Epic Saints
Shaun McAfee
The saints are not myths or legends, they were people just like us who lived lives of epic virtue.
If the saints have never made you laugh or drop your jaw, they will in this book. Bestselling author Shaun McAfee (Reform Yourself!, Filling Our Father’s House) and guest writers illustrate how the saints were not just stone-faced old men. Some of them had quirky habits, outrageous personalities, and did breathtaking deeds...but they all had epic faith.
Their lives were filled with events that push our understanding of charity with intrepid virtue, but at certain points, they lacked common sense and were uproariously funny, too.
Discover the time:
· A young man known for his spiritual perfection almost blew himself to bits with a cannon.
· The saint of the Cristero War became a master of disguises to save Christians and hilariously taunt his persecutors.
· Twin saints conjured dragons and tempests just to preserve vocations of novices.
· The founder of the Oratorians joked about his own death, just moments before he died.
· A famous cardinal rejected guaranteed conclave votes to make him pope.
· A magnificent preacher was— understandably—accused of being insane.
You’ll be filled with faith and laughter as you discover that God truly sends the lowly to do his will on earth, but that over time and with God’s graces, the lowly are lifted the highest—even if they are a little wild, weird, and epically wonderful.
Duration - 4h 6m.
Author - Shaun McAfee.
Narrator - Sam Phillips.
Published Date - Sunday, 22 January 2023.
Copyright - © 2019 Shaun McAfee ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
The saints are not myths or legends, they were people just like us who lived lives of epic virtue. If the saints have never made you laugh or drop your jaw, they will in this book. Bestselling author Shaun McAfee (Reform Yourself!, Filling Our Father’s House) and guest writers illustrate how the saints were not just stone-faced old men. Some of them had quirky habits, outrageous personalities, and did breathtaking deeds...but they all had epic faith. Their lives were filled with events that push our understanding of charity with intrepid virtue, but at certain points, they lacked common sense and were uproariously funny, too. Discover the time: · A young man known for his spiritual perfection almost blew himself to bits with a cannon. · The saint of the Cristero War became a master of disguises to save Christians and hilariously taunt his persecutors. · Twin saints conjured dragons and tempests just to preserve vocations of novices. · The founder of the Oratorians joked about his own death, just moments before he died. · A famous cardinal rejected guaranteed conclave votes to make him pope. · A magnificent preacher was— understandably—accused of being insane. You’ll be filled with faith and laughter as you discover that God truly sends the lowly to do his will on earth, but that over time and with God’s graces, the lowly are lifted the highest—even if they are a little wild, weird, and epically wonderful. Duration - 4h 6m. Author - Shaun McAfee. Narrator - Sam Phillips. Published Date - Sunday, 22 January 2023. Copyright - © 2019 Shaun McAfee ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
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Dedication
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Introduction
Duration:00:04:29
St. Eugène de Mazenod Scams a Scammer
Duration:00:02:26
Excessive Modesty of St. Eugène de Mazenod
Duration:00:01:33
St. Boniface the Lumberjack
Duration:00:02:15
Have Saints Always Been Canonized the Same Way?
Duration:00:02:30
They May Not Know What They Do, But We Do: St. Moses Black
Duration:00:02:08
Patron of Man's Best Friend: St. Roch
Duration:00:02:32
St. Columba and the Loch Ness Monster
Duration:00:01:31
St. Margaret Clitherow Refuses to Plead
Duration:00:03:55
Blessed Miguel Pro: Master of Disguise
Duration:00:01:58
Three St. Arnolds and the Beer-Acles
Duration:00:03:46
Which Cross is Mine? St. Thomas Kozaki and Companions
Duration:00:03:04
A Family that Prayers Together: St. Zoe of Pamphylia
Duration:00:01:38
St. Teresa Margaret Redi and Her Un-decomposing Body
Duration:00:02:34
St. Isidore Bakanja: Catechist Martyr of the Scapular
Duration:00:04:49
St. Nicholas of Tolentino and the Poor Souls in Purgatory
Duration:00:02:12
What Is the General Roman Calendar
Duration:00:02:30
St. Francis Xavier and the Not Exactly a Secret Weapon
Duration:00:02:47
St. Francis Xavier Learns an Important Lesson about Crabs and Crosses
Duration:00:03:08
Can You Really Trust a Wolf? St. Edmund the Martyr
Duration:00:02:03
St. Clare and the Saracens
Duration:00:03:21
Ignoring Parental Advisories: St. Anna Wang
Duration:00:02:45
The Death of St. Clare of Assisi
Duration:00:01:50
St. Benedict's Dragon
Duration:00:02:42
St. Margaret's Dragon
Duration:00:02:07
Can These Stories Be Allegorical?
Duration:00:02:05
Fireproof: St. Irene Chrysovalantou
Duration:00:02:58
The Wild, Bilocating Death of St. Mary of Egypt
Duration:00:03:15
Best Miracle Ever: Brigid of Kildare
Duration:00:02:17
Be Careful Who You Punish: St. Marina the Monk
Duration:00:02:52
St. Lawrence, Holy Grail and the Treasures of Rome
Duration:00:02:08
Behind Enemy Lines: St. Francis of Assisi
Duration:00:04:01
St. Sebastian Twice Murdered
Duration:00:03:33
Simeon Stylites: World Record Holder
Duration:00:03:25
Pope St. Clement I: Water Diviner
Duration:00:03:25
St. Denis of Paris: The Saint Who Lost His Head but Kept On Going
Duration:00:03:14
Are We Expected to Believe These Stories
Duration:00:02:34
Light and Easy: St. Joseph of Cupertino
Duration:00:04:34
St. Quiteria the Nonuplet and Her Sister Gang of Warriors
Duration:00:03:32
Pope St. John Paul 2: Healer
Duration:00:04:06
St. Junipero Serra: Founding Father of the United States
Duration:00:03:30
Playing with Cannons: St. Aloysius Gonzaga
Duration:00:04:03
The Active Pacifism of St. Martin of Tours
Duration:00:02:56
I Can Die Now: St. Monica
Duration:00:01:47
St. Genevieve and the Huns
Duration:00:02:14
Pope Leo Meets Attila the Hun
Duration:00:02:03
Leo and Genseric
Duration:00:01:44
Why Are Some Saints Not on Calendar
Duration:00:01:34
Pope Gelasius Says No More
Duration:00:02:31
History's Turning Point: St. Clotilda and the Conversion and Baptism of Clovis
Duration:00:05:45
Gregory Hides in a Cave, Instead of Being Pope
Duration:00:02:18
St. Lawrence and the Grill
Duration:00:02:28
Non Nisi Te Domine: St. Thomas Aquinas
Duration:00:02:16
Firm Belief: St. Tarcisius
Duration:00:02:56
Some People Change Others are Refined: St. Philip Neri
Duration:00:01:42
I Dare You to Try: St. Scholastica
Duration:00:02:05
Painting a Saint: St. Benedict Joseph Labre
Duration:00:02:59
What Is the Process for Canonization?
Duration:00:05:24
Insane or Just a Good Evangelist? St. John Bosco
Duration:00:01:21
St. Christina the Astonishing and The Smell of Sin
Duration:00:01:59
Almost A Pope Twice: St. Robert Bellarmine
Duration:00:04:33
Against All Odds: St. Stephen Harding
Duration:00:05:04
Finally a Pope and a Reconciled Antipope
Duration:00:04:57
Like a surgeon: St. Philip Neri
Duration:00:01:59
A Law-Abiding Christian: Pope St. Felix I
Duration:00:01:27
Creator of Heaven and Earth: St. Peter of Verona
Duration:00:03:21
St. Benedict Does What St. Benedict Does Best
Duration:00:02:52
St. Philip Neri Jokes Before and about His Death
Duration:00:02:42
Be Careful What You Pray for: St. Philip Neri
Duration:00:01:42
A Backhanded Compliment: St. Macrina the Younger
Duration:00:02:40
Advice and a Prayer for Newlyweds: St. Philip Neri
Duration:00:00:41
After the Well: St. Photina
Duration:00:02:19
What Should We Do with Saint Narratives that Contain Errors or Inconsistencies
Duration:00:03:05
Tutor to the Tudors: Blessed Thomas Abel
Duration:00:03:47
Why Are Some Canonized Quickly While Others Have Been in the Process for Centuries?
Duration:00:04:28
Three Counter-Reformers Converge
Duration:00:04:06
St. Catherine Labouré and the Miraculous Medal
Duration:00:05:59
St. Faustina and the Image of Divine Mercy
Duration:00:05:42
Hope for the Sex Addict: St. Augustine
Duration:00:02:07
The Time St. Nicholas Slapped a Heretic
Duration:00:03:21
Say this Five Times Fast - Saints Suffer in Secret: Blessed Miguel Pro
Duration:00:03:03
Silence Is a Strategy: Elisabeth Leseur
Duration:00:06:04
Can I Become a Saint?
Duration:00:01:47
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:24