{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"5.26 St. Catherine of Siena: Mother of a Thousand Souls","description":"St. Catherine of Siena (1347 - 1380) was a \u201cthird order\u201d 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 \u201cdisciples\u201d and spiritual advisees included women and men, laity and clergy. Links The letters of St. Catherine online: http:\/\/www.domcentral.org\/trad\/cathletters.htm SIGN UP for Catholic Culture\u2019s Newsletter: &amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.catholicculture.org\/newsletters\/ DONATE at: &amp;nbsp;http:\/\/www.catholicculture.org\/donate\/audio Dr. Papandrea\u2019s Homepage: &amp;nbsp;https:\/\/jimpapandrea.wordpress.com\/ Dr. Papandrea\u2019s latest book is The Original Church: What it Meant - and Still Means - to Be a Christian:  https:\/\/scepterpublishers.org\/products\/the-original-church-what-it-meant-and-still-means-to-be-a-christian Dr. Papandrea\u2019s 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; ","author_name":"Way of the Fathers","author_url":"http:\/\/www.catholicculture.org\/wayofthefathers","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/39664705\/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>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/39664705"}