Resistance Podcast 63: Miraculous Medal: Conversion of Alphonse Ratisbonne with Friar Anthony

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Join Steve Cunningham and Fr. Anthony for a deep dive into the Miraculous Medal, its origin, and its incredible role in some of the most powerful modern conversions in Church history. In this episode, we cover: The apparitions to St. Catherine Labouré in 1830 and the meaning of the Miraculous Medal design Why Our Lady said, “These are the graces men do not ask me for” The theological background of Our Lady as Mediatrix of all graces and the Immaculate Conception 0:00 – Intro: Steve & Fr. Anthony back again 1:15 – What is the Miraculous Medal? 1:50 – Apparitions to St. Catherine Labouré (1830) 2:22 – Symbolism: Our Lady, the globe, the serpent & Genesis 3:15 3:18 – The reverse of the medal: cross, “M”, and the Two Hearts 4:16 – Rays of grace & “the graces men do not ask me for” 5:04 – Our Lady as Mediatrix of all graces – theological background 8:43 – The 1832 cholera epidemic & early miracles of the medal 9:25 – From “medal of the Immaculate Conception” to “Miraculous Medal” 11:01 – Immaculate Conception not yet defined (pre-1854 context) 13:11 – Franciscan love for the Immaculate Conception & Bl. Duns Scotus 15:42 – Who was Alphonse Ratisbonne? (atheist Jew from Strasbourg) 17:25 – His journey and decision to visit Rome “just once” 20:04 – Visit to Theodore & Gustav de Bussières in Rome 21:35 – “I was born a Jew and I will die a Jew” – Alphonse’s defiance 23:02 – The challenge: wearing the Miraculous Medal & saying the prayer 24:43 – Human respect vs holy boldness in evangelizing friends 26:07 – Changing his ticket: Providence keeps him in Rome 27:21 – Death of Count de La Ferronays & prayers for Alphonse 29:00 – Visiting Santo Stefano Rotondo & the Roman martyrdoms 30:06 – St. John Lateran: Old Testament types, New Testament fulfillments 32:00 – Prophetic words at the Holy Stairs: “He will climb these one day on his knees” 33:38 – Morning at the Spanish Steps & worldly conversations 34:03 – Entering Sant’Andrea delle Fratte with Theodore 35:04 – The apparition: Our Lady appears over the altar of St. Michael 35:36 – “She said nothing, yet I knew everything” – infused knowledge of the Faith 36:21 – Overwhelmed by grace, unable to look above Our Lady’s hands 37:12 – Theodore finds Alphonse prostrate, weeping, clutching the medal 38:06 – “What I have to say can only be said kneeling to a priest” 39:01 – Visit to St. Peter’s & fear before the Blessed Sacrament as a catechumen 40:21 – Deep consolation in Our Lady’s chapel: “Here there is only mercy” 42:02 – Baptism of Alphonse Ratisbonne in Rome 42:39 – First Holy Communion: overwhelmed by the Real Presence 43:17 – Ratisbonne’s priesthood & mission to the Jews in Jerusalem 43:38 – Transition to the story of Claude Newman (Mississippi) 44:18 – Claude Newman on death row & receiving a discarded Miraculous Medal 45:07 – Our Lady appears: “If you want me to be your mother…” 47:00 – Our Lady catechizes Claude: confession & the Cross 47:52 – The “telephone to God”: Mary’s simple image for confession 49:00 – Claude’s humility and obedience to the priest 49:52 – Claude’s baptism & transformation in prison 50:27 – His last request: a party to console the others before his execution 51:02 – “If you had seen what I have seen, you’d want to die too” 52:05 – Two-week stay of execution & offering the suffering for another inmate 52:50 – The hardened Catholic inmate who hated Claude 53:27 – Vision of hell & last-minute conversion through Claude’s intercession 55:03 – St. Maximilian Kolbe, the Miraculous Medal & the Militia Immaculatæ 55:47 – Masons in Rome & the banner “Satan will rule the Vatican” 56:06 – Kolbe’s response: spiritual warfare with Our Lady 56:24 – The Miraculous Medal as a “bullet” against the serpent 57:13 – Practical advice: wear a large Miraculous Medal as a sign of consecration 58:02 – Consecration to Our Lady: why choose St. Maximilian Kolbe’s formula 59:07 – Links to the 9-day preparation & consecration on the website 59:21 – Get medals, have them blessed, and give them away everywhere 1:00:17 – Final thoughts & closing, support Friar’s work & Sensus Fidelium https://www.marianfriarsminor.com/copy-of-immaculate-conception-noven https://www.sistersofcarmel.com/about-the-miraculous-medal/ https://evangelizationschool.com/store/ for medals 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Support Catholic Businesses here - https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ Sensus Fidelium Press - https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ Sensus Fidelium Apps - https://sensusfidelium.tv/ Support Sensus Fidelium - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 #MiraculousMedal #Catholic #CatholicChurch #CatholicPodcast #SensusFidelium #StMaximilianKolbe #ImmaculateConception #OurLady #CatholicConversions #ClaudeNewman #AlphonseRatisbonne #TraditionalCatholic #CatholicFaith #MarianConsecration #MilitiaImmaculata

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• Miracles