Do you ever feel like you met a saint in real life? That’s what it’s like to talk with Immaculée Ilibagiza.

Immaculée was in college when the Rwandan Genocide broke out in 1994. Her parents and brother were killed by people they knew who had turned to the side of the government. She hid in a neighbor’s small bathroom with seven other women, barely saying a word for three months just to stay alive. I mean, can you IMAGINE what that was like?

We talk about her memories of the apparitions of Our Lady of Kibeho in 1982, her time hiding in that bathroom during the Rwandan genocide, her internal struggles with anger against her persecutors, and how she eventually came to FORGIVE her parents’ murderer. Stay tuned to the end, where Immaculée shares some words of encouragement when you feel like you can’t forgive those who have hurt you.

This is a heavy topic, but Immaculée’s love for Jesus and Our Lady are overflowing!

Get Immaculée’s books: Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust: https://www.immaculee.com/collections...

Our Lady of Kibeho: Mary Speaks to the World From the Heart of Africa: https://www.immaculee.com/collections...

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Guys, I CAN’T WAIT to share my latest guest with you!

While leading a pilgrimage to Italy last month (btw, join me on pilgrimage! https://RealLifeCatholic.com/pilgrima..., I met up with the mother of a SAINT—Antonia Salzano. Her son is Bl. Carlo Acutis, the first person of the millennial generation to be named a saint. Yes, that means a PlayStation is now a second-class relic!

If you have never heard of him, Carlo was born in 1991, and had a profound love of Jesus and the Holy Eucharist. He was a daily Communicant, loved to serve the poor, but also played video games and designed a website documenting Eucharistic miracles and approved Marian apparitions! He died from complications from leukemia in 2006 at the age of 15, was beatified in 2020, and will be officially canonized as a saint on October 20, 2024.

Meeting Mrs. Acutis was an unforgettable experience. We discussed how Carlo’s piety and virtue really saved her, what Carlo was like as a child, his love of the Holy Eucharist, what his final months were like, and how it feels to be the mom of a saint.

Stay tuned to the end, where Mrs. Acutis shares some words of encouragement for parents who have lost children, and a special prayer through Carlo’s intercession to help us grow in love and reverence for the Most Holy Eucharist.

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Get ready, guys this episode is going to be wild! If you or someone you love is struggling with your gender identity, listen to this podcast! Today on the Chris Stefanick Show, we have my good friend, Jason Evert. Jason has given talks on chastity, purity, and the nature and dignity of men and women for more than 20 years now. His most recent book, "Male, Female, Other? A Catholic Guide to Understanding Gender" is a well-researched guide to modern gender theory and a blueprint for responding to gender theory with charity and clarity. We dive right in, discussing the roots and history of gender theory, how many genders are there, what actual peer-reviewed studies say about kids with gender dysphoria, how to respond to those in your own life as Jesus would, AND the time actual witches tried to disrupt Jason’s speaking tour of Australia (and how it failed!). Gender theory is a intense and heavy topic, but Jason’s optimism and unfailing joy make this a super fun and engaging interview. Let’s dive in!

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