief, or the pressure of ordinary life. Along the way, we reflect on Catholic devotion to the cross, the sign of the cross, and why venerating the crucifix is meant to be a personal encounter with the heart of the Gospel.  Scripture anchors everything as we echo Saint Paul’s proclamation of “Christ crucified,” recall Jesus’ promise to draw all people to himself, and connect Old Testament foreshadowing like the bronze serpent in Numbers 21 and Abraham’s costly trust in Genesis 22. The practical takeaway is simple and demanding: when we unite daily struggles to Jesus through prayer and fidelity, suffering is not the final word. If this helped you, subscribe, share it with a friend who needs encouragement, and leave a review so more people can find Journeys of Faith. Open by Steve Bailey Support the show Journeys of Faith brings you Super Saints Podcasts Visit our blog for full text of our podcasts https://journeysoffaith.com/blogs/eucharist-mary-saints Download Journeys of Faith App for Iphone or Android FREE  https://journeysoffaith.com/pages/download-our-app Please consider subscribing to this podcast or making a donation to Journeys of Faith Help us Grow!Journeys of Faith is blessed to provide Catholic media, including podcasts and inspirational content, free of charge across multiple media platforms for viewers and listeners around the world. While access to this content remains free, there are significant and continually increasing costs associated with producing, hosting, and distributing these programs. Your support helps us continue sharing the beauty of the Catholic faith with souls everywhere. We want to reach more souls and you can help us do that by becoming a Mission Angel. Make a Donation Any AmountRefer a FriendYou can help us by referring a friend! When they upgrade you get $20 and so does Journeys of Faith...

Send us Fan Mail We trace why the Church honors the Holy Name of Mary on September 12 and why her name has become a refuge in prayer for centuries. We connect Scripture, the saints, and the Battle of Vienna to show how invoking Mary’s name builds trust, courage, and a clearer path back to Jesus.  • what the Feast of the Holy Name of Mary celebrates and why it exists  • how early Christian devotion to Mary’s name grows into a universal feast day  • the Battle of Vienna in 1683 and why Catholics credit Mary’s intercession  • what the name Mary can mean and why “Star of the Sea” endures  • biblical roots in Luke’s Gospel, the Visitation, and the Magnificat  • insights from St Bernard of Clairvaux and St Alphonsus Liguori on invoking Mary’s name  • how devotion to Mary’s name connects to the Holy Name of Jesus and the Rosary  Let Journeys of Faith accompany you, fostering devotion, offering trustworthy resources, and helping your love for Mary and her Son flourish every day  Open by Steve Bailey Support the show Journeys of Faith brings you Super Saints Podcasts Visit our blog for full text of our podcasts https://journeysoffaith.com/blogs/eucharist-mary-saints Download Journeys of Faith App for Iphone or Android FREE  https://journeysoffaith.com/pages/download-our-app Please consider subscribing to this podcast or making a donation to Journeys of Faith Help us Grow!Journeys of Faith is blessed to provide Catholic media, including podcasts and inspirational content, free of charge across multiple media platforms for viewers and listeners around the world. While access to this content remains free, there are significant and continually increasing costs associated with producing, hosting, and distributing these programs. Your support helps us continue sharing the beauty of the Catholic faith with souls everywhere. We want to reach more souls and you can help us do that by becoming a Mission Angel. Make a Donation Any AmountRefer a FriendYou can help us by referring a friend! When they upgrade you get $20 and so does Journeys of Faith...

Send us Fan Mail Five men. Five very different lives. One surprising definition of power. We’re tracing the stories of five of the most influential Catholic saints to find what actually changes a soul and what can change ours too. If you’ve ever felt stuck in prayer, tired of shallow motivation, or unsure how to grow in holiness without burning out, these saints offer something better than hype: a proven path rooted in grace, the sacraments, and surrender to God’s will. We start with Saint Augustine of Hippo, the brilliant mind with a restless heart, and follow his road from searching to conversion through mercy, truth, and the prayers that wouldn’t quit. Then we step into the radical simplicity of Saint Francis of Assisi, whose poverty becomes real joy, and the fiery clarity of Saint Anthony of Padua, whose preaching and miracles flow from deep Eucharistic devotion. From there, we move into the interior life with Saint John of the Cross and his teaching on the dark night of the soul, where suffering can purify love when it’s united to Christ. Finally, we meet Saint John Vianney, the Curé of Ars, whose life in the confessional and before the tabernacle shows how confession, Eucharistic adoration, and pastoral sacrifice can renew a whole community. Along the way we talk about Catholic devotion to the Eucharist, the Blessed Virgin Mary, the communion of saints, and practical ways to ask for their intercession through the Rosary and novenas. Subscribe for more Catholic faith and spirituality, share this with a friend who needs hope, and leave a review. Which of these saints do you want to learn from first? Open by Steve Bailey Support the show Journeys of Faith brings you Super Saints Podcasts Visit our blog for full text of our podcasts https://journeysoffaith.com/blogs/eucharist-mary-saints Download Journeys of Faith App for Iphone or Android FREE  https://journeysoffaith.com/pages/download-our-app Please consider subscribing to this podcast or making a donation to Journeys of Faith Help us Grow!Journeys of Faith is blessed to provide Catholic media, including podcasts and inspirational content, free of charge across multiple media platforms for viewers and listeners around the world. While access to this content remains free, there are significant and continually increasing costs associated with producing, hosting, and distributing these programs. Your support helps us continue sharing the beauty of the Catholic faith with souls everywhere. We want to reach more souls and you can help us do that by becoming a Mission Angel. Make a Donation Any AmountRefer a FriendYou can help us by referring a friend! When they upgrade you get $20 and so does Journeys of Faith...

Send us Fan Mail The world trains us to hurry, fill every gap, and drown out quiet with constant sound. We wanted to slow down and ask a different question: why does Gregorian chant, a simple unaccompanied Latin prayer, still feel so alive to so many Christians today? We walk through what Gregorian chant is at its core, not religious background music, but the Church’s prayer carried on a single melodic line. We reflect on its roots in monastic life and the tradition that links its codification to Pope Saint Gregory the Great. Along the way, we talk about why chant belongs so naturally to the Catholic liturgy: its texts flow from Scripture and ancient prayers, its rhythm follows the human voice, and its purpose is adoration rather than performance. We also linger on what modern ears often miss: chant is shaped as much by silence as by sound. Those pauses invite contemplative prayer, making room to breathe, listen, and return to God when distraction takes over. Finally, we connect chant to Eucharistic reverence, where its calm pace and humility can help us approach the Real Presence of Jesus with renewed awe. If you are craving deeper Catholic prayer, sacred music with substance, or a more peaceful experience of Mass, press play. Subscribe, share this with a friend who feels spiritually worn down, and leave a review with one way silence has changed your prayer life. Open by Steve Bailey Support the show Journeys of Faith brings you Super Saints Podcasts Visit our blog for full text of our podcasts https://journeysoffaith.com/blogs/eucharist-mary-saints Download Journeys of Faith App for Iphone or Android FREE  https://journeysoffaith.com/pages/download-our-app Please consider subscribing to this podcast or making a donation to Journeys of Faith Help us Grow!Journeys of Faith is blessed to provide Catholic media, including podcasts and inspirational content, free of charge across multiple media platforms for viewers and listeners around the world. While access to this content remains free, there are significant and continually increasing costs associated with producing, hosting, and distributing these programs. Your support helps us continue sharing the beauty of the Catholic faith with souls everywhere. We want to reach more souls and you can help us do that by becoming a Mission Angel. Make a Donation Any AmountRefer a FriendYou can help us by referring a friend! When they upgrade you get $20 and so does Journeys of Faith...

Send us Fan Mail Five women saints. Five very different roads to God. One invitation that lands close to home: holiness is possible for ordinary Catholics, not just spiritual superheroes. We tell the stories of the Church’s most beloved women saints because their lives don’t float above real life they cut straight through it, lighting up what faithful prayer, courage, and love look like when circumstances get messy. We start with Saint Teresa of Avila, the Carmelite reformer and Doctor of the Church whose writing on interior prayer still reads like a roadmap for anyone battling distraction, dryness, or doubt. Then we turn to Saint Rita of Cassia, beloved as the Saint of Impossible Cases, whose life of suffering and forgiveness helps us bring our hardest relationships and most stubborn problems to God with hope. Saint Clare of Assisi shows how hidden faith can be fearless, especially through her trust in the real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist, while Saint Catherine of Siena models bold charity and truth telling as she serves the sick and speaks to leaders during a time of division. Finally, Saint Therese of Lisieux, the Little Flower, reframes sanctity with the Little Way: doing small things with great love until ordinary life becomes an offering. Journeys of Faith carries forward the tradition of Bob and Penny Lord by making the saints easier to know and easier to follow. If you’ve been searching for a heavenly friend, a deeper prayer life, or a clearer sense of what Catholic spirituality looks like day to day, this one is for you. Subscribe, share this with a friend who needs hope, and leave a review with the saint you want to learn about next. Open by Steve Bailey Support the show Journeys of Faith brings you Super Saints Podcasts Visit our blog for full text of our podcasts https://journeysoffaith.com/blogs/eucharist-mary-saints Download Journeys of Faith App for Iphone or Android FREE  https://journeysoffaith.com/pages/download-our-app Please consider subscribing to this podcast or making a donation to Journeys of Faith Help us Grow!Journeys of Faith is blessed to provide Catholic media, including podcasts and inspirational content, free of charge across multiple media platforms for viewers and listeners around the world. While access to this content remains free, there are significant and continually increasing costs associated with producing, hosting, and distributing these programs. Your support helps us continue sharing the beauty of the Catholic faith with souls everywhere. We want to reach more souls and you can help us do that by becoming a Mission Angel. Make a Donation Any AmountRefer a FriendYou can help us by referring a friend! When they upgrade you get $20 and so does Journeys of Faith...