Celebrate St. Kateri: coloring page and exclusive interview!

July 14 is the Feast Day of St. Kateri

We are big fans of St. Kateri over here and are so excited to celebrate her feast day!

Download your FREE coloring page below and listen to the Glory Story of St. Kateri while you color.

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And make sure you download our Glory Story to listen to while you color! Your kids will learn the story of St. Kateri, what Catholics believe about Baptism, and so much more!

Do you know the miracle that led to St. Kateri’s canonization?

Almost a decade ago, my sister and I had the opportunity to interview Jake Finkbonner, whose healing at 5 years old was attributed to then Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha (the final miracle needed for her canonization 2012).

While the healing alone from a flesh-eating bacteria was a truly miraculous event, perhaps even more miraculous was Jake’s visit to Heaven, which he remembered and shared with his parents after waking up from his medically induced coma.

Yes, Jake had the opportunity that very few people have during their lifetime —to see Heaven and then return back to earth to continue living their lives.

Since the healing and visit to Heaven took place when he was just 5 years old, Jake has continued to live life as a typical boy (though he did have a lot of bishops visit him during the canonization process…). He was in middle school when we interviewed him several years later, once his healing was officially approved by the Vatican and the canonization of St. Kateri was underway.

In honor of St. Kateri’s feast day, we wanted to share part of the transcript from our interview with Jake where he describes what it was like to visit Heaven—in the words of a young boy.

Here is a short transcript of the interview HERE and you can listen to the complete interview at the end of Glory Story Volume 5.