Episode Description
Guest host Kaylee Stoll sits down with Father Tony Stephens, CPM, rector of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion, for a conversation about his own yes to God and the only Church-approved Marian apparition in the United States. From a farm in western Kansas to the Fathers of Mercy, Father Tony traces the series of yeses that shaped his vocation, then tells the story of Adele Brice, the 1859 apparitions, the Miracle of the Fire, and the annual Walk to Mary pilgrimage.
What We Talk About:
- Father Tony's path from a Kansas farm to the Fathers of Mercy and the priesthood
- The 1859 apparitions of Our Lady of Champion to Adele Brice, now a Servant of God
- The four-part message of Our Lady and why it still speaks to Catholics today
- The "Miracle of the Fire" during the 1871 Peshtigo Fire
- Making a pilgrimage to the Shrine and the annual Walk to Mary
Chapters:
- 00:00: Welcome and Introduction
- 01:32: Opening Prayer
- 03:04: Father Tony's Journey to the Priesthood
- 07:03: The History of Our Lady of Champion
- 11:45: The Message and Its Relevance Today
- 15:16: The Miracle of the Peshtigo Fire
- 20:42: Opening Adele Brice's Cause for Canonization
- 22:59: Stories of Healing and Answered Prayer
- 26:17: Making a Pilgrimage to the Shrine
- 29:07: The Walk to Mary
- 35:38: Upcoming Events and the American Saints Project
- 39:06: The Joy of the Priesthood
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Produced by Saint Kolbe Studios
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