Catholic Saints of America Exhibit at Our Lady of Champion – John Paul Brissette – 06/29/2026

Meet the guest. John Paul Brissette is director of communications for the National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion near Green Bay, Wisconsin — the first and only Church-approved Marian apparition site in the United States, where Our Lady appeared to Servant of God Adele Brice in 1859. The event: Catholic Saints of America, July 1–9. A "hall of fame of holiness" honoring 76 saints, blesseds, venerables, and servants of God who helped shape America, timed to the country's 250th anniversary. More than 35 of the 76 causes and shrines will be represented in person. What you'll find: 14 relics for public veneration, including St. Kateri Tekakwitha, St. Damien of Molokai, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, St. Marianne Cope, St. Théodore Guérin, St. Teresa of Calcutta (an honorary U.S. citizen), and blesseds Stanley Rother, Solanus Casey, Michael McGivney, and Francis Xavier Seelos. Daily speakers representing sainthood causes, including miracle researcher Michael O'Neill of EWTN (July 5). All-American picnic hosted by the Knights of Columbus on July 5. Family-friendly scavenger hunt and activities for children of all ages. Novena for Our Nation — begins July 1. Written by the shrine's rector, Fr. Anthony Stephens, the nine-day novena invokes Mary under the titles of the Immaculate Conception, Our Lady of Guadalupe, and Our Lady of Champion. Anyone can sign up to pray along and receive daily notifications. Plan your visit. The shrine is about 20 minutes outside Green Bay and roughly four to six hours from most Iowa listeners — no plane required. Full details, exhibit schedule, and novena sign-up: championshrine.org/AmericanSaints. More from the show at IowaCatholicRadio.com. #CatholicSaints #OurLadyOfChampion #America250 #CatholicPodcast #CatholicMorningShow #IowaCatholicRadio #Catholic #MarianApparition #NovenaForOurNation #AmericanSaints Credits: Produced, Edited, and Mixed by Ayden Pugh, Alexia Baker, and Brady Grimm. ENJOYING THE SHOW? Follow The Catholic Morning Show on Apple Podcasts or Spotify so you never miss an episode — and if this one was worth your time, please leave us a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ rating. It takes ten seconds and it's the single best way to help more people find the show. 🎧 LISTEN LIVE Catch The Catholic Morning Show live, weekday mornings on Iowa Catholic Radio. Listen Live · Program Schedule · Our Stations LINKSYou can follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Youtube, Tiktok! More on our website.If you would like to support Iowa Catholic Radio you can donate Here! More from Iowa Catholic Radio:Sunday Dive with Katie PatrizioMan Up! with Joe StopulosCatholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie NelsonThe Uncommon Good with Bo Bonner and Dr. Bud MarrBe Not Afraid with Fr. Fabian Moncada and Fr. Bruce RiebeBe Not Afraid en Español con el P. Fabián MoncadaMaking it Personal with Bishop William JoensenFaith and Family Finance with Gregory WaddleThe Great Men of the Bible with Joe Stopulos Liturgy & DevotionsThe Daily Gospel Reflection with Fr. Nick SmithThe Daily Mass from St. Francis of AssisiThe Daily Mass from St. Pius XThe Daily Mass from St. TheresaSunday Mass from the Basilica of Saint JohnWant to support your favorite show? Click Here Iowa Catholic Radio - Connecting People to Christ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.