Miracle or Fraud? The Remarkable Stories of the Stigmatists | John Clark

The stories of the stigmatists - men and women who have borne the wounds of Christ in their own bodies - are profound.
In this episode Conor speaks with John Clark, author of: God’s Wounds | The Remarkable Truth of Those Who Bore the Signs of Christ’s Passion. John walks through the history of stigmatists from St. Francis and Padre Pio to lesser-known figures like Louise Lateau and Blessed Alexandrina.
Together, Conor and John discuss:
• The skeptical scrutiny surrounding these cases
• Why so many stigmatists were women
• And what the stigmatists can teach us about prayer, suffering, and faith
These remarkable stories invite us to take a serious look at the evidence and to consider how suffering can draw us closer to God - if we let it.
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CHAPTERS
• 0:00 - Trailer
• 1:28 - Introduction
• 2:36 - How John Learned the Redemptive Value of Suffering from His Dad
• 12:37 - A Miraculous Witness to the World
• 21:42 - What the Crucifixion Would Have Been Like
• 32:20 - Louise Lateau
• 38:03 - Blessed Alexandrina
• 41:26 - Catherine of Siena
• 51:54 - Padre Pio
• 54:30 - Discerning the Authenticity of a Stigmatist
• 1:00:50 - The Prayer Life of the Stigmatists
Images of Louise Lateau used under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International: researchgate.net/figure/Figure-Louise-Lateau-p…