The Grandpa With the Stigmata: The Strange Story of Irving Houle

<p>Grab a Copy of Issue 6 - Strange Catholicism here: <a href="https://www.stanthonystongue.com/margins/p/issue-vi-strange-catholicism">https://www.stanthonystongue.com/margins/p/issue-vi-strange-catholicism</a> </p><p><br></p><p>Buy My Book, A Catechism of the Strange, here: </p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Catechism-Strange-Stigmata-Relics-Miracles/dp/0829460683">https://www.amazon.com/Catechism-Strange-Stigmata-Relics-Miracles/dp/0829460683</a> </p><p><br></p><p>Join my Patreon here: </p><p><a href="http://www.patreon.com/anthonystongue">http://www.patreon.com/anthonystongue</a>  </p><p><br></p><p>Episode on the Mysticism of the Stigmata:</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/Apc3Ifl1n5o">https://youtu.be/Apc3Ifl1n5o</a> </p><p><br></p><p>Irving Houle was a husband, father, grandfather—and a reported stigmatist who experienced the wounds and Passion of Christ nightly for nearly sixteen years.</p><p>In this episode, we explore Irving’s strange story, the mysticism behind the stigmata, his reported healing ministry, and what these wounds might reveal about becoming more like Christ.</p><p>Featured in <em>The Margins: Strange Catholicism</em> and explored alongside the strange phenomena of the saints in <em>A Catechism of the Strange</em>.</p>