Wed, 19 Aug 2026 10:42:27 -0400 https://www.buzzsprout.com/2639297 en-us © 2026 Heroes of the Faith: Saints Who Teach Us to Love Christ yes 03b46404-6fdf-5710-835c-8db95464ff7f Padre Mario Melendez and Father Stuart King episodic false "In every generation, God raises up men and women whose lives help us to see the Gospel more clearly. They are not heroes because they were perfect. They are not remembered because they never struggled, doubted, suffered, or failed. They are remembered because, in their own time and place, they bore faithful witness to Jesus Christ." (This is a monthly podcast offered by Padre Mario Melendez and Father Stuart King)

]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) Padre Mario Melendez and Father Stuart King https://storage.buzzsprout.com/5e4s54syx9kg13i9w0s6nbsv3uzj?.jpg https://www.buzzsprout.com/2639297 Episode 4 | St Augustine St. Augustine was born in North Africa in 354. His mother, St. Monica, was a faithful Christian who prayed for him with tears and perseverance. Augustine, however, did not come easily to faith. (This is the fourth monthly episode of the series "Heroes of the Faith: Saints Who Teach Us to Love Christ" brought to you by Padre Mario Melendez and Father Stuart King)

]]> St. Augustine was born in North Africa in 354. His mother, St. Monica, was a faithful Christian who prayed for him with tears and perseverance. Augustine, however, did not come easily to faith. (This is the fourth monthly episode of the series "Heroes of the Faith: Saints Who Teach Us to Love Christ" brought to you by Padre Mario Melendez and Father Stuart King)

]]> Padre Mario Melendez and Father Stuart King Buzzsprout-19670743 Wed, 19 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0400 346 1 4 full false Episode 3 | St Benedict St. Benedict was born in Italy around the year 480, when the old Roman world was breaking apart. Institutions were fragile, society was unsettled, and the Church was learning how to live faithfully in a changing age. (This is the third monthly episode of the series "Heroes of the Faith: Saints Who Teach Us to Love Christ" brought to you by Padre Mario Melendez and Father Stuart King)

]]> St. Benedict was born in Italy around the year 480, when the old Roman world was breaking apart. Institutions were fragile, society was unsettled, and the Church was learning how to live faithfully in a changing age. (This is the third monthly episode of the series "Heroes of the Faith: Saints Who Teach Us to Love Christ" brought to you by Padre Mario Melendez and Father Stuart King)

]]> Padre Mario Melendez and Father Stuart King Buzzsprout-19670713 Wed, 19 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0400 393 1 3 full false Episode 2 | St Irenaeus St. Irenaeus lived in the second century, not long after the age of the Apostles. He was probably born in Smyrna, in Asia Minor, and as a young man he heard St Polycarp, who himself had known St John the Apostle. That matters, because Irenaeus stands very close to the living memory of the first Christian generation. (This is the second monthly episode of the series "Heroes of the Faith: Saints Who Teach Us to Love Christ" brought to you by Padre Mario Melendez and Father Stuart King)

]]> St. Irenaeus lived in the second century, not long after the age of the Apostles. He was probably born in Smyrna, in Asia Minor, and as a young man he heard St Polycarp, who himself had known St John the Apostle. That matters, because Irenaeus stands very close to the living memory of the first Christian generation. (This is the second monthly episode of the series "Heroes of the Faith: Saints Who Teach Us to Love Christ" brought to you by Padre Mario Melendez and Father Stuart King)

]]> Padre Mario Melendez and Father Stuart King Buzzsprout-19670678 Wed, 19 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0400 381 1 2 full false Episode 1 | St Athanasius St Athanasius was born around the year 296 in Alexandria, one of the great centers of learning in the ancient world. He was present at the Council of Nicaea in 325, when the Church faced one of the most serious questions in her history: Who is Jesus Christ? (This is the first monthly episode of the series "Heroes of the Faith: Saints Who Teach Us to Love Christ" brought to you by Padre Mario Melendez and Father Stuart King)

]]> St Athanasius was born around the year 296 in Alexandria, one of the great centers of learning in the ancient world. He was present at the Council of Nicaea in 325, when the Church faced one of the most serious questions in her history: Who is Jesus Christ? (This is the first monthly episode of the series "Heroes of the Faith: Saints Who Teach Us to Love Christ" brought to you by Padre Mario Melendez and Father Stuart King)

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