

Catholic Minute
Ken Yasinski
A Catholic Podcast from Ken and Janelle Yasinski about intentional Catholic living. Explore topics like marriage, parenting, sacraments, Marian devotions and cultural issues. Enhance your faith with daily reflections during Advent and Lent. Together let’s live the Catholic life. www.kenandjanelle.com
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Dec 17, 2025 • 10min
Our Lady of Kibeho: The Approved Marian Apparition That Warned of Genocide
Send us Fan MailOur Lady of Kibeho is the only Vatican-approved Marian apparition in Africa — and her message included a prophetic warning of genocide. Years before the 1994 Rwanda genocide, the Virgin Mary appeared to three schoolgirls, calling the world to repentance, prayer, and conversion before unimaginable violence would unfold.Support the showSupport this show and get all future episodes by email atwww.kenandjanelle.com

Dec 16, 2025 • 10min
Our Lady of Aokpe: Mediatrix of All Graces and the Eucharistic Sign
Send us Fan MailThe Marian title Mediatrix of All Graces is at the heart of the reported apparitions of Our Lady of Aokpe in Nigeria—one of the most little-known Catholic events of the modern era.Support the showSupport this show and get all future episodes by email atwww.kenandjanelle.com

Dec 15, 2025 • 13min
The Fire Stopped at the Fence Line — Our Lady of Champion, America’s Only Approved Apparition
Send us Fan MailDuring the deadliest wildfire in American history, a wall of fire swept across Wisconsin — but stopped at the fence line of the Shrine of Our Lady of Champion. This is the true story of Our Lady of Champion, the only approved Marian apparition in the United States.Support the showSupport this show and get all future episodes by email atwww.kenandjanelle.com

Dec 12, 2025 • 10min
Our Lady of Guadalupe: Winter Roses Filled His Tilma… Then the Image Appeared (Fr Cristino)
Send us Fan MailOur Lady of Guadalupe and the miraculous tilma. Winter roses in December, a humble cloak, and the image that appeared by the hand of God.This is the moment that changed history and transformed the faith of an entire continent.In this Advent episode, Father Cristino shares the true story behind the Tilma miracle: the roses gathered on Tepeyac Hill, the sign given to the bishop, and the supernatural image that appeared instantly on Juan Diego’s cloak. This single event ignited one of the largest conversions in Church history and continues to inspire millions of Catholics today.Support the showSupport this show and get all future episodes by email atwww.kenandjanelle.com

Dec 11, 2025 • 16min
The Children Froze in Place… Then Our Lady of Revelation Appeared
Send us Fan MailIn today’s episode of Advent Daily, we revisit the miraculous events at Tre Fontane, where three children witnessed the Virgin Mary in a burst of supernatural light. Their father—bitter toward the Church and lost in spiritual darkness—never expected that this apparition would ignite one of the most dramatic Catholic conversions ever recorded.As the children knelt in awe, the Lady in white appeared before them, radiant and peaceful. This encounter with Our Lady of Revelation shattered years of hostility in their father’s heart and revealed the mercy, truth, and maternal intercession of Mary in a profound way.Support the showSupport this show and get all future episodes by email atwww.kenandjanelle.com

Dec 10, 2025 • 8min
Akita Miracle: The Tumor That Vanished Overnight Through Our Lady’s Intercession
Send us Fan MailToday’s episode tells the astonishing true story of Teresa Chong, a mother of four in Seoul who fell into a coma with an aggressive, inoperable brain tumor. Doctors said there was no chance of recovery. Her family prepared for her death.Then a simple photograph of the weeping statue of Akita was placed beneath her pillow… and Heaven moved.Support the showSupport this show and get all future episodes by email atwww.kenandjanelle.com

Dec 10, 2025 • 13min
Akita: Our Lady’s Urgent Warning to the Catholic Church
Send us Fan MailOur Lady of Akita: Verified Miracle, Marian Warning, Catholic MessageIn the 1970s, at a convent in Akita, Japan, a wooden statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary began to weep human tears. Scientific testing confirmed the fluids were human tears, human sweat, and human blood. Across multiple years, the statue cried 101 times, witnessed by sisters, clergy, medical professionals, and investigators.Sister Agnes Sasagawa, a member of the Handmaids of the Eucharist, received messages from Our Lady calling for prayer, penance, the Rosary, Eucharistic reparation, and fidelity to Catholic teaching. Her medically documented total deafness was instantly healed during Eucharistic adoration on October 13, the anniversary of the final Fatima apparition.After examining scientific reports, witness testimony, theological studies, and documented healings, Bishop John Ito declared the events of Akita to be of supernatural origin and approved devotion to Our Lady of Akita.Support the showSupport this show and get all future episodes by email atwww.kenandjanelle.com

Dec 8, 2025 • 10min
1,000 Hail Marys… Then Mary Spoke to Her
Send us Fan MailA young Catholic nun prays 1,000 Hail Marys a day for nine straight days, preparing for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. Then, during this Advent devotion, the Blessed Mother appears and speaks a message that transforms her soul. Today we explore this remarkable Marian encounter and the exact words Mary gave to her.Support the showSupport this show and get all future episodes by email atwww.kenandjanelle.com

Dec 5, 2025 • 9min
Advent’s Hidden Meaning: The Two Comings of Christ Most Catholics Forget (Fr Cristino)
Send us Fan MailMost Catholics think Advent is only about preparing for Christmas, but the Church teaches something far deeper. Advent has a hidden meaning rooted in the two Comings of Christ: His birth in Bethlehem and His return in glory at the end of time.This episode with Fr. Cristino explains the forgotten meaning of Advent and why the Church begins this season with readings about judgment, vigilance, and the end of the world.Support the showSupport this show and get all future episodes by email atwww.kenandjanelle.com

Dec 4, 2025 • 8min
When Mary Saved a Soul
Send us Fan MailTHE INCREDIBLE CATHOLIC MIRACLE OF CLAUDE NEWMANThis is one of the most powerful Marian conversion stories in modern Catholic history — a miracle connected to the Miraculous Medal, Our Lady’s intercession, and the grace of Holy Mother Church.In 1944, a young prisoner named Claude Newman — with no Christian upbringing and no understanding of the Catholic faith — encounters a mysterious lady glowing with peace. She speaks one invitation that opens the door to his salvation:"If you would like me to be your mother, and you would like to be my child, send for a Catholic priest."Support the showSupport this show and get all future episodes by email atwww.kenandjanelle.com


