Ep 206 - Meet The Angel Who Poked a Bishop, Consecrated His Own Shrine, and Cast Satan Out of Heaven

About this episode

James Caldwell interviews Fr. Frederick Schmidt about the significance of St. Michael and his role in Church history.

We open every episode with the St. Michael prayer. You know the words by heart. But do you actually know who you are talking to? James chats with Fr. Frederick Schmidt, a Norbertine priest and sacristan at St. Michael's Abbey in Southern California, to go deep on one of the most powerful and misunderstood figures in all of Scripture and Church history. Fr. Frederick and his fellow Norbertine Fr. Peregrine just released a children's book, " St. Michael the Archangel Through the Ages ," and what comes out of this conversation is anything but child's play. You will hear about the bishop who delayed consecrating a shrine St. Michael told him to build...so St. Michael just did it himself, left an altar, lit candles, and pressed his footprint into the stone. You will hear about another bishop who ignored St. Michael twice, so the archangel reached down and poked a hole in his skull...a hole still visible to this day. You will hear about the nine choirs of angels, what each one actually does, and where St. Michael fits in the hierarchy. You will hear the real story behind Pope Leo XIII's vision — Satan asking God for a hundred years to destroy the Church, God saying yes — and how the…

People in this episode

Host: James Caldwell

Guest: Fr. Frederick Schmidt

Topics covered

• St. Michael
• angels
• Catholic Church history
• spiritual warfare
• children's literature

Keywords

• St. Michael
• angels
• bishop
• Satan
• prayer

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: St. Michael the Archangel Through the Ages

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