5.32 St. Peter Canisius: Second Apostle of Germany
From Way of the Fathers by CatholicCulture.org
April 8, 2026 · 12 min · Season 5 · Episode 32
About this episode
This episode discusses the life and impact of St. Peter Canisius, a key figure in the Counter-Reformation.
St. Peter Canisius (1521 - 1597) A counter-Reformation apologist and reformer, St. Peter Canisius wrote the first official Catholic Catechisms, and was responsible for major parts of Germany and Switzerland remaining Catholic. Links Read the Encyclical of Pope Leo XIII, Militantis Ecclesiae (1897) on St. Peter Canisius: https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/view.cfm?id=4886&repos=1&subrepos=0&searchid=2626034 Read the General Audience Address of Pope Benedict XVI (Feb. 9, 2011) dedicated to St. Peter Canisius: https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/view.cfm?id=9550&repos=1&subrepos=0&searchid=2626034 SIGN UP for Catholic Culture's Newsletter: https://www.catholicculture.org/newsletters/ DONATE at: http://www.catholicculture.org/donate/audio Dr. Papandrea's Homepage: https://jimpapandrea.wordpress.com/ Dr. Papandrea's book on private prayer and devotion in the early Church: Praying Like the Early Church: Seven Insights from the Church Fathers to Help You Connect with God - https://sophiainstitute.com/?product=praying-like-the-early-church Dr. Papandrea's YouTube channel, The Original Church : https://www.youtube.com/@TheOriginalChurch…
People in this episode
Host: Dr. Papandrea
Topics covered
- St. Peter Canisius
- Counter-Reformation
- Catholic Catechisms
- Germany
- Switzerland
- Christianity
- Apologetics
Keywords
- St. Peter Canisius
- Counter-Reformation
- Catholicism
- Germany
- Catechism
- Pope Leo XIII
- Pope Benedict XVI
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: CatholicCulture.org, Corpus Christi Watershed, YouTube
Books & works: Praying Like the Early Church: Seven Insights from the Church Fathers to Help You Connect with God
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