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Saints Alive Podcast

Saint Katharine Drexel Part III

Saints Alive Podcast

Saints Alive

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Performing Arts, Arts

4.81.4K Ratings

🗓️ 27 August 2025

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

Come listen to the moving finale of St. Katharine Drexel’s life. Amid grief and searching, Katharine Drexel’s faith is tested. A bold encounter with the pope ignites her call to religious life, leading her to champion the marginalized and the founding a new religious order: The Sisters of The Blessed Sacrament. Today’s episode is a special public release of the story of Saint Katharine Drexel that was part of our 2025 Kids Lenten Challenge on Hallow called The Little Way. We can't wait for yo...

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Welcome to Saints Alive, where we take you with us to meet God's most heroic followers.

0:07.0

The Saints were just ordinary boys and girls who allowed God's love to transform them into real-life superheroes.

0:14.0

Their love for God changed our world.

0:17.0

Did you know that God has sent you here to become a saint?

0:20.0

It's up to you to

0:21.7

choose love over fear, to be courageous, faithful, and kind. The choice to become a

0:27.1

saint won't be easy, but it will be worth it. So listen closely and open your hearts.

0:33.1

These real-life tales of the saints from the past may just inspire you how to live your story.

0:39.0

Let's go on this adventure together.

0:40.6

Hey guys, from everyone here at Saints Alive, we hope and pray you are having a beautiful

0:53.3

summer.

0:54.2

This is a special public release of St. Catherine Drexel that was released as part of this

0:59.4

past year's Hallows Kids Lent Challenge, The Little Way.

1:05.8

Welcome back.

1:07.1

The Buckley family is getting ready for their flight home.

1:10.5

In the past the time, Mia and Paul hear the rest of the story of St. Catherine Drexel.

1:20.6

National airport travelers, neck with an airline representative, Fort Brother of the Reformation.

1:26.5

Okay, the good news is that we have a new time for our flight. And the bad news? We're delayed another hour. Another hour? Ugh. Wait, I have an idea. Paul, you said that listening to the story of St. Catherine Drexel, may time go by fast on the train, right? Yeah. Well, I bet it will help pass time in the airport too. Actually, that's a great idea. Mom? Why not? Dan, do you mind finding a snack for Lucy? I'll stay here with the kids in the bags. Sure. Okay, where was I? Kate had grown up, she was 20, and about to enter into high society. Oh, right, right.

2:04.2

Okay, well, Kate's mother had just passed away,

2:06.2

but there were big things in store for her. Okay. Emma Drexel peacefully passed away in January of 1883,

2:33.3

and everyone in the Drexel family was struck with immense

2:37.8

grief. Yet Kate was also deeply inspired by her mother's courageous faith and was filled with

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