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JesuiticalMarch 28, 2025
This skull of St. Thomas Aquinas made several stops for public veneration Nov. 29-Dec. 18, 2024, in Washington, D.C., as well as North Carolina, Rhode Island, Ohio, Kentucky, New York, Pennsylvania and Maryland. (OSV News photo/courtesy Thomistic Institute)

Joining Zac and Ashley on this episode of “Jesuitical” recorded in Douglaston, N.Y., is Msgr. Robert Sarno, a priest of the Diocese of Brooklyn and a former official of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints. With 38 years of experience in overseeing the process of canonization and beatification of saints, Monsignor Sarno offers a deep dive into the world of Catholic relics, including their history, hierarchy and controversy. 

Zac, Ashley and Monsignor Sarno discuss:

  • How the devotion to relics began in the early Catholic Church and evolved over time
  • The distinction between first-class, second-class and third-class relics 
  • Contemporary issues with the misuse and trafficking of relics 

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