NewmanWAY: Nerding out on the Saints, Relics, and Sacramentals (Peter Wagner) Ep. 2

Описание: Welcome back to NewmanWAY, a podcast exploring the stories of people in our community who walk with others and, most importantly, walk with Christ. The WAY in NewmanWAY stands for Walking Alongside You.

In this episode, Jon sits down with Peter Wagner, a senior mathematics major at Sac State and the two-term president of the Sacramento Newman Catholic Center. Peter shares his journey from growing up on a giant farm and playing baseball to rediscovering his Catholic faith through Eucharistic Adoration during his first year at Newman. The conversation explores his experience studying mathematics, serving in leadership at Newman, and helping build an authentic Catholic community among students. Peter also dives into Catholic liturgy, devotions, relics, saints, and sacramentals—including his role as a lay custodian of a second-class relic of St. Michael the Archangel—while reflecting on how faith, friendship, and leadership have shaped his life and the advice he has for students seeking deeper purpose and faith.

Topics covered in this episode include:
• Peter’s personal background and farm life
• Baseball, hobbies, and growing up
• Studying mathematics and civil engineering
• The art of public speaking and giving spiritual talks
• From lukewarm faith to living intentionally as a Catholic
• Devotions, prayer practices, and Eucharistic Adoration
• Understanding the Catholic Mass and liturgy
• Relics, saints, and sacramentals explained
• Leadership at the Sacramento Newman Catholic Center
• Lessons learned from serving the Newman community
• Advice for students seeking faith, purpose, and growth
• Peter’s devotion to St. Michael the Archangel

Chapters

0:00 – Introduction
3:14 – Peter talks about his background
4:30 – Life on the farm: what is it like?
5:35 – Baseball talk
7:10 – Mathematics, civil engineering, and Catholicism
14:50 – Public speaking and delivering spiritual talks
24:50 – Living deeper in faith: from lukewarm to devout
34:10 – The Catholic Mass: liturgy, expectations, and different rites
43:50 – Relics, saints, and sacramentals
1:06:14 – Reflecting on life at Newman
1:11:25 – Parting advice from Peter “El Presidentè” Wagner and closing prayer

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