Saints, Halloween, and the Joy of Mocking Evil | October 26, 2025

In this episode, Monsignor Wolf pushes past the noise around Halloween and returns to its heart: All Hallows’ Eve as preparation for All Saints. He explores the communion of saints, how their lives shape ours, and how holiness takes root in real times and places.• reclaiming Halloween as the vigil of All Saints• communion with the saints as living friendship• Stephen’s witness and Paul’s awakening in Acts• saints formed by history, office and duty• Miguel Pro, Thomas More and Oscar Romero as concrete models• one Church across parishes, dioceses and centuries• Rome’s stones as a sign of living continuity• the saints’ intercession and patronage today• becoming holy in our own time, not theirs************Father Don Wolf is a priest of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City. Living Catholic also broadcasts on Oklahoma Catholic Radio several times per week, with new episodes airing every Sunday.