Inside "American Martyr": The New Film on Blessed Stanley Rother – Maria Ruiz Scaperlanda – 08/14/2026
The Catholic Morning Show
Author Maria Ruiz Scaperlanda joins The Catholic Morning Show to discuss American Martyr: The Stanley Rother Story, the new documentary in theaters August 25 and 26 in which she appears as a featured voice. Scaperlanda, who wrote the definitive Rother biography The Shepherd Who Didn't Run, traces the Oklahoma farm boy's path to the Guatemalan mission field and his 1981 martyrdom, the first American-born priest so recognized by the Catholic Church. The conversation explores his radio ministry, his fluency in the Mayan language Tz'utujil, and why his witness still resonates for Catholic broadcasters today.
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