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 – Andrew the Apostle
On this last day of November, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of Saint Andrew- apostle, fisherman, and brother of Simon Peter. Hear Laurie Power and Pete Sanches discuss the life of this follower of Jesus, and learn how to pray the Saint Andrew Christmas Novena. It is thought that whoever recites the following
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Talking Saints – Pope John XXIII
“Consult not your fears but your hopes and your dreams. Think not about your frustrations, but about your unfulfilled potential.” On today’s Talking Saints, hosts Laurie and Pete unpack the life of “Good Pope John.” Having been elected at the age of 76, many thought he would be a transitional pope, but John XXIII’s short,
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Talking Saints – Vincent de Paul
“If we are faithful to God, we will lack nothing” Many might know Saint Vincent de Paul as the namesake of a charitable organization that reaches across the globe, but just who was this man, and why is he associated with outreach to the needy? In the latest Talking Saints, hosts Laurie and Pete reveal
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.
