Each month, join Talking Saints hosts Laurie Power and Pete Sanchez as they dive into the lives of the saints – their work, their joys, their struggles, their passion for the Catholic faith.
This past July, the program was recognized as “Best Podcast Program” by the National Catholic Press Association of the United States and Canada in their annual Catholic Press Award ceremony. Last year, Talking Saints was named 2nd best in the same category.
These inspiring stories will set your heart ablaze and on fire to joyfully live out a life for the Lord, in the realization that, as Pope Francis says, “To be saints is not a privilege for the few, but a vocation for everyone.”
Our Latest Episodes
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Talking Saints – Cyril of Jerusalem
Caught up in the crises of the early Church, Saint Cyril of Jerusalem stood firm in the faith despite being exiled three times in the span of twenty years. On his feast today, March 18, Talking Saints hosts Laurie and Pete unpack the life of this 4th century Bishop, and discuss how his pastoral manner
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Talking Saints – Saint Scholastica
On the 50th episode of Talking Saints, meet one of the “Twin Saints,” Scholastica, a 5th and 6th century Italian nun known for her piety to God and devotion to her brother, Saint Benedict. Laurie and Pete unpack the faithful and mystical life of this religious community foundress, and how she prolonged her last earthly
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Talking Saints – Timothy and Titus
Today Talking Saints remembers the feast of Saints Timothy and Titus, friends and companions of Saint Paul, and recipients of three of Paul’s Biblical letters. From our hosts Laurie and Pete, learn about these two men’s roles in the early Church as Bishops, their travels with Paul, and his advice to them. Saints Timothy and
About our hosts:
Pete Sanchez
Pete Sanchez has had a blast learning about and sharing the lives of the Saints with his co-host, Laurie, since its inception in March 2018. He was humbled and honored when the podcast was recognized in 2019 by the Catholic Press Association’s Press Awards, with 2nd place in the category of “Best Podcast Program.” When not in the recording studio, Pete can be found throughout South Jersey’s Catholic communities as a journalist with the Catholic Star Herald newspaper, chronicling the inspiring stories of the faithful. His personal saint heroes are John Paul II, Joan of Arc, and Thomas More.
Laurie Power
Laurie Power cannot imagine journeying through life without the prayers and example of the holy men and women who have gone before us to heaven. Talking Saints has been an incredible opportunity to grow closer to them. Prior to serving as the Director of Evangelization and Discipleship at Christ the Redeemer Parish in Atco, Laurie was the Director of Faith Formation at Holy Child Parish in Runnemede and also discerned religious life with the Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia in Nashville, TN. The saints who have most impacted her life are Our Blessed Mother Mary, St. Therese of Lisieux, St. Dominic and St. Maria Goretti.
