{"id":5234,"date":"2024-06-19T11:38:59","date_gmt":"2024-06-19T11:38:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/learn\/from-alcoholic-to-future-saint-the-inspiring-conversion-of-irelands-matt-talbot\/"},"modified":"2024-06-19T11:38:59","modified_gmt":"2024-06-19T11:38:59","slug":"from-alcoholic-to-future-saint-the-inspiring-conversion-of-irelands-matt-talbot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/from-alcoholic-to-future-saint-the-inspiring-conversion-of-irelands-matt-talbot\/","title":{"rendered":"De alcoh\u00f3lico a futuro santo: La inspiradora conversi\u00f3n de Matt Talbot de Irlanda\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>[ad_1] Source Venerable Matt Talbot, an Irishman whose journey from alcoholism to the heights of holiness has inspired many who struggle with addiction, is being considered for sainthood in the Catholic Church.\u00c2\u00a0 \/ Credit: Courtney Mares\/CNA Rome Newsroom, Jun 19, 2024 \/ 06:00 am (CNA). Venerable Matt Talbot, an Irishman whose journey from alcoholism to the heights of holiness has inspired many who struggle with addiction, is being considered for sainthood in the Catholic Church.&nbsp;After spending more than a decade\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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Venerable Matt Talbot, an Irishman whose journey from alcoholism to the heights of holiness has inspired many who struggle with addiction, is being considered for sainthood in the Catholic Church.&nbsp;After spending more than a decade\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5235,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-5234","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":68027,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/cna-explains-the-step-by-step-process-the-church-uses-to-declare-someone-a-saint\/","url_meta":{"origin":5234,"position":0},"title":"CNA explains: The step-by-step process the Church uses to declare someone a saint","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"noviembre 26, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Detail of a mural showing Blessed Stanley Rother being welcomed into heaven at the new Blessed Stanley Rother Shrine in Oklahoma City. \/ Credit: Joe Holdren\/EWTN News CNA Staff, Nov 1, 2025 \/ 04:00 am (CNA). 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