5.26 St. Catherine of Siena: Mother of a Thousand Souls

St. Catherine of Siena (1347 - 1380) was a "third order" Dominican, spiritual advisor, and a mystic, but also a nurse, and a kind of free-lance politician. She wrote letters of advice (and criticism) to cardinals, bishops, and royalty. She negotiated peace (or tried to) between warring city states, and - like St. Hildegard before her - she had permission to preach and teach. Her "disciples" and spiritual advisees included women and men, laity and clergy. Links The letters of St. Catherine online: SIGN UP for Catholic Culture's Newsletter: DONATE at: Dr. Papandrea's Homepage: Dr. Papandrea's latest book is The Original Church: What it Meant - and Still Means - to Be a Christian : Dr. Papandrea's YouTube channel, The Original Church : Theme Music: Gaudeamus (Introit for the Feast of All Saints), sung by Jeff Ostrowski. Courtesy of Corpus Christi Watershed:

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5.26 St. Catherine of Siena: Mother of a Thousand Souls is an episode from Way of the Fathers with Mike Aquilina by Thomas V. Mirus.

This episode is 15:53 long.

This episode was published on Jan 14, 2026.

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