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St. Kateri Tekakwitha — The Scarred Orphan Who Escaped 200 Miles to Follow Her Faith
A scarred orphan escaped her Mohawk village and traveled more than 200 miles to practice her faith. She became the first Native American saint.
This episode of church history follows one of the most remarkable lives of the saints, from a Mohawk village hit by smallpox, through a hurt foot that changed everything, to a mission village near Montreal and a 2006 miracle. It also asks what we do when we're defined by something we didn't choose.
Everyday Saints tells the true stories of Catholic saints, separating verified church history from centuries of pious legend — one ordinary saint at a…
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