if you are a Latin Catholic and older like me… you will remember how Vatican 2 changed everything, including the destruction of many alters and religiously precious relics. However, this presented an opportunity for Orthodox laity to rescue discarded relics.
In the Orthodox Church, keeping relics is encouraged, admonishing laity to keep and pass down in the family. Latin Catholics have a bigger challenge with having relics viewed as sinful.
Patristix is a great site to grab interesting short stories to explore; however, for real drive time learning I recommend PatristicNectar.org .
Bless God in all things