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Highlights from this episode of American Catholic Radio include:

Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha
Our Thanksgiving feast recalls the first grateful meal shared by Native Americans and pilgrims centuries ago. And in keeping with that observance, “Saint of the Day” focuses on a young woman beatified on June 22, 1980, by Pope John Paul II, the first Native American to receive that honor.

Alice Jankowski wrote the book, In The Name of the Father, about God’s miracles in her ordinary life. Her stories are as common as breathing and as miraculous as the wonder of God.

Scripture scholar Father Hilarion Kistner responds to questions: What is the significance of the woman described in Revelation chapter 12? What does the beatitude “Blessed are the poor in spirit” mean? Does the Bible restrict our food and clothing choices? What does Jesus mean when he tells Peter to “feed my sheep”?

This program’s Minute Meditation is from Love’s Measure written and read by Ursuline Sister Bridget Haase.

Paul’s First Missionary Journey
In observance of the Vatican’s Year of St. Paul, we bring you another “Portrait of Paul” from Father Norman Langenbrunner. One of the amazing features of Paul’s life is his travel. As the apostle to the Gentiles, he logged thousands of miles evangelizing and establishing local churches. Father Norm tells us of the first of these journeys.

Archbishop Daniel E. Pilarczyk has served the Archdiocese of Cincinnati since 1982. He’s been active on a number of committees of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, serving as its president from 1989 to 1992. He is also a prolific author for St. Anthony Messenger Press. In the past two years, Archbishop Pilarczyk has written and spoken on the theme of Catholics as “grateful believers.”