{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"5.32 St. Peter Canisius: Second Apostle of Germany","description":"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\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 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\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\/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>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/40762580"}