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Montse Grases: Find Out Why This Teen’s Life Shows Holiness Is Possible For Everyone

Posted on July 8, 2021 by mjohnsonewtn

Photo of the real Montse Grases, now Venerable, whose story is told in the new EWTN docu-drama “They Might Be Saints: Montse Grases” with Host Michael O’Neill. The beatification of 15-year-old Carlo Acutis caused great excitement in the Church, especially … Continue reading →

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Teresa of the Andes: Saint of Joy, Patron of Young People

Posted on October 29, 2019 by mjohnsonewtn

St. Teresa of the Andes lived only 19 years and spent a scant 11 months in a Carmelite monastery. However, on March 21, 1993, Pope John Paul II canonized this young woman, making her the first Chilean saint and the … Continue reading →

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EWTN’s New Documentary Series Features ‘The Doctors of the Church’

Posted on June 20, 2018 by mjohnsonewtn

Many Catholics have a desire to learn more about the doctors of the Church, but few have time to dig through mounds of heavy textbooks to satisfy their curiosity – so EWTN Sr. Contributor Matthew Bunson has done the work … Continue reading →

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Native Americans Murdered for Their Catholic Faith: The Martyrs of La Florida

Posted on June 3, 2018 by mjohnsonewtn

“Overall, more than 2,000 Apalachees were put to death, and 86 have currently been identified as having been killed out of hatred of the Catholic faith.” –Producer/Writer Michael O’Neill Continue reading →

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St. Catherine of Siena: A Saint for Our Time

Posted on April 22, 2016 by mjohnsonewtn

She is one of the most important figures in Church history – one of only four female doctors out of the 36 doctors of the Church. Yet St. Catherine of Siena, a 14th Century mystic, was only 24 when she … Continue reading →

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Behind the Scenes of EWTN’s Original Motion Picture “Kateri!”

Posted on November 13, 2015 by mjohnsonewtn

During the filming of EWTN’s first major motion picture, “Kateri,” fhe story of the young Mohawk girl who became the first Native American saint, Writer/Director James Kelty says there were many “blessed” moments involving cast and crew. Of all the … Continue reading →

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Lessons from Fatima: What We Can Learn From Francisco Marto

Posted on May 29, 2014 by mjohnsonewtn

Think you know everything there is to know about Our Lady’s 1917 apparitions to three shepherd children at Fatima in Portugal? I had the privilege of speaking to Sister Angela de Fatima Coelho, the postulator for the cause of canonization … Continue reading →

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