Saintly Secrets: Venerable Matt Talbot

As part of the "Catholic Leaders Webcast Series," Our Sunday Visitor Publishers has available a fifty-nine minute webcast about Venerable Matt Talbot by researcher and author Woodeene Koenig-Bricker is available on demand at

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Note: Another reference to the author is at https://venerablematttalbotresourcecenter.blogspot.com/search?q=Woodeene+Koenig-Bricker

A Brief Recorded Overview of Venerable Matt Talbot's Life

Fr. Anthony Casamento, a priest of the Congregation of St Michael the Archangel and currently the Director of Identity and Mission at the Australian Catholic University, provides a two minute overview of Matt Talbot’s life, which was posted 18 June, 2016 at http://cradio.org.au/shows-and-audio/exclusive-to-cradio/saint-of-the-day/venerable-matthew-talbot/

Interview about the Beatification of Matt Talbot

Father Brian Lawless talked with Joe Duffy of “Lifeline” at RTE Radio 1 in Ireland on October 03, 2012 “about the cause of Matt Talbot, the Dubliner who is regarded as a patron of those suffering with addiction. Brian is the vice postulator of the cause of Matt Talbot's beatification and spoke about the man's life and experiences and how he has become an inspiration for those in recovery from addictions.” [Programme description]
 

This 20 minute interview can be downloaded at The case for the beatification of Matt Talbot - Fr Brian Lawless - Liveline - RTÉ Radio 1.

Venerable Matt Talbot: A Link in the Chain of Hope

                         

Few of us have the opportunity to hear Fr. Brian Lawless, Vice-Postulator of the Cause for Canonization

of the Venerable Matt Talbot, speak about Matt. Now we do.

During the first half-hour of this informative hour-long program aired January 26, 2012 by HMWN Radio Maria at http://www.hmwn.net/audioarchive/search_results_id.php?title=20071623, Sharon DiCecco interviews Fr. Brian

about Matt’s life, his progress toward canonization, and his relevance for people today.

After a brief musical interlude,

Mrs. DiCecco interviews Michael and Noeleen Murphy, who frequently accompany Fr.

Brian in speaking about Matt Talbot. Michael speaks about his interest in Matt and his work with recovering addicts. Later,

Noeleen shares her very moving experience in coming to know Matt as well as writing and performing her song in its entirety,

In Your Presence Lord “Matt Talbot.” (More information about her song can be found at

http://venerablematttalbotresourcecenter.blogspot.com/2011/04/inspiration-for-song-in-your-presence.html)  Her song can be heard at 53 minutes in the tape at http://www.hmwn.net/audioarchive/search_results_id.php?title=20071623

 

Note: We appreciate such interviews being available free online at http://www.hmwn.net/

Matt Talbot: The Man Who Stumbled Into Heaven (Recording)

Fr. Ronald Gray, O.Carm. narrates the story of Venerable Matt Talbot in this 1964 twenty-seven minutes recording. It can be listened to and/or downloaded at http://www.mycatholicvoice.com/media/Irr2Ie

Fr. Gray (1918-2003) was co-founder (with Fr. Albert Dolan, O.Carm.) of the Matt Talbot Legion. (His obituary can be found at http://carmelites.info/citoc/citoc/apriljune2003/citoc_magazine_apriljune2003_obits.htm)

Fr. Dolan (1892-1951) was author of 53 books, including Matt Talbot Alcoholic:

The Story of a Slave to Alcohol who Became a Comrade of Christ's (1948),

We knew Matt Talbot: Visits with his relatives and friends (1948), and The Life of Matt Talbot (1952). (His obituary can be found at Rev. Albert Dolan, O.Carm.)

Fr. Gray (1918-2003) was co-founder (with Fr. Albert Dolan, O.Carm.) of the Matt Talbot Legion. A brief obituary can be found at

http://www.ocarm.org/pre09/news/citocen/citoc/apriljune2003/citoc_magazine_apriljune2003_obits.htm

Fr. Dolan (1892-1951) was author of 53 books, including Matt Talbot Alcoholic: The Story of a Slave to Alcohol Who Became a Comrade of Christ's (1948), We knew Matt Talbot: Visits with his relatives and friends (1948) and The Life of Matt Talbot (1952).