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The history of Catholicism in the native American nations is little known, but is rife with lessons for lay spirituality, inculturation, and the New Evangelization. Today’s guest, journalist Peter Jesserer Smith, shares some of the holy treasures of American history, such as Joseph Chiwatenhwa and Marie Aonetta, the Huron “power couple” of evangelization, and the martyrs (numbering over a thousand) of the La Florida missions.   Links Homily of Pope St. John Paul II at the Martyrs' Shrine (Huronia) on Saturday, 15 September 1984  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 Canada, by Bruce Henry (tells the story of Joseph Chiwatenhwa and Marie Aonetta) http://www.wyandot.org/friendsofgod.htm Eustace Ahasistari, Catholic Huron warrior, as described by Jesuit missionaries  https://books.google.com/books?id=xqRBAAAAYAAJ&amp;pg=PA252&amp;lpg=PA252&amp;dq=Eustace+Ahasistari&amp;source=bl&amp;ots=7ifewQvpp4&amp;sig=1sIn-WpAEKEBgaaEQOhwVvJDkfk&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=0ahUKEwjehPf5ku_aAhWMnOAKHU7dDzYQ6AEIMDAD#v=onepage&amp;q=Eustace%20Ahasistari&amp;f=false Articles by Peter Jesserer Smith America’s first paths of holiness: Lives of indigenous saints and martyrs  https://angelusnews.com/content/america-s-first-paths-of-holiness-lives-of-indigenous-saints-and-martyrs Hundreds of Martyrs Sow the Seeds of Faith in the United States  http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/north-american-martyrs-sow-the-seeds-of-faith-in-the-new-world St. Kateri Tekakwitha: Our Saint for All Seasons  http://www.angelusnews.com/articles/st-kateri-tekakwitha-our-saint-for-all-seasons A holy marriage gave the Church a community of native saints, and St. Kateri Tekakwitha  http://www.angelusnews.com/articles/a-holy-marriage-gave-the-church-a-community-of-native-saints-and-st-kateri-tekakwitha St. Kateri and the Four Holy Martyrs from Kahnawake  http://www.angelusnews.com/articles/st-kateri-and-the-four-holy-martyrs-from-kahnawake A proven path to holiness: Mentoring a saint  https://angelusnews.com/content/a-proven-path-to-holiness-mentoring-a-saint Cause Opens for Nicholas Black Elk, Holy Man of the Lakota  http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/cause-opens-for-nicholas-black-elk-holy-man-of-the-lakota Timestamps: Peter Jesserer Smith interview 3:25 Why is native American Catholic history and culture important for the New Evangelization? 6:37 St. John Paul II’s 1984 address at the Martyr’s Shrine in Huronia 7:35 What were the missionaries impressed with in native American cultures? What aspects of native cultures resonated with the Gospel? In the Great Lakes region: family-based societies, devotion to the Creator 11:29 The lay missionary power couple of the Huron: Joseph Chiwatenhwa (a convert of St. Jean de Brebeuf) and his wife Marie Aonetta 13:51 Native American societies were set up almost more like the United States than like Europe, so the old European model of “convert the king and the people will follow” was and is obsolete 16:16 More on Joseph and Marie. Women have a lot of authority in Native societies in this region, so Marie’s active involvement in evangelization is essential 20:35 Hostility from some natives because Jesuits inadvertently brought disease, leading to Chiwatenhwa’s martyrdom 32:02 Joseph Chiwatenhwa was the first lay parish administrator in Canada; Native converts’ devotion to the Eucharist, the Liturgy of the Hours, and the Rosary 34:18 Not everything in Huron culture was compatible with the Catholic faith. What would it have meant to be a Huron warrior who was also a Christian? Example: Eustace Ahasistari 40:00 Funny—well, it’s interesting—it’s not hilarious—story about Eustace Ahasistari’s and St. Isaac Jogue’s very different responses to torture 44:35 Reasons why these native Catholics have not been canonized; their continuing relevance 47:30 Ritual adoption and how it helped transmit the Gospel between tribes and nations—all the way to St. Kateri Tekakwitha; the importance of preserving the languages which spread the faith 52:38 The hundreds of martyrs of the La Florida missions 59:04 The lead martyr, Antonio Cuipa 1:11:18 The lessons of inculturation in native American nations are increasingly relevant at a time when more and more American Catholic thinkers are questioning the foundations of our country and proposing various alternatives 1:12:14 This week’s excerpt: Mary Shelley, Frankenstein

The history of Catholicism in the native American nations is little known, but is rife with lessons for lay spirituality, inculturation, and the New Evangelization. Today’s guest, journalist Peter Jesserer Smith, shares some of the holy treasures of American history, such as Joseph Chiwatenhwa and Marie Aonetta, the Huron “power couple” of evangelization, and the martyrs (numbering over a thousand) of the La Florida missions. Links Homily of Pope St. John Paul II at the Martyrs' Shrine (Huronia) on Saturday, 15 September 1984 <a href="https://w2.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/homilies/1984/documents/hf_jp-ii_hom_19840915_santuario-huronia.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://w2.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/homilies/1984/documents/hf_jp-ii_hom_19840915_santuario-huronia.html</a> Friends of God: The Early Native Huron Church in Canada, by Bruce Henry (tells the story of Joseph Chiwatenhwa and Marie Aonetta) <a href="http://www.wyandot.org/friendsofgod.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.wyandot.org/friendsofgod.htm</a> Eustace Ahasistari, Catholic Huron warrior, as described by Jesuit missionaries <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=xqRBAAAAYAAJ&amp;pg=PA252&amp;lpg=PA252&amp;dq=Eustace+Ahasistari&amp;source=bl&amp;ots=7ifewQvpp4&amp;sig=1sIn-WpAEKEBgaaEQOhwVvJDkfk&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=0ahUKEwjehPf5ku_aAhWMnOAKHU7dDzYQ6AEIMDAD#v=onepage&amp;q=Eustace%20Ahasistari&amp;f=false" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://books.google.com/books?id=xqRBAAAAYAAJ&amp;pg=PA252&amp;lpg=PA252&amp;dq=Eustace+Ahasistari&amp;source=bl&amp;ots=7ifewQvpp4&amp;sig=1sIn-WpAEKEBgaaEQOhwVvJDkfk&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=0ahUKEwjehPf5ku_aAhWMnOAKHU7dDzYQ6AEIMDAD#v=onepage&amp;q=Eustace%20Ahasistari&amp;f=false</a> Articles by Peter Jesserer Smith America’s first paths of holiness: Lives of indigenous saints and martyrs <a href="https://angelusnews.com/content/america-s-first-paths-of-holiness-lives-of-indigenous-saints-and-martyrs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://angelusnews.com/content/america-s-first-paths-of-holiness-lives-of-indigenous-saints-and-martyrs</a> Hundreds of Martyrs Sow the Seeds of Faith in the United States <a href="http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/north-american-martyrs-sow-the-seeds-of-faith-in-the-new-world" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/north-american-martyrs-sow-the-seeds-of-faith-in-the-new-world</a> St. Kateri Tekakwitha: Our Saint for All Seasons <a href="http://www.angelusnews.com/articles/st-kateri-tekakwitha-our-saint-for-all-seasons" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.angelusnews.com/articles/st-kateri-tekakwitha-our-saint-for-all-seasons</a> A holy marriage gave the Church a community of native saints, and St. Kateri Tekakwitha <a href="http://www.angelusnews.com/articles/a-holy-marriage-gave-the-church-a-community-of-native-saints-and-st-kateri-tekakwitha" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.angelusnews.com/articles/a-holy-marriage-gave-the-church-a-community-of-native-saints-and-st-kateri-tekakwitha</a> St. Kateri and the Four Holy Martyrs from Kahnawake <a href="http://www.angelusnews.com/articles/st-kateri-and-the-four-holy-martyrs-from-kahnawake" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.angelusnews.com/articles/st-kateri-and-the-four-holy-martyrs-from-kahnawake</a> A proven path to holiness: Mentoring a saint <a href="https://angelusnews.com/content/a-proven-path-to-holiness-mentoring-a-saint" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://angelusnews.com/content/a-proven-path-to-holiness-mentoring-a-saint</a> Cause Opens for Nicholas Black Elk, Holy Man of the Lakota <a href="http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/cause-opens-for-nicholas-black-elk-holy-man-of-the-lakota" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/cause-opens-for-nicholas-black-elk-holy-man-of-the-lakota</a> Timestamps: Peter Jesserer Smith interview 3:25 Why is native American Catholic history and culture important for the New Evangelization? 6:37 St. John Paul II’s 1984 address at the Martyr’s Shrine in Huronia 7:35 What were the missionaries impressed with in native American cultures? What aspects of native cultures resonated with the Gospel? In the Great Lakes region: family-based societies, devotion to the Creator 11:29 The lay missionary power couple of the Huron: Joseph Chiwatenhwa (a convert of St. Jean de Brebeuf) and his wife Marie Aonetta 13:51 Native American societies were set up almost more like the United States than like Europe, so the old European model of “convert the king and the people will follow” was and is obsolete 16:16 More on Joseph and Marie. Women have a lot of authority in Native societies in this region, so Marie’s active involvement in evangelization is essential 20:35 Hostility from some natives because Jesuits inadvertently brought disease, leading to Chiwatenhwa’s martyrdom 32:02 Joseph Chiwatenhwa was the first lay parish administrator in Canada; Native converts’ devotion to the Eucharist, the Liturgy of the Hours, and the Rosary 34:18 Not everything in Huron culture was compatible with the Catholic faith. What would it have meant to be a Huron warrior who was also a Christian? Example: Eustace Ahasistari 40:00 Funny—well, it’s interesting—it’s not hilarious—story about Eustace Ahasistari’s and St. Isaac Jogue’s very different responses to torture 44:35 Reasons why these native Catholics have not been canonized; their continuing relevance 47:30 Ritual adoption and how it helped transmit the Gospel between tribes and nations—all the way to St. Kateri Tekakwitha; the importance of preserving the languages which spread the faith 52:38 The hundreds of martyrs of the La Florida missions 59:04 The lead martyr, Antonio Cuipa 1:11:18 The lessons of inculturation in native American nations are increasingly relevant at a time when more and more American Catholic thinkers are questioning the foundations of our country and proposing various alternatives 1:12:14 This week’s excerpt: Mary Shelley, Frankenstein

Episode 3: Native American Catholicism & the New Evangelization--Peter Jesserer Smith