Miraculous Spiral Staircase (St. Joseph, Loretto Chapel, Santa Fe, New Mexico)

MYS232: A group of nuns in Santa Fe, New Mexico in the late 1800s needed a special staircase built for their chapel, so they prayed a novena and a mysterious workman came and built it. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss what makes the spiral staircase special, who built it, and whether it could have been St. Joseph himself. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email | Watch this episode and subscribe on YouTube Help us continue to offer Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World. Won’t you make a pledge at SQPN.com/give today? Links for this episode: * Mary Straw Cook’s book Loretto: The Sisters and Their Santa Fe Chapel (2002 ed.) * Alice Bullock’s booklet Loretto and the Miraculous Staircase * Joe Nickell’s book Real Life X-Files: Investigating the Paranormal * Willa Cather’s book Death Comes for the Archbishop * The Staircase (1998 TV movie) * Sisters of Loretto * Sisters of Loretto website * Loretto Chapel * Jean-Baptiste Lamy * Penitentes brotherhood * Unsolved Mysteries episode * Spruce in the Carson National Forest * September 10, 1995 New Mexican articles, part 1 (paywall) * September 10, 1995 New Mexican articles, part 2 (paywall) * July 9, 2002 New Mexican article (paywall) * July 14, 2002 New Mexican article, part 1 (paywall) * July 14, 2002 New Mexican article, part 2 (paywall) * April 27, 2018 New Mexican article * Please spread the word about the podcast. Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! * Purchase the books and other material from this and other episodes at the Mysterious World Bookstore. * Join the conversation at the Starquest Facebook page and the Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World Facebook page. * Be part of the StarQuest Discord community at SQPN.com/discord * Send your feedback or comments to [email protected] or send a tweet to @mys_world * You can also leave a voice message on the Mysterious Feedback Line at (619) 738-4515