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 – Teresa Benedicta of the Cross
Philosopher. Author. Jewish turned Agnostic turned Carmelite. Breslau, Germany-born Edith Stein, or Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, was all of these, before being martyred at the Nazi concentration camp in Auschwitz. Today, as the Catholic Church remembers her feast day, Laurie and Pete discuss the conversion of this 20th century holy woman, her longing for truth, and
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Talking Saints – Ignatius of Loyola
All saints have their conversion stories, when they cast aside the riches of this world for higher glory. For Saint Paul, it was the road to Damascus. For Saint Peter, it was on the shores of Galilee. For today’s saint, Ignatius of Loyola, it was the Battle of Pamplona in 1521, when a cannonball shattered
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Talking Saints – Anthony of Padua
Looking for something? Try praying to Saint Anthony of Padua, the patron saint of lost things, who the Catholic Church remembers today. A man who left a life of affluence for one of poverty, whose eloquence in preaching the faith attracted even fish to him. Laurie and Pete unpack these stories and more of the
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.
