{"podcast":{"title":"Way of the Fathers","slug":"way-of-the-fathers-255425","podcast_index_feed_id":255425,"rss_url":"https://wayofthefathers.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://www.catholicculture.org/wayofthefathers","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/9/9/3/1/99310a2ea040a9d116c3140a3186d450/WayOfFathers-2023-Podcast-3000x3000.jpg","author":"Thomas V. Mirus","episode_count":171,"summary":"A podcast about the Fathers and Doctors of the Church—the foundational figures of Christian history. A production of CatholicCulture.org, hosted by Jim Papandrea (formerly by Mike Aquilina). Currently covering all the Doctors of the Church! Seasons: 1: Church Fathers 2: Early Ecumenical Councils 3: Cities of God 4: Heresies 5: Doctors of the Church","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T08:18:23.300187+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/way-of-the-fathers-255425"},"episode":{"title":"5.28 St. John of Avila: Apostle of Andalusia","slug":"5-28-st-john-of-avila-apostle-of-andalusia","published_at":"2026-02-11T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/way-of-the-fathers-255425/5-28-st-john-of-avila-apostle-of-andalusia","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/way-of-the-fathers-255425","url":"https://wayofthefathers.libsyn.com/528-st-john-of-avila-apostle-of-andalusia","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/wayofthefathers/WOTF_John_of_Avila_1_Final.mp3?dest-id=1581944","summary":"St. John of Avila (1499 - 1569) In the aftermath of the reestablishment of Christendom in Spain, and at the dawn of the Protestant Reformation, St. John of Avila was a powerful and effective preacher for Catholic reform and evangelization. He brought the people of southern Spain back to the Church, and brought the clergy of southern Spain back to holiness. Links A selection of 8 sermons by St. John of Avila: My Burden is Light: Suffering and Consolation in the Christian Life , translated by Brandon Otto https://tanbooks.com/products/books/my-burden-is-light-suffering-and-consolation-in-the-christian-life/ 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 latest book is The Original Church: What it Meant - and Still Means - to Be a Christian: https://scepterpublishers.org/products/the-original-church-what-it-meant-and-still-means-to-be-a-christian Dr. Papandrea's YouTube channel, The Original Church: https://www.youtube.com/@TheOriginalChurch Theme Music: Gaudeamus (Introit for the Feast of All Saints), sung by Jeff Ostrowski. Courtesy of Corpus Christi Watershed: https://www.ccwatershed.org/","meta_description":"St. John of Avila (1499 - 1569) In the aftermath of the reestablishment of Christendom in Spain, and at the dawn of the Protestant Reformation, St. John o…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":767,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/way-of-the-fathers-255425/episodes/5-28-st-john-of-avila-apostle-of-andalusia/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/way-of-the-fathers-255425/5-28-st-john-of-avila-apostle-of-andalusia.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}