Episode 14 - The Physical Case for the Saints

If you go to Siena, you can see the head of Saint Catherine. In Rome, you can visit the foot of Mary Magdalene in a church. What is going on here? 

Show Notes ​​​

Topics we discussed:

• Just what is a relic,
• Relics in Scripture and the early Church,
• Relics and Theology of the Body,
• Relics to make a pilgrimage to go see
• Accusations against the credibility of relics of the true cross

Resources we mentioned:

• The etymology of the word 'relic' 
• Catechism of the Catholic Church paragraphs 1674-1676
• What Scriptures Says About Using Relics 
  
• Holy Land pilgrims share heart-stopping moment
• Letters from Saint Ambrose
• Augustine's Confessions and the reality of relics in the early Catholic Church
• Saint Cyril of Jerusalem on the relics of the true cross
• Myth: A ship could be built from the relics of the True Cross
• The Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration in Clyde, Missouri 
• Rome and Relics​
• The Stories of These Relics of the Crucifixion Will Blow You Away

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