Welcome to this encore season featuring Katharine Drexel, the 2nd American born Catholic saint. We title this season “The Saintly Socialite”, and in the coming episodes, you’ll hear the story of how Katharine makes the intentional choice to go from "riches to rags."
This episode shares details of Katharine’s childhood, and our hosts discuss formative, albeit often tragic, events of Katharine’s youth. Not everything is what it seems, and Katharine is no stranger to death and lies from the very beginning of her life.
How does a young, wealthy, socialite become the saint we know and love?
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Recommended reading: "Saint Katharine" by Cordelia Frances Biddle | “Katharine Drexel: The Riches-to-Rags Story of an American Catholic Saint” by Cheryl Hughes
Specials thanks to Cordelia Frances Biddle for contributing to this season.
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