In this episode, join Fr. Chris Alar, MIC, as he explores the life and incredible stories of one of the greatest saints of modern times, St. Padre Pio. Learn about the stigmata (Christ’s wounds) that he bore for 50 years and hear about some of his miracles and saintly virtues.

On Aug. 14, we celebrate the feast of one of the greatest Marian saints in the history of the Catholic Church: St. Maximilian Kolbe. He was killed at Auschwitz when he volunteered to take the place of one man, a husband and a father, who had been chosen for execution. Father Donald Calloway, MIC, shares the story of this remarkable saint, a Martyr of Charity and a Knight of the Holy Rosary.

When we think of the Saints, we often picture their heroic deeds or miraculous lives or miracles performed, but what truly made them holy were the virtues they practiced every single day. Father Donald Calloway, MIC, explores this fact more deeply in his new children’s book for Marian Press, Virtues of the Saints: Fifteen Heavenly Habits for Children, co-authored with Patrick O’Hearn.