104: Miracles, Saints, and Fulton Sheen ft. Bonnie Engstrom
The Catholic Feminist
Claire Swinarski
4.8 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 8 May 2019
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
Who gets a miracle?
It seems like a weird question. But miracles happen—and one happened to today’s guest. When hearing the story of her son’s birth, trauma, and miraculous recovery, though, one question that stopped me in my tracks and weighed on my heart was why Bonnie? Not that she’s not awesome—because she is—but because so many praying parents lose children every day. Bonnie + I unpack this a bit after she tells her story, explains how saints utilize miracles to become canonized, and why Archbishop Fulton Sheen’s cause is paused. We also dive into her live as a Catholic blogger and why blogging has transformed from what it used to be. Bonnie’s story is heartfelt and vulnerable, and I hope listening to it opens a dialogue between you and your Creator.
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to the Catholic feminist episode 104. Today we're talking all about miracles, the path to |
| 0:07.7 | sainhood, and Archbishop Fulton Sheen. If you have recently experienced a loss in childbirth, this episode may not be the right |
| 0:16.0 | fit for you at this time. We're going to hear a story that may bring on trauma or tough memories |
| 0:21.5 | for you, just a fair warning. |
| 0:23.7 | Today's episode is brought to you by Select International Tours. |
| 0:27.4 | If you're interested in going on a pilgrimage |
| 0:29.6 | that's planned perfectly for you, |
| 0:31.4 | just head on over to select international tours.com slash feminist. |
| 0:38.0 | Welcome to the Catholic feminist a podcast for strong women who want to be informed, inspired, and intentional. |
| 0:45.0 | I'm your host, Claire, and I'm so glad you're here. When a man loves a woman he has to become worthy of her. |
| 1:03.3 | The higher her virtue, the more noble her character, the more devoted she is to truth, justice, |
| 1:08.5 | goodness, the more a man has to aspire to be worthy of her. The history of civilization could actually be |
| 1:14.8 | written in terms of the level of its women. I love that quote. It's from |
| 1:19.5 | Archbishop Fulton Sheen and today's guest has a special love for Archbishop Sheen and |
| 1:24.8 | after you hear her story you will totally understand why. We are talking to blogger |
| 1:29.7 | Bonnie Engstrom all about the birth of one of her children, how it brought about an alleged |
| 1:35.6 | miracle, and the path to Sainthood for the person who she believes brought it about. |
| 1:41.5 | If you've ever wondered how people become saints or even what a |
| 1:44.8 | saint is, what miracles have to do with all this, today's episode is perfect for you. |
| 1:50.1 | Bonnie has also been blogging for years and years, so we talk about the state of Catholic blogging and why I can kind of feel like blogs are dying off, which is kind of a bummer, but also not really true, as you'll hear us talk about. |
| 2:03.0 | If you hear Bonnie's story today and are blown away, |
| 2:05.7 | just a reminder that she wrote a buck. |
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