1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 St. Peter Canisius (1521 - 1597) A counter-Reformation apologist and reformer, St. Peter Canisius wrote the first official Catholic Catechisms, and was responsible for major parts of Germany and Switzerland remaining Catholic.&amp;nbsp; Links Read the Encyclical of Pope Leo XIII, Militantis Ecclesiae (1897) on St. Peter Canisius: https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/view.cfm?id=4886&amp;amp;repos=1&amp;amp;subrepos=0&amp;amp;searchid=2626034 Read the General Audience Address of Pope Benedict XVI (Feb. 9, 2011) dedicated to St. Peter Canisius: https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/view.cfm?id=9550&amp;amp;repos=1&amp;amp;subrepos=0&amp;amp;searchid=2626034 SIGN UP for Catholic Culture’s Newsletter: &amp;nbsp;https://www.catholicculture.org/newsletters/ DONATE at: &amp;nbsp;http://www.catholicculture.org/donate/audio Dr. Papandrea’s Homepage: &amp;nbsp;https://jimpapandrea.wordpress.com/ Dr. Papandrea’s book on private prayer and devotion in the early Church: Praying Like the Early Church: Seven Insights from the Church Fathers to Help You Connect with God - https://sophiainstitute.com/?product=praying-like-the-early-church Dr. Papandrea’s YouTube channel, The Original Church: https://www.youtube.com/@TheOriginalChurch Theme Music: Gaudeamus (Introit for the Feast of All Saints), sung by Jeff Ostrowski. Courtesy of Corpus Christi Watershed: &amp;nbsp;https://www.ccwatershed.org/ &amp;nbsp; Way of the Fathers http://www.catholicculture.org/wayofthefathers <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/40762580/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/87A93A/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/40762580