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Journey with Andrew, Matt, Thaddeus, and Rhen as they walk through the creation of this Holy Donors season featuring Katharine Drexel. They'll offer a behind the scenes look at the research involved, and they each share their takeaways from the season.


All told, the sacrifices that Katharine made in service to God had are lessons for us all. In learning about Katharine's courage and determination, we are all encouraged to serve boldly and faithfully.



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Recommended reading: "Saint Katharine" by Cordelia Frances Biddle | “Katharine Drexel: The Riches-to-Rags Story of an American Catholic Saint” by Cheryl Hughes

Specials thanks to Cordelia Frances Biddle for contributing to this season.

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Holy Donors is brought to you by Petrus Development (petrusdevelopment.com) in cooperation with RED-C Catholic Radio (redcradio.org).

For more about Holy Donors please visit our website at holydonors.com or find us @HolyDonors on Instagram and Facebook.

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In part 4 of Katharine’s story, we finally see her work come to fruition. In Katharine's lifetime, she saw the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament grow from her original five sisters to 500+. When she passed away at the age of 94, she had survived typhoid fever, multiple heart attacks, bomb threats, riots, prejudices, tornadoes and more. And, through it all, her love for God and His children shined so brightly.



There is no doubt that Katharine used her gifts to further the Kingdom of God and that she truly merits the title of holy donor.



As we hear in Matthew 24:19, “it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.” Katharine showed that, while it may not be easy to forgo riches in service to God, it truly is worth the sacrifice.  

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Recommended reading: "Saint Katharine" by Cordelia Frances Biddle | “Katharine Drexel: The Riches-to-Rags Story of an American Catholic Saint” by Cheryl Hughes



Specials thanks to Cordelia Frances Biddle for contributing to this season.

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Holy Donors is brought to you by Petrus Development (petrusdevelopment.com) in cooperation with RED-C Catholic Radio (redcradio.org).



For more about Holy Donors please visit our website at holydonors.com or find us @HolyDonors on Instagram and Facebook.



Holy Donors: Bringing you inspiring stories of radical generosity that have changed the world.

Catholic trivia with Mike and Alexandra Foley from the Drinking with the Saints podcast, Matt Bond and Rhen Hoehn from the Holy Donors podcast, Ron Doyon, and Tara Doyon from the Women in Philanthropy podcast. Listen as these podcast hosts duke it out to see who is this episode's champion of Catholic trivia!

In this episode, we learn the radical choice Katharine makes for her future. But, as with most things in Katharine's life, she is not going to simply go with the flow. Instead, she creates her own path and paves a new way. She is a woman on a mission and nothing - not strikes, riots, prejudice, tornadoes, typhoid, or the KKK - will knock her off course. The Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament will take the world by storm. ---Recommended reading: "Saint Katharine" by Cordelia Frances Biddle | “Katharine Drexel: The Riches-to-Rags Story of an American Catholic Saint” by Cheryl HughesSpecials thanks to Cordelia Frances Biddle for contributing to this season.---Holy Donors is brought to you by Petrus Development (petrusdevelopment.com) in cooperation with RED-C Catholic Radio (redcradio.org).For more about Holy Donors please visit our website at holydonors.com or find us @HolyDonors on Instagram and Facebook.Holy Donors: Bringing you inspiring stories of radical generosity that have changed the world.

In this episode, we discover that Katharine experienced even more tragedy in her young life. With the death of her father, Katharine lost her North Star, and she struggled to discern God's call for her life.

For six years, Katharine remained indecisive about what to do next. She was torn between life as a nun or life as a wife. The stress of loss and doubt caused her health to decline, and we learn that Katharine eventually made a radical choice.

What choice did she make? Join us next week to find out!

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Recommended reading: "Saint Katharine" by Cordelia Frances Biddle | “Katharine Drexel: The Riches-to-Rags Story of an American Catholic Saint” by Cheryl Hughes

Specials thanks to Cordelia Frances Biddle for contributing to this season.

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Holy Donors is brought to you by Petrus Development (petrusdevelopment.com) in cooperation with RED-C Catholic Radio (redcradio.org).

For more about Holy Donors please visit our website at holydonors.com or find us @HolyDonors on Instagram and Facebook.

Holy Donors: Bringing you inspiring stories of radical generosity that have changed the world.

Welcome to this encore season featuring Katharine Drexel, the 2nd American born Catholic saint.  We title this season “The Saintly Socialite”, and in the coming episodes, you’ll hear the story of how Katharine makes the intentional choice to go from "riches to rags."  



This episode shares details of Katharine’s childhood, and our hosts discuss formative, albeit often tragic, events of Katharine’s youth.  Not everything is what it seems, and Katharine is no stranger to death and lies from the very beginning of her life.



How does a young, wealthy, socialite become the saint we know and love?



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Recommended reading: "Saint Katharine" by Cordelia Frances Biddle | “Katharine Drexel: The Riches-to-Rags Story of an American Catholic Saint” by Cheryl Hughes



Specials thanks to Cordelia Frances Biddle for contributing to this season.

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Holy Donors is brought to you by Petrus Development (petrusdevelopment.com) in cooperation with RED-C Catholic Radio (redcradio.org).



For more about Holy Donors please visit our website at holydonors.com or find us @HolyDonors on Instagram and Facebook.



Holy Donors: Bringing you inspiring stories of radical generosity that have changed the world.