St. Francis/Stigmata

Iconographer for Trinity Icons Joe Malhamn created a beautiful piece of art of Our Lady of Good Counsel which was presented to Pope Leo XIV. Fr. Pablo Magoni, from the cause of the Georgia Martyrs, to discuss their recent beatification.

• Michael welcomes Jeff Thomas, producer of the film Little Audrey, the movie inspired by the life of Audrey Santo, a Massachusetts girl left in a comatose, akinetic mutism state after a near-drowning accident. • Jimmy Akin shares a different type of apparition just in time for Halloween.

Brother Larry Schatz, vice postulator of Blessed James Miller, shares the life & legacy of this American turned missionary. Chris Vander Woude, to share about the movement under way for the canonization of his father, Tom Vander Woude.

Kevin Symonds, author of On the Third Secret of Fatima debunks the fake Sister Lucia hypothesis. David Carollo, Exec Director for the World Apostolate of Fatima looks at this past week's anniversary of Fatima's Sun miracle.

Author and Our Lady of Champion expert Theoni Bell chats about her latest book, Our Lady of Champion: The Amazing Investigation of a Visitor from Heaven. Continuing the discussion of the only approved American Marian apparition, Michael welcomes Fr. Tony Stephens to discuss the witness to the apparition, Adele Brice, her life and the recent launch of her cause for canonization.

Bret Thoman on the 800th death anniversary of St. Francis and Dr. Paul Kengor on the stigmata.

Msgr. Edward Girres shares the beauty and tranquility of the Grotto of the Redemption located in the farm fields of West Bend, Iowa.

Perhaps one of the greatest miracle-working saints is Padre Pio. Guest Nick Salkowski, director of communications for the National Center for Padre Pio discusses this much-loved saint for our times! Marion Amberg, America's Catholic Storyteller, talks about America's "Hidden Gems".

Fr. Rob Hagan, Prior Provincial of the Augustinian Province of St. Thomas of Villanova, talks about the cause for canonization for Fr. Bill Atkinson, the first quadriplegic priest and Fr. Timothy Lindenfelser, rector La Leche, on the Shrine of Our Lady of La Leche.

.Nell Andrzejewski, host of the new EWTN series Hidden Gems, is excited to share an inside look at Catholic shrines around the United States. Kevin Goodwin from the St. Jude League also highlights this shrine being featured this week on Hidden Gems.