Did the Sibyls – the Ancient Greek prophetesses – predict the Annunciation and the coming of Jesus? Justin and Timothy present some theories and read some of the possible prophecies. Justin also reads an account of the Annunciation as witnessed in a vision by Saint Gemma Galgani.
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Theme music is Mariam Matrem Virginem, played by a forest beggar.
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The Pope's Exorcist
Michael Lichens stops by to talk about The Pope’s Exorcist: 101 Questions About Fr. Gabriele Amorth from Sophia Institute Press. We discuss Father Amorth, exorcisms, demonic infestations, oppressions, and possessions, the first exorcist, and more.
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Saint Perpetua
The autobiography of Saint Perpetua, a martyr from the second century, tells of her trial and imprisonment at the hands of the Romans. After her death in the arena, a contemporary finished her story.
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It’s an extra-long Christmas episode! Father Dwight Longenecker discusses his book, The Secret of the Bethlehem Shepherds. Father Longenecker brings a great depth of research to the topic and we learn what Bethlehem might have been like during the time of Jesus’ birth. Brother Richard Hendrick joins The Flowered Path for three segments: a story of Saint Clare’s Christmas bilocation; a discussion of Saint Francis and the Christmas Crib; and a question-and-answer segment covering possession, relics, Poor Souls and purgatory, penance, victim souls, and more. Justin Showalter shares some thoughts on the astrology of Christ’s birth and what the three Magi may have been observing in the skies.
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