Episode 190: Michael Lichens on Pietro di Donato's I Killed Maria Goretti (July 21, 2025)

The Catholic Bookworm · Jul 22, 2025 · 50m

In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Michael Lichens on Pietro di Donato's I Killed Maria Goretti: The Life and Repentance of Alessandro Serenelli (July 21, 2025)“I know I am not worthy of her help, yet she is to me in my darkness of sin what the bright and shining star is to the mariner, for her pardon gives me hope.” — Alessandro SerenelliThrough vivid storytelling, this historical account reveals the disturbing influences and grim motives that possessed Alessandro Serenelli, St. Maria Goretti’s murderer. Yet it is much more than a chilling tale; this true…