May 16, 2018
Little is known about Catholic history in Native American countries, but it is filled with amateur spirituality, invitations, and new evangelization lessons. Today’s guest, journalist Peter Jesselar Smith, shares some of the sacred treasures of American history, including Joseph Chihuatenwa and Marie Aonetta, the evangelizing “power couple” of Huron’s “power couple,” and the Florida mission of Martyrs (over 1,000 people).
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On Saturday, September 15th, 1984, Pope John Paul II’s Homy at the Martyr’s Shrine (Hurrier).
https://w2.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/homilies/1984/documents/hf_jp-ii_hom_19840915_santuario-huronia.html
Friends of God: The Early Native Huron Church in CanadaBruce Henry (tells the story of Joseph Chihuatenwa and Marie Aonetta) http://www.wyandot.org/friendsofgod.htm
Eustace Ahasistali, Catholic Huron Warrior, as explained by Jesuit missionaries
https://books.google.com/books?id=xqrbaaaayaaj&pg=pa252&lpg=pa252&dq=eustace +ahasistari&source=bl&ots=7ifewqvpp4&sig=1sin -wpaekebgaaeqohwvvjdkfk&hl=en&sa=x&ved=0ahukewjehpf5ku_aahwmnoakhu7dzyq6aeimdad v = onepage&q=eustace%20ahasistari&f=fals
Article by Peter Jesserer Smith
America’s first path of sacredness: life of indigenous saints and martyrs
https://angelusnews.com/content/america-s-first-paths of holiness-lives-of-digenous-saints-and-martyrs
Hundreds of martyrs sow the seeds of American faith
http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/north-american-martyrs-sow-the-seeds-of-fith-in-the-world
St. Kateri Tekakwitha: Saints of All Seasons
http://www.angelusnews.com/articles/st-kateri-tekakwitha-our-asint-for-all-seasons
Holy Marriage gave the church a community of native saints and a Saint Catelli Tekakuwita
http://www.angelusnews.com/articles/a-holy-marriage-gave-the-church-a-community-of-native-saints and st-kateri-tekakwitha
Four Holy Martyrs, Saint Catherine and Karnawake
http://www.angelusnews.com/articles/st-kateri-and-four-holy-martyrs-from-kahnawake
A proven path to sacredness: saint’s guidance
https://angelusnews.com/content/a-proven-path-to-holiness-mentoring-a asaint
Nicholas Black Elk, cause begins for the Holy Man of Lakota
http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/cause-opens-for-nicholas-black-elk-holy-man-of-the-lakota
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Peter Jesserler Smith interview
3:25 Why is Native American Catholic history and culture important to the new evangelization?
6:37 St. John Paul II’s speech at the Temple of Fronia in 1984
7:35 What impressed missionaries in Native American culture? What aspects of native culture resonated with the gospel? Great Lakes Region: Family-based Society, Devotion to Creators
11:29 Huron couple of Rey’s missionary abilities: Joseph Chihuatenwa (a convert of St. Jand Brebev) and his wife Marie Aonetta
13:51 Native American society was founded almost like America, as in Europe, so the old European model of “kings and people follow” is outdated and outdated.
16:16 Details of Joseph and Mary. Women have many authority in the native society of the region, so active involvement in Marie’s evangelization is essential
20:35 Hostility from some natives, as the Jesuits inadvertently bring illness and lead to the martial teaching of Chihuatenwas.
32:02 Joseph Chiwatenhwa was Canada’s first parish administrator. Natives convert devotion to the Eucharist, the liturgy of time, and the rosary
34:18 Not all of Huron culture is compatible with the Catholic faith. What does it mean to be a Huron warrior, who was also a Christian? Example: Eustace Ahasistari
40:00Funny – Well, it’s funny – not
Cheerful– On the very different reactions to the torture of Eustace Ahasistali and St. Isaac Jog
44:35 Why these native Catholics are not normalized. Their continued relevance
47:30 The adoption of the ritual and how it helped to convey the gospel between tribes and nations. The importance of maintaining a language that spreads faith
52:38 Hundreds of martyrs from the LA Florida Mission
59:04 Antonio Kuipa, the leading martian
1:11:18 The lessons of intervention in Native American countries are becoming increasingly important as more and more American Catholic thinkers question the foundations of our nation and propose various alternatives
1:12:14 Excerpt from this week: Mary Shelley,
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