How did a heart-broken Norwegian novelist find the ultimate friend in Jesus Christ? Catholic author and historian Stephanie Mann joins Anna Mitchell on The Son Rise Morning Show to continue exploring the conversion of Nobel laureate Sigrid Undset. Stephanie shares how Undset, isolated at home while navigating the painful breakdown of her marriage, began reading Catholic authors like Monsignor Robert Hugh Benson. In Benson’s classic work The Friendship of Christ, Undset encountered a radical truth: while human relationships are fallible and can fail us, divine friendship in Christ is infallible and enduring. Discover how Benson’s writings on the Eucharist and the heroes of the faith planted the seeds for Undset’s journey to the Catholic Church. Stream now!

How did a heart-broken Norwegian novelist find the ultimate friend in Jesus Christ? Catholic author and historian Stephanie Mann joins Anna Mitchell on The Son Rise Morning Show to continue exploring the conversion of Nobel laureate Sigrid Undset. Stephanie shares how Undset, isolated at home while navigating the painful breakdown of her marriage, began reading Catholic authors like Monsignor Robert Hugh Benson. In Benson&rsquo;s classic work The Friendship of Christ, Undset encountered a radical truth: while human relationships are fallible and can fail us, divine friendship in Christ is infallible and enduring. Discover how Benson&rsquo;s writings on the Eucharist and the heroes of the faith planted the seeds for Undset&rsquo;s journey to the Catholic Church. Stream now!

Son Rise Morning Show The Son Rise Morning Show with Anna Mitchell and Matt Swaim is fast-paced, motivating and informational – always from the Catholic perspective. You’ll hear news, engaging interviews, prayer and more each weekday morning from 6am-8am ET. 

Son Rise Morning Show The Son Rise Morning Show with Anna Mitchell and Matt Swaim is fast-paced, motivating and informational – always from the Catholic perspective. You’ll hear news, engaging interviews, prayer and more each weekday morning from 6am-8am ET. <a href="https://www.ewtn.com/radio/podcasts/son-rise-morning-show-~NZ"></a>