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Ep 74Damien of Moloka'i: Episode Four
🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Damien of Moloka’i - Episode Four: Moloka’i A deadly disease spreads among the people of Hawai’i. There is no cure, so the infected are banished to a remote island and left to die. Father Damien arrives to help. But what fate awaits him on Moloka’i, “the island of the living dead”? 🌐 Subscribe for Free Daily Episodes: https://thesaintspodcast.com/ Get free daily episodes delivered to your email inbox, along with coloring pages, activity sheets, and more! 🔥 Ignite your Family’s Faith In a culture that has abandoned God, families struggle to find beautiful, faith-affirming stories to inspire their children. The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage provides thrilling and inspiring stories to ignite your family’s pursuit of virtue and holiness. Join us for a new 5-Episode adventure every week! 🚦 Rating: Everyone In the harsh conditions of Moloka’i, Damien immediately begins ministering to the lepers. Facing insults and disbelief, Damien is an example of patience and love, caring for a suffering people in a dark time. This episode includes several discussions of death by leprosy and despair. Symptoms of leprosy are discussed. A despairing character laughs at a blessing. A character dies of leprosy. 📱 Social Media https://www.facebook.com/themerrybeggars https://www.instagram.com/themerrybeggars https://twitter.com/themerrybeggars https://www.linkedin.com/company/themerrybeggars

Ep 73Damien of Moloka'i: Episode Three
🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Damien of Moloka’i - Episode Three: Rounding Up the Lepers The island shakes and spews fire, destroying everything its people have worked to build. Father Damien struggles to unite them in the face of superstition, violence, and natural disaster. When yet another disaster strikes, it tears the community apart, and Father Damien faces the greatest challenge of his life. 🌐 Subscribe for Free Daily Episodes: https://thesaintspodcast.com/ Get free daily episodes delivered to your email inbox, along with coloring pages, activity sheets, and more! 🔥 Ignite your Family’s Faith In a culture that has abandoned God, families struggle to find beautiful, faith-affirming stories to inspire their children. The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage provides thrilling and inspiring stories to ignite your family’s pursuit of virtue and holiness. Join us for a new 5-Episode adventure every week! 🚦 Rating: Everyone When leprosy strikes his parish, Father Damien reacts with courage. He does his utmost to protect and minister to his flock in adversity. When the police take Kaiko and Hilo’s wife Makamae into quarantine, Damien volunteers to take the dangerous assignment of administering the sacraments to the lepers of Molokai. This episode contains moments of intensity and danger. A character contracts a deadly disease. Offscreen, several characters are quarantined by the police. 📱 Social Media https://www.facebook.com/themerrybeggars https://www.instagram.com/themerrybeggars https://twitter.com/themerrybeggars https://www.linkedin.com/company/themerrybeggars

Ep 72Damien of Moloka'i: Episode Two
🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Damien of Moloka’i - Episode Two: Kamiano Reunited as friars in the Monastery of the Sacred Hearts, brothers Pamphile and Damien are again torn apart. Newly ordained Father Pamphile has contracted typhus, crushing his dream of missionary work. And Damien bravely volunteers to take Pamphile’s place on a dangerous mission, bringing “the Good News” to an unknown land: the island kingdom of Hawai’i. 🌐 Subscribe for Free Daily Episodes: https://thesaintspodcast.com/ Get free daily episodes delivered to your email inbox, along with coloring pages, activity sheets, and more! 🔥 Ignite your Family’s Faith In a culture that has abandoned God, families struggle to find beautiful, faith-affirming stories to inspire their children. The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage provides thrilling and inspiring stories to ignite your family’s pursuit of virtue and holiness. Join us for a new 5-Episode adventure every week! 🚦 Rating: Everyone Damien boldly goes far from his native Belgium, finally arriving in Honolulu. There, he immediately begins working to rebuild the church with the help of Ailana and her son Kaiko. He is humble, joyful, and hardworking as he begins this difficult task. This episode contains moments of intensity and danger, including raised voices and arguments. Characters' lives are threatened as a volcano erupts. There are moments of danger during a storm at sea. 📱 Social Media https://www.facebook.com/themerrybeggars https://www.instagram.com/themerrybeggars https://twitter.com/themerrybeggars https://www.linkedin.com/company/themerrybeggars

Ep 71Damien of Moloka'i: Episode One
🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Damien of Moloka’i - Episode One: Jef to Damien 1844: a local church festival in Tremelo, Belgium. For brothers Auguste and “Jef” De Veuster, future hopes stretch only to the cornfields of the family farm. But when God calls them both to another life, their horizons grow…broader than they could have ever imagined. This is the story of Damien of Moloka'i. 🌐 Subscribe for Free Daily Episodes: https://thesaintspodcast.com/ Get free daily episodes delivered to your email inbox, along with coloring pages, activity sheets, and more! 🔥 Ignite your Family’s Faith In a culture that has abandoned God, families struggle to find beautiful, faith-affirming stories to inspire their children. The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage provides thrilling and inspiring stories to ignite your family’s pursuit of virtue and holiness. Join us for a new 5-Episode adventure every week! 🚦 Rating: Everyone Damien and Pamphile are brothers who both dream of serving Christ as priests. They model obedience, humility, and daring as they begin their lives in the seminary. When plans go awry, Damien takes a daring step to serve God at the farthest reaches of the world. This episode contains scenes of mild intensity and fear. A child character is lost. A parent and his adult child have an argument. A character contracts a severe disease. 📱 Social Media https://www.facebook.com/themerrybeggars https://www.instagram.com/themerrybeggars https://twitter.com/themerrybeggars https://www.linkedin.com/company/themerrybeggars

Ep 70Saint Valentine: Episode Five
🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Saint Valentine - Episode Five: With Eyes to See Valentine and Eusebius request the body of Daria for its proper burial in the catacombs. But Placidus insists that she must remain among the criminals. Valentine and Eusebius take matters into their own hands. What happens next will make Bishop Valentine an enduring example of the true meaning of love. 🌐 Subscribe for Free Daily Episodes: https://thesaintspodcast.com/ Get free daily episodes delivered to your email inbox, along with coloring pages, activity sheets, and more! 🔥 Ignite your Family’s Faith In a culture that has abandoned God, families struggle to find beautiful, faith-affirming stories to inspire their children. The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage provides thrilling and inspiring stories to ignite your family’s pursuit of virtue and holiness. Join us for a new 5-Episode adventure every week! 🚦 Rating: 7+ Valentine chooses to take responsibility for the actions of his congregation, taking on Placidus’ ire. He remains patient in the face of his coming death. Austerius makes a difficult decision, but follows the truth instead of worldly authority. This episode contains moments of intensity and raised voices. A character’s Death and burial are mentioned. A character is scourged. Valentine is threatened with violence. A character is sentenced to death. 📱 Social Media https://www.facebook.com/themerrybeggars https://www.instagram.com/themerrybeggars https://twitter.com/themerrybeggars https://www.linkedin.com/company/themerrybeggars

Ep 69Saint Valentine: Episode Four
🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Saint Valentine - Episode Four: Reunited in Heaven Rumors abound in Terni. Will Daria be put to death by the wicked Governor Placidus? Valentine watches the unfolding events, and visits Austerius to plead with him to help free Daria. And Placidus presents her with one last chance to save her life. 🌐 Subscribe for Free Daily Episodes: https://thesaintspodcast.com/ Get free daily episodes delivered to your email inbox, along with coloring pages, activity sheets, and more! 🔥 Ignite your Family’s Faith In a culture that has abandoned God, families struggle to find beautiful, faith-affirming stories to inspire their children. The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage provides thrilling and inspiring stories to ignite your family’s pursuit of virtue and holiness. Join us for a new 5-Episode adventure every week! 🚦 Rating: 7+ Valentine strives to free Daria from Placidus’ clutches. Austerius begins to waver in his support of the Roman regime. Knowing that her death is imminent, Daria shows courage, prepared to be united with Christ and Chysanthus in Heaven. This episode includes moments of intensity and raised voices. A character speaks mockingly of the faith. A character’s death by burial is referenced. A scourging is referenced. A Character is sentenced to death. 📱 Social Media https://www.facebook.com/themerrybeggars https://www.instagram.com/themerrybeggars https://twitter.com/themerrybeggars https://www.linkedin.com/company/themerrybeggars

Ep 68Saint Valentine: Episode Three
🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Saint Valentine - Episode Three: Heaven’s New Saint The Christians of Terni gather in the catacombs to bid farewell to the martyred Chrysanthus. Bishop Valentine celebrates the funeral Mass. But the governor is angered at this public display of faith, and places his cruel attention on the widowed Daria. 🌐 Subscribe for Free Daily Episodes: https://thesaintspodcast.com/ Get free daily episodes delivered to your email inbox, along with coloring pages, activity sheets, and more! 🔥 Ignite your Family’s Faith In a culture that has abandoned God, families struggle to find beautiful, faith-affirming stories to inspire their children. The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage provides thrilling and inspiring stories to ignite your family’s pursuit of virtue and holiness. Join us for a new 5-Episode adventure every week! 🚦 Rating: 7+ Daria remains steadfast in her faith, even after Chrysanthus’ death. Valentine counsels his congregation not to act rashly. He also continues to evangelize Austerius and Julia, who slowly draw nearer to the faith. This episode contains scenes of emotional intensity and raised voices. A character’s death is mentioned. A funeral is portrayed. A character makes advances on Daria, who slaps him. 📱 Social Media https://www.facebook.com/themerrybeggars https://www.instagram.com/themerrybeggars https://twitter.com/themerrybeggars https://www.linkedin.com/company/themerrybeggars

Ep 67Saint Valentine: Episode Two
🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Saint Valentine - Episode Two: A More Perfect Crown Desperate to free Chrysanthus and Daria, Valentine and Eusebius offer the governor gold in exchange for their release. Placidus accepts, but at an enormous price, and Valentine must now raise it from his humble congregation. The young couple’s lives depend on it! 🌐 Subscribe for Free Daily Episodes: https://thesaintspodcast.com/ Get free daily episodes delivered to your email inbox, along with coloring pages, activity sheets, and more! 🔥 Ignite your Family’s Faith In a culture that has abandoned God, families struggle to find beautiful, faith-affirming stories to inspire their children. The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage provides thrilling and inspiring stories to ignite your family’s pursuit of virtue and holiness. Join us for a new 5-Episode adventure every week! 🚦 Rating: 7+ Valentine demonstrates prudence in his plan to free Chrysanthus and Daria. He also exercises Christian charity in caring for Julia’s blindness. Austerius chooses to help Chrysanthus and Daria, even if it means compromising his office. This episode contains raised voices and moments of intensity and suspense. Contains mentions of torture. A character dies in-scene after having been previously tortured. 📱 Social Media https://www.facebook.com/themerrybeggars https://www.instagram.com/themerrybeggars https://twitter.com/themerrybeggars https://www.linkedin.com/company/themerrybeggars

Ep 66Saint Valentine: Episode One
🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Saint Valentine - Episode One: Trouble in Turni Central Italy, 257 A.D. Under a new Roman governor, the Christians of Terni face arrest and persecution for practicing their faith, and two young newlyweds are arrested for preaching in the streets. Now, what can their local bishop and friend do to save them from certain death? This is the story of St. Valentine. 🌐 Subscribe for Free Daily Episodes: https://thesaintspodcast.com/ Get free daily episodes delivered to your email inbox, along with coloring pages, activity sheets, and more! 🔥 Ignite your Family’s Faith In a culture that has abandoned God, families struggle to find beautiful, faith-affirming stories to inspire their children. The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage provides thrilling and inspiring stories to ignite your family’s pursuit of virtue and holiness. Join us for a new 5-Episode adventure every week! 🚦 Rating: Everyone Valentine cares for the spiritual and physical health of his entire flock. He exhibits courage and ingenuity in visiting Daria in prison. Chrysanthus and Daria are steadfast in their love for each other and Christ in spite of persecution and imprisonment. This episode contains moments of intensity and fear. Christians are jailed for their faith. A character speaks disparagingly about the faith and about a blind character. Torture and scourging are referenced. 📱 Social Media https://www.facebook.com/themerrybeggars https://www.instagram.com/themerrybeggars https://twitter.com/themerrybeggars https://www.linkedin.com/company/themerrybeggars

Ep 65Josephine Bakhita: Episode Five
🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Josephine Bakhita - Episode Five: The Fortunate One Bakhita’s faith has grown in her months with the Canossian Sisters. She’s learned to pray, and has even begun the difficult task of forgiving her tormentors. But when she refuses Maria’s demand that she return to Africa, her faith is put to the test, and she faces the greatest trial of her life. 🌐 Subscribe for Free Daily Episodes: https://thesaintspodcast.com/ Get free daily episodes delivered to your email inbox, along with coloring pages, activity sheets, and more! 🔥 Ignite your Family’s Faith In a culture that has abandoned God, families struggle to find beautiful, faith-affirming stories to inspire their children. The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage provides thrilling and inspiring stories to ignite your family’s pursuit of virtue and holiness. Join us for a new 5-Episode adventure every week! 🚦 Rating: Everyone Bakhita demonstrates commitment to God’s will, even when her friend goes against it. 37 years later, the now-Mother Bakhita has fully forgiven her former captors, exemplifying Christian charity and peace. Going beyond herself, she teaches Sister Lucia to forgive Mother Dolorosa as well. Some moments of intensity, including discussions of slavery. Moments of emotional intensity and raised voices between former friends. 📱 Social Media https://www.facebook.com/themerrybeggars https://www.instagram.com/themerrybeggars https://twitter.com/themerrybeggars https://www.linkedin.com/company/themerrybeggars

Ep 64Josephine Bakhita: Episode Four
🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Josephine Bakhita - Episode Four: The House of God Bakhita and little Mimmina arrive at the Institute of the Catechumens’ convent school in Venice. She still seeks the Maker of the Sun, the Moon, and the stars, longing to find and know Him. But when Maria returns from Sudan, Bakhita is faced with a choice... 🌐 Subscribe for Free Daily Episodes: https://thesaintspodcast.com/ Get free daily episodes delivered to your email inbox, along with coloring pages, activity sheets, and more! 🔥 Ignite your Family’s Faith In a culture that has abandoned God, families struggle to find beautiful, faith-affirming stories to inspire their children. The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage provides thrilling and inspiring stories to ignite your family’s pursuit of virtue and holiness. Join us for a new 5-Episode adventure every week! 🚦 Rating: Everyone Bakhita’s hope turns to joy as she visits the convent of the Canossian sisters. Joy is added to joy as she receives instruction in the faith. Bakhita finds true freedom for the first time in God’s love, and moves toward forgiving her tormentors. This episode contains raised voices, incidental mentions of slavery, tattooing, and violence. An atheistic character speaks disparagingly about the faith. 📱 Social Media https://www.facebook.com/themerrybeggars https://www.instagram.com/themerrybeggars https://twitter.com/themerrybeggars https://www.linkedin.com/company/themerrybeggars

Ep 63Josephine Bakhita: Episode Three
🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Josephine Bakhita - Episode Three: The Servant The Ligurian coast. 1885. On a fine spring day in Genoa, sixteen year old Bakhita steps onto Italian soil, and tastes freedom for the first time since her abduction. What fortune awaits her in this foreign land? And will she ever be truly free? 🌐 Subscribe for Free Daily Episodes: https://thesaintspodcast.com/ Get free daily episodes delivered to your email inbox, along with coloring pages, activity sheets, and more! 🔥 Ignite your Family’s Faith In a culture that has abandoned God, families struggle to find beautiful, faith-affirming stories to inspire their children. The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage provides thrilling and inspiring stories to ignite your family’s pursuit of virtue and holiness. Join us for a new 5-Episode adventure every week! 🚦 Rating: Everyone Arriving in Italy, Bakhita is finally treated with kindness. She exemplifies perseverance and hope. Most importantly, she meets illuminato Checchini, who introduces her to the master of the moon and the stars and gives her a crucifix. This episode includes incidental mentions of slavery. 📱 Social Media https://www.facebook.com/themerrybeggars https://www.instagram.com/themerrybeggars https://twitter.com/themerrybeggars https://www.linkedin.com/company/themerrybeggars

Ep 62Josephine Bakhita: Episode Two
🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Josephine Bakhita - Episode Two: The Slave Suakin, Sudan. 1883. Six long years have passed since Bakhita was abducted from her village. Abused and sold several times, she now finds herself, at the age of fourteen, enslaved by the cruelest people she has ever known. But are her fortunes about to change? 🌐 Subscribe for Free Daily Episodes: https://thesaintspodcast.com/ Get free daily episodes delivered to your email inbox, along with coloring pages, activity sheets, and more! 🔥 Ignite your Family’s Faith In a culture that has abandoned God, families struggle to find beautiful, faith-affirming stories to inspire their children. The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage provides thrilling and inspiring stories to ignite your family’s pursuit of virtue and holiness. Join us for a new 5-Episode adventure every week! 🚦 Rating: 7+ Bakhita journeys towards God in the face of her abuse at the hands of her cruel mistress. Through her worst years, Bakhita models the Christian response to suffering, keeping constant hope and trust in God, even if she doesn’t know Him yet. This episode mentions and depicts slavery, including raised voices and intensity, as well as sounds and description of a tattooing. A character slaps another character. 📱 Social Media https://www.facebook.com/themerrybeggars https://www.instagram.com/themerrybeggars https://twitter.com/themerrybeggars https://www.linkedin.com/company/themerrybeggars

Ep 61Josephine Bakhita: Episode One
🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Josephine Bakhita - Episode One: The Awestruck Child Turin, Italy, 1935. The normally quiet convent of Canossian religious sisters is in an uproar. A special visitor has arrived, a fellow sister born in faraway Sudan, in northeast Africa. She has come to relate the amazing story of her life. But can the sisters find her? This is the story of Josephine Bakhita. 🌐 Subscribe for Free Daily Episodes: https://thesaintspodcast.com/ Get free daily episodes delivered to your email inbox, along with coloring pages, activity sheets, and more! 🔥 Ignite your Family’s Faith In a culture that has abandoned God, families struggle to find beautiful, faith-affirming stories to inspire their children. The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage provides thrilling and inspiring stories to ignite your family’s pursuit of virtue and holiness. Join us for a new 5-Episode adventure every week! 🚦 Rating: Everyone Mother Bakhita demonstrates forgiveness and love for the poor. She tells us of her childhood, where she grew up in a loving and happy family, talking honestly with her parents about her yearning to know the maker of the stars. This episode includes some minor arguments between a religious sister and her superior. There are also moments of intensity and fear as a character is kidnapped. 📱 Social Media https://www.facebook.com/themerrybeggars https://www.instagram.com/themerrybeggars https://twitter.com/themerrybeggars https://www.linkedin.com/company/themerrybeggars

Ep 60Elizabeth Ann Seton: Episode Five
🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Elizabeth Ann Seton - Episode Five: Maryland It’s 1808. With the success of the girls’ school in Baltimore, Archbishop Carroll has sent Elizabeth and her followers to rural Emmitsburg, to formally establish the Sisters of Charity of St. Joseph. But when illness strikes again, Elizabeth's faith will be tested like never before. 🌐 Subscribe for Free Daily Episodes: https://thesaintspodcast.com/ Get free daily episodes delivered to your email inbox, along with coloring pages, activity sheets, and more! 🔥 Ignite your Family’s Faith In a culture that has abandoned God, families struggle to find beautiful, faith-affirming stories to inspire their children. The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage provides thrilling and inspiring stories to ignite your family’s pursuit of virtue and holiness. Join us for a new 5-Episode adventure every week! 🚦 Rating: 7+ Elizabeth spends the episode struggling with the news that Annina has contracted Tuberculosis. She bears up bravely against this second great tragic death of her life. Father Dubois gives counsel to her griefs, and she ultimately chooses to offer her suffering to God and to “hazard yet forward.” Moments of intensity and sadness. A character dies of tuberculosis in-scene. Several references to the deaths of loved ones. 📱 Social Media https://www.facebook.com/themerrybeggars https://www.instagram.com/themerrybeggars https://twitter.com/themerrybeggars https://www.linkedin.com/company/themerrybeggars

Ep 59Elizabeth Ann Seton: Episode Four
🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Elizabeth Ann Seton - Episode Four: Hazard Yet Forward Back in New York, Elizabeth and her family depend on the charity of their wealthy Protestant community. But she cannot forget her time in Italy, and her discovery of the Holy Eucharist at the Catholic Mass. Will Elizabeth risk everything by leaving her Protestant community for the Catholic Church? 🌐 Subscribe for Free Daily Episodes: https://thesaintspodcast.com/ Get free daily episodes delivered to your email inbox, along with coloring pages, activity sheets, and more! 🔥 Ignite your Family’s Faith In a culture that has abandoned God, families struggle to find beautiful, faith-affirming stories to inspire their children. The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage provides thrilling and inspiring stories to ignite your family’s pursuit of virtue and holiness. Join us for a new 5-Episode adventure every week! 🚦 Rating: Everyone Elizabeth is faced with a difficult choice: the life and the friends she has known - or God’s Real Presence. Elizabeth, Annina, and the rest of the family don’t hesitate in choosing their faith boldly over the opinions of others. Raised voices and moments of argument and intensity. Minor references to the death of a parent. 📱 Social Media https://www.facebook.com/themerrybeggars https://www.instagram.com/themerrybeggars https://twitter.com/themerrybeggars https://www.linkedin.com/company/themerrybeggars

Ep 58Elizabeth Ann Seton: Episode Three
🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Elizabeth Ann Seton - Episode Three: Their Real Presence March, 1804. Two months after William's death, Elizabeth and Annina are still in Italy, waiting for the ship that will bring them home to New York. As she struggles with her recent widowhood, Elizabeth has an encounter that awakens a new faith in her, even as her family’s financial prospects worsen. 🌐 Subscribe for Free Daily Episodes: https://thesaintspodcast.com/ Get free daily episodes delivered to your email inbox, along with coloring pages, activity sheets, and more! 🔥 Ignite your Family’s Faith In a culture that has abandoned God, families struggle to find beautiful, faith-affirming stories to inspire their children. The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage provides thrilling and inspiring stories to ignite your family’s pursuit of virtue and holiness. Join us for a new 5-Episode adventure every week! 🚦 Rating: Everyone Elizabeth faces her grief courageously, turning toward the sacraments alongside her children. The Felicchi Family exemplifies caring for the afflicted and the sick; Antonio acts far beyond what is required for him in securing the Seton family passage home. Also includes some minor references to the death of a parent. 📱 Social Media https://www.facebook.com/themerrybeggars https://www.instagram.com/themerrybeggars https://twitter.com/themerrybeggars https://www.linkedin.com/company/themerrybeggars

Ep 57Elizabeth Ann Seton: Episode Two
🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Elizabeth Ann Seton - Episode Two: In the Lazarreto 1803. One year after the collapse of William’s business, the Seton family has grown. But their financial worries and William's illness are worse than ever. Advised to travel abroad for William’s health, the Setons spend their last pennies getting to Italy. Nothing prepares them for the trials lying ahead. 🌐 Subscribe for Free Daily Episodes: https://thesaintspodcast.com/ Get free daily episodes delivered to your email inbox, along with coloring pages, activity sheets, and more! 🔥 Ignite your Family’s Faith In a culture that has abandoned God, families struggle to find beautiful, faith-affirming stories to inspire their children. The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage provides thrilling and inspiring stories to ignite your family’s pursuit of virtue and holiness. Join us for a new 5-Episode adventure every week! 🚦 Rating: 7+ The Seton family struggles together against their circumstances, both medical and financial. They demonstrate courage and hope in making their journey to Italy, as well as bravery in the face of tragedy. Some moments of intensity, including some raised voices and arguments. A character dies of tuberculosis in-scene. 📱 Social Media https://www.facebook.com/themerrybeggars https://www.instagram.com/themerrybeggars https://twitter.com/themerrybeggars https://www.linkedin.com/company/themerrybeggars

Ep 56Elizabeth Ann Seton: Episode One
🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Elizabeth Ann Seton - Episode One: Certain Doom New York City. 1802. In post-Revolutionary War Manhattan, the rich and powerful gather to dance and celebrate the birthday of President George Washington. Among them is a woman whose charmed life is about to change. This is the true story of Elizabeth Ann Seton. 🌐 Subscribe for Free Daily Episodes: https://thesaintspodcast.com/ Get free daily episodes delivered to your email inbox, along with coloring pages, activity sheets, and more! 🔥 Ignite your Family’s Faith In a culture that has abandoned God, families struggle to find beautiful, faith-affirming stories to inspire their children. The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage provides thrilling and inspiring stories to ignite your family’s pursuit of virtue and holiness. Join us for a new 5-Episode adventure every week! 🚦 Rating: Everyone The Setons demonstrate wonderful family connectedness and virtues, including mutual dedication to each other and humility. Elizabeth also invites her friend Julia along with her to worship. Moments of intensity and raised voices, including a minor reference to blood. 📱 Social Media https://www.facebook.com/themerrybeggars https://www.instagram.com/themerrybeggars https://twitter.com/themerrybeggars https://www.linkedin.com/company/themerrybeggars

Ep 55Saint George: Episode Five
🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Saint George - Episode Five: The One True God Awaiting his sentence in jail, George is called before Diocletian, for one last chance to live. Will he remain steadfast? Will he, with God’s help, be able to soften the emperor’s heart, and prevent the coming persecution? How will he stop the Dragon? 🌐 Subscribe for Free Daily Episodes: https://thesaintspodcast.com/ Get free daily episodes delivered to your email inbox, along with coloring pages, activity sheets, and more! 🔥 Ignite your Family’s Faith In a culture that has abandoned God, families struggle to find beautiful, faith-affirming stories to inspire their children. The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage provides thrilling and inspiring stories to ignite your family’s pursuit of virtue and holiness. Join us for a new 5-Episode adventure every week! 🚦 Rating: 7+ Flavius visits George in prison, bringing the Eucharist. George maintains his faith under immense persecution, even to the point of death. In one last battle, he finally defeats the dragon and accepts his martyrdom, bringing down a pagan temple with him. There are some moments of intensity and arguments, as well as intense battle sequence involving the Dragon. George’s martyrdom is implied. 📱 Social Media https://www.facebook.com/themerrybeggars https://www.instagram.com/themerrybeggars https://twitter.com/themerrybeggars https://www.linkedin.com/company/themerrybeggars

Ep 54Saint George: Episode Four
🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Saint George - Episode Four: The Cross Two forces engage in a deadly conflict. Diocletian insists on punishing his Christian subjects, while George refuses to stand by in silence. Will George continue as a Roman soldier, or will he lay down his sword to fight the Dragon another way? 🌐 Subscribe for Free Daily Episodes: https://thesaintspodcast.com/ Get free daily episodes delivered to your email inbox, along with coloring pages, activity sheets, and more! 🔥 Ignite your Family’s Faith In a culture that has abandoned God, families struggle to find beautiful, faith-affirming stories to inspire their children. The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage provides thrilling and inspiring stories to ignite your family’s pursuit of virtue and holiness. Join us for a new 5-Episode adventure every week! 🚦 Rating: 7+ Forced to choose between his worldly success and his faith, George does not hesitate for a moment, giving everything up for God. Galeria turns toward Christ, in spite of her father Diocletian’s wishes. George again turns to prayer when faced with difficult situations. George is scourged for his beliefs. Moments of intensity including arguments and raised voices. Mentions of the persecution of Christians. 📱 Social Media https://www.facebook.com/themerrybeggars https://www.instagram.com/themerrybeggars https://twitter.com/themerrybeggars https://www.linkedin.com/company/themerrybeggars

Ep 53Saint George: Episode Three
🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Saint George - Episode Three: The Dragon Following his disastrous meeting with the emperor, George wakes to a shocking surprise. A new edict has been posted. All Church property will be confiscated, and Christians must pledge allegiance to Roman gods, or face imprisonment. Can George change Diocletian’s mind and stop the persecution…before it’s too late? 🌐 Subscribe for Free Daily Episodes: https://thesaintspodcast.com/ Get free daily episodes delivered to your email inbox, along with coloring pages, activity sheets, and more! 🔥 Ignite your Family’s Faith In a culture that has abandoned God, families struggle to find beautiful, faith-affirming stories to inspire their children. The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage provides thrilling and inspiring stories to ignite your family’s pursuit of virtue and holiness. Join us for a new 5-Episode adventure every week! 🚦 Rating: Everyone In spite of his friend’s warnings, George courageously confronts the emperor once again to save his faith. When confronted with obstacles he cannot overcome, George turns to prayer, always remaining true to God. George also visits an imprisoned priest and ministers to his needs. Intense action sequences involving the Dragon, including raised voices. Depiction of the persecution of Christians. 📱 Social Media https://www.facebook.com/themerrybeggars https://www.instagram.com/themerrybeggars https://twitter.com/themerrybeggars https://www.linkedin.com/company/themerrybeggars

Ep 52Saint George: Episode Two
🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Saint George - Episode Two: The Fire Nicomedia, 302 A.D. Emperor Diocletian returns to a disunified state. Christians are being blamed for the neglect and ruin of pagan temples. George, a rising star in the Roman military, now faces a choice between his country and his faith. 🌐 Subscribe for Free Daily Episodes: https://thesaintspodcast.com/ Get free daily episodes delivered to your email inbox, along with coloring pages, activity sheets, and more! 🔥 Ignite your Family’s Faith In a culture that has abandoned God, families struggle to find beautiful, faith-affirming stories to inspire their children. The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage provides thrilling and inspiring stories to ignite your family’s pursuit of virtue and holiness. Join us for a new 5-Episode adventure every week! 🚦 Rating: 7+ George, now an adult, remains a Christian in the midst of the Roman world. Surrounded by paganism and a growing anti-Christian sentiment, he remains courageous and dedicated to his faith. He argues in defense of his faith against the highest authority in his world and stands up even when other Christians around him remain silent. Intense action sequences involving the Dragon include raised voices. Diocletian argues for atheism and that religion is only politically important. 📱 Social Media https://www.facebook.com/themerrybeggars https://www.instagram.com/themerrybeggars https://twitter.com/themerrybeggars https://www.linkedin.com/company/themerrybeggars

Ep 51Saint George: Episode One
🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Saint George - Episode One: The Neighbors Cappadocia, 280 A.D. A Roman Empire in crisis. Political unrest, civil wars, and economic instability threaten its existence. When their crops fail in the jagged hills, pagan farmers blame a local Christian family. So begins the story of Saint George. 🌐 Subscribe for Free Daily Episodes: https://thesaintspodcast.com/ Get free daily episodes delivered to your email inbox, along with coloring pages, activity sheets, and more! 🔥 Ignite your Family’s Faith In a culture that has abandoned God, families struggle to find beautiful, faith-affirming stories to inspire their children. The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage provides thrilling and inspiring stories to ignite your family’s pursuit of virtue and holiness. Join us for a new 5-Episode adventure every week! 🚦 Rating: Everyone Young George’s family presents an example of courage and love under pressure from a hostile culture. Gerontius and Polychronia are loving and lively, giving an example of a loving home no matter the outside circumstances. Gerontius also exemplifies cultivating friendship with someone who may not share your values. Includes aggressive language from a pagan character because of a Christian’s belief. George’s Father’s martyrdom is implied and George grieves his lost. 📱 Social Media https://www.facebook.com/themerrybeggars https://www.instagram.com/themerrybeggars https://twitter.com/themerrybeggars https://www.linkedin.com/company/themerrybeggars

Ep 50Isaac Jogues: Episode Five
🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Isaac Jogues - Episode Five: A Hero’s Welcome With the cover of night, Father Isaac steals quietly towards the Hudson River, and the Dutch ship that will rescue him. He arrives in France to a hero’s welcome, the most celebrated Catholic priest of his day. But is he, as some say, “a living saint?” Summoned to the royal palace of Versailles for an audience with the queen, Father Jogues shocks everyone with a startling revelation. 🌐 Subscribe for Free Daily Episodes: https://thesaintspodcast.com/ Get free daily episodes delivered to your email inbox, along with coloring pages, activity sheets, and more! 🔥 Ignite your Family’s Faith In a culture that has abandoned God, families struggle to find beautiful, faith-affirming stories to inspire their children. The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage provides thrilling and inspiring stories to ignite your family’s pursuit of virtue and holiness. Join us for a new 5-Episode adventure every week! 🚦 Rating: Everyone Isaac Jogues now faces a new challenge in returning to France: to combat the easy life he finds there. Being proclaimed a “living martyr” by the Pope, he chooses the difficult path of returning to America to minister to the Mohawk. Indirect mentions of Jogues’ Mutilation. Mentions of the martyrdom of Rene Goupil and Jogues’ eventual martyrdom in narration. 📱 Social Media https://www.facebook.com/themerrybeggars https://www.instagram.com/themerrybeggars https://twitter.com/themerrybeggars https://www.linkedin.com/company/themerrybeggars

Ep 49Isaac Jogues: Episode Four
🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Isaac Jogues - Episode Four: Escape from Ossernenon With the deaths of René and Ahatsistari, Father Isaac is completely friendless among the Mohawks. Or is he? Resolved to continue his mission to the natives, he receives an unexpected visit that brings new hope, and a question: Should he remain a slave in captivity, or does God have another plan for him? 🌐 Subscribe for Free Daily Episodes: https://thesaintspodcast.com/ Get free daily episodes delivered to your email inbox, along with coloring pages, activity sheets, and more! 🔥 Ignite your Family’s Faith In a culture that has abandoned God, families struggle to find beautiful, faith-affirming stories to inspire their children. The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage provides thrilling and inspiring stories to ignite your family’s pursuit of virtue and holiness. Join us for a new 5-Episode adventure every week! 🚦 Rating: 7+ Isaac demonstrates daring and courage in confronting the Mohawk chief and searching for the body of his martyred friend. He performs a corporal work of mercy by burying him. Against threats of violence by the Mohawk, Isaac still vocally proclaims his faith. Threats of violence against Isaac Jogues. Depiction of a burial. Depiction of a drinking party with mentions of gin and several drunk characters. 📱 Social Media https://www.facebook.com/themerrybeggars https://www.instagram.com/themerrybeggars https://twitter.com/themerrybeggars https://www.linkedin.com/company/themerrybeggars

Ep 48Isaac Jogues: Episode Three
🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Isaac Jogues - Episode Three: The Sign of the Cross Captured by the Mohawks, Father Isaac, Ahatsistari, and René are led into the wilderness - deep into Mohawk territory - away from their friends...their country…and everything familiar. As they cross a raging river, a deafening sound emerges from the hilltop ahead: Ossernenon – the great Mohawk fortress. What fate awaits them? 🌐 Subscribe for Free Daily Episodes: https://thesaintspodcast.com/ Get free daily episodes delivered to your email inbox, along with coloring pages, activity sheets, and more! 🔥 Ignite your Family’s Faith In a culture that has abandoned God, families struggle to find beautiful, faith-affirming stories to inspire their children. The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage provides thrilling and inspiring stories to ignite your family’s pursuit of virtue and holiness. Join us for a new 5-Episode adventure every week! 🚦 Rating: 7+ Ahatsistari and Isaac demonstrate great courage and Christian suffering. In the face of impending death, Ahatsistari prioritizes receiving a blessing from Isaac Jogues and goes boldly to his end. Depiction of a violent forced march. Depiction of “running the gauntlet,” where Isaac and his companions are forced to run between two lines of Mohawk warriors who strike them. Indirect description of Isaac Jogues’ fingers being mutilated by biting. Depiction of several Christians being burned at the stake. Violent description of the martyrdom of Rene Goupil by tomahawk. 📱 Social Media https://www.facebook.com/themerrybeggars https://www.instagram.com/themerrybeggars https://twitter.com/themerrybeggars https://www.linkedin.com/company/themerrybeggars

Ep 47Isaac Jogues: Episode Two
🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Isaac Jogues - Episode Two: You Have Her Help Disease. Bitter Cold. Famine. The constant threat of ambush and violent death. Faced with these dangers, Father Jogues struggles to gain the trust of the native peoples. They are dying from a mysterious new disease. But a few of the Huron have been baptized. And Father Jogues is about to meet a young French surgeon whose friendship will change both their lives. 🌐 Subscribe for Free Daily Episodes: https://thesaintspodcast.com/ Get free daily episodes delivered to your email inbox, along with coloring pages, activity sheets, and more! 🔥 Ignite your Family’s Faith In a culture that has abandoned God, families struggle to find beautiful, faith-affirming stories to inspire their children. The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage provides thrilling and inspiring stories to ignite your family’s pursuit of virtue and holiness. Join us for a new 5-Episode adventure every week! 🚦 Rating: 7+ Ahatsistari finds his faith. Isaac is reassured of the help of Mary. Isaac and Ahatsistari, under attack by the Mohawks, show courage in different ways: Ahatsistari by resisting them by force, and Isaac by emerging from hiding in order to go with the captured Huron and French to their deaths. Description of the death of a child. Sustained scenes of a plague including multiple deaths. Intense battle scene involving gunfire. Description of several deaths by tomahawk. 📱 Social Media https://www.facebook.com/themerrybeggars https://www.instagram.com/themerrybeggars https://twitter.com/themerrybeggars https://www.linkedin.com/company/themerrybeggars

Ep 46Isaac Jogues: Episode One
🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Isaac Jogues - Episode One: A Foolish Endeavor The North Atlantic, 1636. Three great colonial powers - France, Britain and the Dutch Republic - vie for control of North America, forging alliances with three great powers in the New World - the Huron, Algonquin and Mohawk nations. At stake is territory stretching from the St. Lawrence River to the Great Lakes. Into this maelstrom sails a young French Jesuit priest, newly ordained. His name? Father Isaac Jogues. 🌐 Subscribe for Free Daily Episodes: https://thesaintspodcast.com/ Get free daily episodes delivered to your email inbox, along with coloring pages, activity sheets, and more! 🔥 Ignite your Family’s Faith In a culture that has abandoned God, families struggle to find beautiful, faith-affirming stories to inspire their children. The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage provides thrilling and inspiring stories to ignite your family’s pursuit of virtue and holiness. Join us for a new 5-Episode adventure every week! 🚦 Rating: 7+ Isaac Jogues is able to turn each moment of his life towards Christ. He shares multiple conversations with Native and European characters who do not believe, and turns their thoughts toward God. Saint John Brebeuf also gives a description of how a person can belong fully to Christ without betraying their heritage. A character is implied to be drunk in the opening of the episode and makes racist remarks against the Native peoples. There are also moments of suspense and threats of violence. 📱 Social Media https://www.facebook.com/themerrybeggars https://www.instagram.com/themerrybeggars https://twitter.com/themerrybeggars https://www.linkedin.com/company/themerrybeggars

Ep 45Kateri Tekakwitha: Episode Five
🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Kateri Tekakwitha - Episode Five: Kahnawake Murderous bounty hunters chase Kateri and André as they race northwards, towards freedom at the mission of Kahnawake. It’s just a few hours’ away at the top of Lake Champlain, but will Kateri and Andre make it there safely before they’re caught? Can Kateri finally be reunited with her cousin? 🌐 Subscribe for Free Daily Episodes: https://thesaintspodcast.com/ Get free daily episodes delivered to your email inbox, along with coloring pages, activity sheets, and more! 🔥 Ignite your Family’s Faith In a culture that has abandoned God, families struggle to find beautiful, faith-affirming stories to inspire their children. The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage provides thrilling and inspiring stories to ignite your family’s pursuit of virtue and holiness. Join us for a new 5-Episode adventure every week! 🚦 Rating: 7+ Kateri finally reunites with Otsitsa, giving a great example of friendship and courage. Deep but friendly discussion of vocation and religious life, St. Catherine of Siena, and the different ways in which we are all called. Antagonists fire guns at and miss Kateri and Andre. The episode also includes an intense escape sequence as Andre and Kateri travel by boat through dangerous rapids, risking their own lives to overturn the boats of their pursuers. 📱 Social Media https://www.facebook.com/themerrybeggars https://www.instagram.com/themerrybeggars https://twitter.com/themerrybeggars https://www.linkedin.com/company/themerrybeggars

Ep 44Kateri Tekakwitha: Episode Four
🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Kateri Tekakwitha - Episode Four: Up The River Kateri and André paddle northwards, to the safety of the Christian mission at Kahnawake. But when her uncle Okwaho discovers their escape, their lives are in danger. Will they be stopped before they can reach the mission? What dangers await them as they make their way through the wilderness? 🌐 Subscribe for Free Daily Episodes: https://thesaintspodcast.com/ Get free daily episodes delivered to your email inbox, along with coloring pages, activity sheets, and more! 🔥 Ignite your Family’s Faith In a culture that has abandoned God, families struggle to find beautiful, faith-affirming stories to inspire their children. The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage provides thrilling and inspiring stories to ignite your family’s pursuit of virtue and holiness. Join us for a new 5-Episode adventure every week! 🚦 Rating: Everyone Kateri and Andre travel together to escape to the mission of Kahnawake. They demonstrate virtues of thrift, moderation, and courage in the face of sustained danger to arrive at the large settlement of Lake Champlain. Kateri also sleeps in a bed full of pine needles, offering her suffering for the conversion of her people. The episode contains some moments of suspense and threats of violence against Kateri and Andre. A trapper asks another trapper for a gun to shoot at Kateri and Andre. 📱 Social Media https://www.facebook.com/themerrybeggars https://www.instagram.com/themerrybeggars https://twitter.com/themerrybeggars https://www.linkedin.com/company/themerrybeggars

Ep 43Kateri Tekakwitha: Episode Three
🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Kateri Tekakwitha - Episode Three: Time to Fly Tekakwitha is faced with a choice: be baptized and risk her life, or obey her family’s wishes and never become a Christian. With threats and tensions mounting, Tekakwitha and Abbé Jacques must get her out of danger, before it’s too late! 🌐 Subscribe for Free Daily Episodes: https://thesaintspodcast.com/ Get free daily episodes delivered to your email inbox, along with coloring pages, activity sheets, and more! 🔥 Ignite your Family’s Faith In a culture that has abandoned God, families struggle to find beautiful, faith-affirming stories to inspire their children. The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage provides thrilling and inspiring stories to ignite your family’s pursuit of virtue and holiness. Join us for a new 5-Episode adventure every week! 🚦 Rating: 7+ Kateri demonstrates extraordinary courage in choosing to be baptized and remain among her people, the Mohawks. She then makes the heroic decision to escape with her brother-in-law, Andre, leaving the only world she’s ever known behind. Tobacco reference. Kateri’s uncle and aunt reject her because of her faith, and Kateri leaves them without saying goodbye. Kateri is attacked on account of her faith, but rescued by Abbe Jacques and Andre. 📱 Social Media https://www.facebook.com/themerrybeggars https://www.instagram.com/themerrybeggars https://twitter.com/themerrybeggars https://www.linkedin.com/company/themerrybeggars

Ep 42Kateri Tekakwitha: Episode Two
🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Kateri Tekakwitha - Episode Two: Proposals and Expectations After months of preparation, a great feast marks a new alliance among the Mohawk. Tekakwitha will marry the son of a great Mohawk chief! But since hearing the Good News of the Gospel, Tekakwitha can’t shake her conviction that she is called to another life. 🌐 Subscribe for Free Daily Episodes: https://thesaintspodcast.com/ Get free daily episodes delivered to your email inbox, along with coloring pages, activity sheets, and more! 🔥 Ignite your Family’s Faith In a culture that has abandoned God, families struggle to find beautiful, faith-affirming stories to inspire their children. The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage provides thrilling and inspiring stories to ignite your family’s pursuit of virtue and holiness. Join us for a new 5-Episode adventure every week! 🚦 Rating: Everyone Kateri chooses to follow the voice of God rather than go along with an arranged political marriage. She is curious about the faith and open to God’s will. Kateri ultimately disobeys her parental figures by getting baptized, but does so in order to follow Christ. Depiction of heavy drinking at a loud feast. Suspenseful depiction of an attacking animal which turns out to be a friendly dog. 📱 Social Media https://www.facebook.com/themerrybeggars https://www.instagram.com/themerrybeggars https://twitter.com/themerrybeggars https://www.linkedin.com/company/themerrybeggars

Ep 41Kateri Tekakwitha: Episode One
🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Kateri Tekakwitha - Episode One: The Blackrobes 1673. The Mohawk Nation village of Caughnawaga, in present day New York. With a new ceasefire between the Mohawk and the French, Jesuit missionary priests return to the wary Mohawk. But one young indigenous woman, the niece of the tribe’s chief, comes to them with a surprising request. That woman’s name? Tekakwitha. 🌐 Subscribe for Free Daily Episodes: https://thesaintspodcast.com/ Get free daily episodes delivered to your email inbox, along with coloring pages, activity sheets, and more! 🔥 Ignite your Family’s Faith In a culture that has abandoned God, families struggle to find beautiful, faith-affirming stories to inspire their children. The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage provides thrilling and inspiring stories to ignite your family’s pursuit of virtue and holiness. Join us for a new 5-Episode adventure every week! 🚦 Rating: Everyone Kateri finds herself in a difficult physical and moral situation but demonstrates courage, patience, and good humor. She does her best to obedience towards her dysfunctional adoptive parents. There are some clear references to violence and war. References to pagan mythology and to Kateri’s being orphaned by disease. Some moments of intensity and arguments between families. Negative gossip and anti-Christian language on the part of some of the Mohawk characters. 📱 Social Media https://www.facebook.com/themerrybeggars https://www.instagram.com/themerrybeggars https://twitter.com/themerrybeggars https://www.linkedin.com/company/themerrybeggars

Ep 40Juan Diego: Episode Five
🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Juan Diego - Episode Five: La Casita de Tepeyac Juan Diego returns to the bishop with a miraculous sign. But the bishop’s gatekeepers block his path. Now Juan Diego must use his wits to get inside, see the bishop, and complete his mission! The future of the New World rests on the shoulders of this one man… 🌐 Subscribe for Free Daily Episodes: https://thesaintspodcast.com/ Get free daily episodes delivered to your email inbox, along with coloring pages, activity sheets, and more! 🔥 Ignite your Family’s Faith In a culture that has abandoned God, families struggle to find beautiful, faith-affirming stories to inspire their children. The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage provides thrilling and inspiring stories to ignite your family’s pursuit of virtue and holiness. Join us for a new 5-Episode adventure every week! 🚦 Rating: 7+ Themes of faith and miracles are strongly emphasized. Juan Diego's obedience and humility are highlighted. The episode fosters a sense of community and unity under the patronage of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Bishop Zumárraga's change of heart shows the transformative power of faith. There are some tense moments as Juan Diego is pursued by Don Barriga and Don Mayorga. Juan Diego's uncle is mentioned to have been ambushed and shot by an arrow, although he is healed. There's a sense of urgency and stress, especially when Juan Diego is trying to reach the Bishop. 📱 Social Media https://www.facebook.com/themerrybeggars https://www.instagram.com/themerrybeggars https://twitter.com/themerrybeggars https://www.linkedin.com/company/themerrybeggars

Ep 39Juan Diego: Episode Four
🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Juan Diego - Episode Four: Fever! Juan Diego arrives home to terrible news: his uncle, shot by an arrow, lies dying in pain. Now, it’s a race against time to save Juan Bernardino’s life! But how long can Juan Diego ignore Our Lady's requests? 🌐 Subscribe for Free Daily Episodes: https://thesaintspodcast.com/ Get free daily episodes delivered to your email inbox, along with coloring pages, activity sheets, and more! 🔥 Ignite your Family’s Faith In a culture that has abandoned God, families struggle to find beautiful, faith-affirming stories to inspire their children. The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage provides thrilling and inspiring stories to ignite your family’s pursuit of virtue and holiness. Join us for a new 5-Episode adventure every week! 🚦 Rating: 7+ Juan Diego seeks to fulfill the request of Our Lady, showing deep faith. Juan Diego's humility and obedience are highlighted as he insists on showing the mysterious gift only to the Bishop.Acts of kindness and friendship are portrayed, especially in Juan Diego's interaction with the Friendly Soldier. The episode emphasizes the power of prayer and divine intervention, as Our Lady assures Juan Diego that his uncle has been healed. Juan Diego's uncle, Juan Bernardino, is in a critical condition due to an arrow wound, adding elements of physical danger and emotional intensity. There are confrontational moments with authority figures like Don Mayorga and Don Barriga, who are dismissive and somewhat hostile towards Juan Diego. The episode contains moments of tension and urgency, particularly when Juan Diego is rushing to get a priest for his ailing uncle. 📱 Social Media https://www.facebook.com/themerrybeggars https://www.instagram.com/themerrybeggars https://twitter.com/themerrybeggars https://www.linkedin.com/company/themerrybeggars

Ep 38Juan Diego: Episode Three
🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Juan Diego - Episode Three: At the Bishop’s House The Blessed Virgin Mary has given Juan Diego a mission: ask the bishop to build a shrine for her on Tepeyac Hill. But can the shy and humble Juan Diego get past the bullies and bureaucrats blocking his way? And will the bishop even believe him?🌐 Subscribe for Free Daily Episodes: https://thesaintspodcast.com/ Get free daily episodes delivered to your email inbox, along with coloring pages, activity sheets, and more! 🔥 Ignite your Family’s Faith In a culture that has abandoned God, families struggle to find beautiful, faith-affirming stories to inspire their children. The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage provides thrilling and inspiring stories to ignite your family’s pursuit of virtue and holiness. Join us for a new 5-Episode adventure every week! 🚦 Rating: 7+ Themes of faith and devotion are evident as Juan Diego seeks to deliver a message from the Virgin Mary. Juan Diego's humility and obedience are highlighted, serving as a model of Christian virtues. The episode emphasizes the importance of listening to divine messages and taking them seriously, as seen through Bishop Zumárraga's interactions with Juan Diego. There are moments of tension and dismissiveness towards Juan Diego, particularly from soldiers and officials who belittle him. The episode contains a scene where Juan Diego learns that his uncle has been shot by an arrow, adding an element of physical danger and urgency. However, this sets up a miraculous moment in episode four. 📱 Social Media https://www.facebook.com/themerrybeggars https://www.instagram.com/themerrybeggars https://twitter.com/themerrybeggars https://www.linkedin.com/company/themerrybeggars

Ep 37Juan Diego: Episode Two
🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Juan Diego - Episode Two: A Hike Through Tepeyac One year since Juan Diego and Juan Bernardino became Christian, their people resent their conversion. Now the two men fear attack from their pagan neighbors. But on his way to Mass one morning, Juan Diego encounters someone who will change his life - and the New World - forever.🌐 Subscribe for Free Daily Episodes: https://thesaintspodcast.com/ Get free daily episodes delivered to your email inbox, along with coloring pages, activity sheets, and more! 🔥 Ignite your Family’s Faith In a culture that has abandoned God, families struggle to find beautiful, faith-affirming stories to inspire their children. The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage provides thrilling and inspiring stories to ignite your family’s pursuit of virtue and holiness. Join us for a new 5-Episode adventure every week! 🚦 Rating: 7+ Juan Diego's spiritual journey takes center stage in this episode, marked by his awe-inspiring encounter with the Virgin Mary. His deep faith, humility, and obedience to divine will are beautifully portrayed, offering listeners a compelling example of unwavering devotion. Some elements of intensity include Juan Diego's avoiding two people who want to attack Christians. He meets skeptical soldiers, adding layers of tension and urgency. These moments serve to test his faith and courage, making the episode a gripping exploration of the challenges that often accompany profound spiritual experiences. 📱 Social Media https://www.facebook.com/themerrybeggars https://www.instagram.com/themerrybeggars https://twitter.com/themerrybeggars https://www.linkedin.com/company/themerrybeggars

Ep 36Juan Diego: Episode One
🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Juan Diego - Episode One: A God Who Bleeds for His Children Spanish America, 1531. The city of Tenochtitlán. The mighty Aztec Empire has fallen. Spanish conquistadors rule. Atop the Pyramid of the Sun, where human sacrifice once reigned, a new and holy sacrifice purifies the land. But down below, three humble peasant farmers face an uncertain future in a land no longer their own.🌐 Subscribe for Free Daily Episodes: https://thesaintspodcast.com/ Get free daily episodes delivered to your email inbox, along with coloring pages, activity sheets, and more! 🔥 Ignite your Family’s Faith In a culture that has abandoned God, families struggle to find beautiful, faith-affirming stories to inspire their children. The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage provides thrilling and inspiring stories to ignite your family’s pursuit of virtue and holiness. Join us for a new 5-Episode adventure every week! 🚦 Rating: 7+ Juan Diego and his family encounter a missionary who introduces them to Christian teachings. The episode is rich in themes of faith, family bonds, and generosity. The missionary's introduction of Christian beliefs offers a new perspective on God as a loving Father rather than a demanding deity. Some elements of intensity include tension with Spanish soldiers, creating a sense of danger. There is verbal reference to ritual sacrifice that was occurring on the pagan temple, though there is no depiction of it. Characters speak about how the Spanish priests have washed blood from the temple steps. These are shown to be positive, as the Christian religion evangelizes the culture. 📱 Social Media https://www.facebook.com/themerrybeggars https://www.instagram.com/themerrybeggars https://twitter.com/themerrybeggars https://www.linkedin.com/company/themerrybeggars

Ep 35Saint Benedict: Episode Five
🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️Saint Benedict - Episode Five: Another Leavetaking The monastery at Subiaco has flourished for 10 years. But a local priest grows jealous of Benedict’s growing reputation. As Benedict and his monks build a community of faith, Father Florentius will stop at nothing to destroy their monastery. Will Benedict be able to protect his monks from destruction? Or will evil strike yet again? 🌐 Subscribe for Free Daily Episodes: https://thesaintspodcast.com/ Get free daily episodes delivered to your email inbox, along with coloring pages, activity sheets, and more! 🔥 Ignite your Family’s Faith In a culture that has abandoned God, families struggle to find beautiful, faith-affirming stories to inspire their children. The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage provides thrilling and inspiring stories to ignite your family’s pursuit of virtue and holiness. Join us for a new 5-Episode adventure every week! 🚦 Rating: 7+ This episode emphasizes the importance of community and faith, as Benedict leads his community to consecrate pagan lands and establish a home where they might seek God. Prayer and faith in God are recurring themes that guide the characters through challenges. Simple, humble service to God and fellow men is depicted as positive and trustworthy. Benedict’s life is saved by the miracle of a crow stealing the bread. Some elements of intensity include Father Florentius’ jealousy of Benedict. He lies about Benedict to Maurus and Placidus. There is an attempted poisoning of Benedict via a loaf of bread. The pagan statues are torn down and the monks talk about retrieving the land from demons for God. A prayer of exorcism is said by Benedict as he blesses the land. 📱 Social Media https://www.facebook.com/themerrybeggars https://www.instagram.com/themerrybeggars https://twitter.com/themerrybeggars https://www.linkedin.com/company/themerrybeggars

Ep 34Saint Benedict: Episode Four
🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Saint Benedict - Episode Four: The Poison Cup As the reluctant new abbot of the Monastery of Vicovera, Benedict is shocked at his monks’ laziness and lack of self-control. He proposes new rules to them and a holy way of life, but the monks have another plan! Will Benedict survive their murderous plot? Or will he die a martyr at the hands of his own monastic brothers? 🌐 Subscribe for Free Daily Episodes: https://thesaintspodcast.com/ Get free daily episodes delivered to your email inbox, along with coloring pages, activity sheets, and more! 🔥 Ignite your Family’s Faith In a culture that has abandoned God, families struggle to find beautiful, faith-affirming stories to inspire their children. The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage provides thrilling and inspiring stories to ignite your family’s pursuit of virtue and holiness. Join us for a new 5-Episode adventure every week! 🚦 Rating: 7+ The episode showcases Benedict's faith and moral courage. A plot to poison him is stopped through miraculous divine intervention. It emphasizes the power of community, as Romanus, Constantius, Lesius, and Valdius come together to support Benedict. The importance of role models and teachers is highlighted with Maurus and Placidus asking Saint Benedict to teach him. Elements of intensity include Saint Benedict facing a life-threatening conspiracy from his own monks. They intended to poison him, adding a layer of tension and danger to the story. They are shown betraying their vocations and deceiving others. Benedict decides to leave the monastery, introducing themes of isolation and abandonment which could be intense for younger listeners. 📱 Social Media https://www.facebook.com/themerrybeggars https://www.instagram.com/themerrybeggars https://twitter.com/themerrybeggars https://www.linkedin.com/company/themerrybeggars

Ep 33Saint Benedict: Episode Three
🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Saint Benedict - Episode Three: Wild Man As news of the miracle spreads, Benedict flees the crowds. He finds refuge in a remote and secluded cave. With animal skins to keep warm, and bread lowered from the monastery above, Benedict survives in the wilderness, seeking God alone. But as his reputation spreads, he is called to a mission greater than he ever imagined. 🌐 Subscribe for Free Daily Episodes: https://thesaintspodcast.com/ Get free daily episodes delivered to your email inbox, along with coloring pages, activity sheets, and more! 🔥 Ignite your Family’s Faith In a culture that has abandoned God, families struggle to find beautiful, faith-affirming stories to inspire their children. The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage provides thrilling and inspiring stories to ignite your family’s pursuit of virtue and holiness. Join us for a new 5-Episode adventure every week! 🚦 Rating: 7+ The episode highlights Benedict’s commitment to solitude, prayer, and community. As the new Abbot of a monastery, Benedict emphasizes discipline and obedience. He teaches others the faith and strives to remain open to God's will, whether that calls for leadership or a life of solitude. Moments of intensity include monks rebelling against Saint Benedict and plotting to poison him. The episode also portrays some challenges of the spiritual life. It touches on the waning fervor among monks, which may require explanation from parents teaching the importance of faithfulness. 📱 Social Media https://www.facebook.com/themerrybeggars https://www.instagram.com/themerrybeggars https://twitter.com/themerrybeggars https://www.linkedin.com/company/themerrybeggars

Ep 32Saint Benedict: Episode Two
🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Saint Benedict - Episode Two: On the Road Mired in a vicious culture, Benedict quits school and leaves Rome against his father’s wishes. With his old nurse, Cirilla, he searches the Italian countryside for a quiet place to seek God. But his newfound peace doesn’t last long... 🌐 Subscribe for Free Daily Episodes: https://thesaintspodcast.com/ Get free daily episodes delivered to your email inbox, along with coloring pages, activity sheets, and more! 🔥 Ignite your Family’s Faith In a culture that has abandoned God, families struggle to find beautiful, faith-affirming stories to inspire their children. The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage provides thrilling and inspiring stories to ignite your family’s pursuit of virtue and holiness. Join us for a new 5-Episode adventure every week! 🚦 Rating: Everyone The episode shows Benedict's spiritual journey, emphasizing his humility, obedience to God, and the importance of community. Benedict's interactions with Romanus and Cirilla highlight the value of supportive relationships in spiritual growth. The episode touches on Benedict's love for nature, encouraging stewardship and appreciation for God's creation. On the intense side, Benedict faces public scrutiny following a miracle, putting him under unwanted attention. He grapples with heavy moral decisions, including the need to distance himself from others who are focused on the miracles and not on their relationship with God. There is an emotional farewell as Benedict parts ways with Cirilla. 📱 Social Media https://www.facebook.com/themerrybeggars https://www.instagram.com/themerrybeggars https://twitter.com/themerrybeggars https://www.linkedin.com/company/themerrybeggars

Ep 31Saint Benedict: Episode One
🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Saint Benedict - Episode One: Leavetakings Italy, 480 A.D. The Roman Empire has fallen. As Barbarians invade from all sides, Roman-Christian culture disintegrates. One family sends its only son to Rome in hopes of giving him a classical education. But halfway through his studies, this young man fears that Roman civilization is worse off than anyone knows. This is the story of Saint Benedict. 🌐 Subscribe for Free Daily Episodes: https://thesaintspodcast.com/ Get free daily episodes delivered to your email inbox, along with coloring pages, activity sheets, and more! 🔥 Ignite your Family’s Faith In a culture that has abandoned God, families struggle to find beautiful, faith-affirming stories to inspire their children. The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage provides thrilling and inspiring stories to ignite your family’s pursuit of virtue and holiness. Join us for a new 5-Episode adventure every week! 🚦 Rating: Everyone The episode emphasizes themes of holiness in the midst of the world. Benedict is shown rejecting the worldly life of Rome and pursuing a life of virtue and holiness. He is genuinely interested in philosophy and theology, showing his love of wisdom and God. His family supports him in his pursuit of God, even when it up-ends the plans that they had for him. There is peer pressure on Benedict to dismiss his studies and party. His friends are shown dismissing conversation about God and seeking worldly pleasures. There is some tension between Eutropio and Benedict as Benedict abandons his father’s plan for his education to seek God. 📱 Social Media https://www.facebook.com/themerrybeggars https://www.instagram.com/themerrybeggars https://twitter.com/themerrybeggars https://www.linkedin.com/company/themerrybeggars

Ep 30John Paul II: Episode Five
🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ John Paul II: Karol Wojtyla in Poland - Episode Five: The Way of the Cross 1946: Poland’s suffering may finally be over. Her people are enjoying greater freedom, and Karol walks openly as a newly ordained priest. But this sense of relief is quickly scattered when Communism tightens its grip. Now Father Karol finds himself torn - between his desire to fight this new evil and his orders to go to Rome. 🌐 Subscribe for Free Daily Episodes: https://thesaintspodcast.com/ Get free daily episodes delivered to your email inbox, along with coloring pages, activity sheets, and more! 🔥 Ignite your Family’s Faith In a culture that has abandoned God, families struggle to find beautiful, faith-affirming stories to inspire their children. The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage provides thrilling and inspiring stories to ignite your family’s pursuit of virtue and holiness. Join us for a new 5-Episode adventure every week! 🚦 Rating: 7+ The episode opens with a touching and heartwarming scene between a young Karol and his mother. It emphasizes the importance of faith, prayer, and devotion, particularly as Karol approaches his ordination. Halina and Jan encourage Karol to trust God and follow His will. Some elements of intensity include Karol’s anxiety as he approaches his ordination. The episode introduces political tension, with Borys embracing communism. Borys insults the faith because of his own communist ideals. Karol experiences emotional conflict as he is ordered to go to Rome. 📱 Social Media https://www.facebook.com/themerrybeggars https://www.instagram.com/themerrybeggars https://twitter.com/themerrybeggars https://www.linkedin.com/company/themerrybeggars

Ep 29John Paul II: Episode Four
🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ John Paul II: Karol Wojtyla in Poland - Episode Four: Seminary Risking everything, Karol secretly enters a hidden seminary to begin his studies for the priesthood. But what he doesn’t know is something that could end his formation and his life. 🌐 Subscribe for Free Daily Episodes: https://thesaintspodcast.com/ Get free daily episodes delivered to your email inbox, along with coloring pages, activity sheets, and more! 🔥 Ignite your Family’s Faith In a culture that has abandoned God, families struggle to find beautiful, faith-affirming stories to inspire their children. The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage provides thrilling and inspiring stories to ignite your family’s pursuit of virtue and holiness. Join us for a new 5-Episode adventure every week! 🚦 Rating: 7+ Karol’s resilience and courage are demonstrated, with his pursuit of his vocation showing his deep faith. Cardinal Sapieha gives a speech about trusting God in dark and dangerous times. Karol’s friendship with Halina is virtuous and they encourage each other in the faith. Lange, a Nazi officer, follows Karol and invades the seminary, threatening Karol and the seminarians. Lange yells as he invades the seminary, which may be too intense for younger listeners. There is an unresolved conflict between Borys and Karol. Poland is liberated from the Nazi’s but is occupied by the Communists. 📱 Social Media https://www.facebook.com/themerrybeggars https://www.instagram.com/themerrybeggars https://twitter.com/themerrybeggars https://www.linkedin.com/company/themerrybeggars

Ep 28John Paul II: Episode Three
🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ John Paul II: Karol Wojtyla in Poland - Episode Three: Living Flame Amidst the desolation of the Nazi occupation of Poland, Karol delves more deeply into the writings of St. John of the Cross, and discovers a new calling: to the holy priesthood! But as Communism rises and the Nazi invaders grow even more menacing, is now the right time for Karol to enter the seminary? 🌐 Subscribe for Free Daily Episodes: https://thesaintspodcast.com/ Get free daily episodes delivered to your email inbox, along with coloring pages, activity sheets, and more! 🔥 Ignite your Family’s Faith In a culture that has abandoned God, families struggle to find beautiful, faith-affirming stories to inspire their children. The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage provides thrilling and inspiring stories to ignite your family’s pursuit of virtue and holiness. Join us for a new 5-Episode adventure every week! 🚦 Rating: 7+ Karol’s faith deepens as he explores and contemplates a possible vocation to the priesthood. His friendship with Halina and Jan are explored and shown to be good, virtuous friendships. They both support and encourage him in his exploration of faith amidst these difficult circumstances. Some elements of intensity include Nazi’s forcing people to do labor in a mine, along with a fight that breaks out among the workers. Boris and Karol get into a fight over a Jewish worker being targeted by a Nazi soldiers. There are raised voices and some physical altercations. 📱 Social Media https://www.facebook.com/themerrybeggars https://www.instagram.com/themerrybeggars https://twitter.com/themerrybeggars https://www.linkedin.com/company/themerrybeggars

Ep 27John Paul II: Episode Two
🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ John Paul II: Karol Wojtyla in Poland - Episode Two: The Dark While Poland slowly strangles in the grip of the Third Reich, Karol finds himself in “a dark night of the soul”. Yearning for consolation and guidance, he discovers the writings of a saint who speaks to him across the ages. 🌐 Subscribe for Free Daily Episodes: https://thesaintspodcast.com/ Get free daily episodes delivered to your email inbox, along with coloring pages, activity sheets, and more! 🔥 Ignite your Family’s Faith In a culture that has abandoned God, families struggle to find beautiful, faith-affirming stories to inspire their children. The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage provides thrilling and inspiring stories to ignite your family’s pursuit of virtue and holiness. Join us for a new 5-Episode adventure every week! 🚦 Rating: 7+ Karol Wojtyla, later John Paul II, is shown as a virtuous, faithful young man. His courage and resilience are demonstrated, along with faith and prayer. Prayers are said by his father asking for Mary’s intercession. Karol demonstrates compassion and responsibility for those around him. The realities of Nazi occupation are depicted, with people being afraid of the Nazi soldiers. Karol experiences the loss of his father, which is emotionally challenging. People are depicted being loaded onto trucks by Nazi soldiers, though it is unclear where they are going. There is tension and uncertainty in his interactions with the soldiers. 📱 Social Media https://www.facebook.com/themerrybeggars https://www.instagram.com/themerrybeggars https://twitter.com/themerrybeggars https://www.linkedin.com/company/themerrybeggars

Ep 26John Paul II: Episode One
🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ John Paul II: Karol Wojtyla in Poland - Episode One: Invasion Krakow, Poland. 1939. The unthinkable has come to pass: Hitler’s Nazis have invaded by air and land, and taken control of the country. With lives threatened and Polish culture being slowly eradicated, nineteen-year-old Karol Wojtyla is desperate to save his homeland and his people from being crushed. 🌐 Subscribe for Free Daily Episodes: https://thesaintspodcast.com/ Get free daily episodes delivered to your email inbox, along with coloring pages, activity sheets, and more! 🔥 Ignite your Family’s Faith In a culture that has abandoned God, families struggle to find beautiful, faith-affirming stories to inspire their children. The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage provides thrilling and inspiring stories to ignite your family’s pursuit of virtue and holiness. Join us for a new 5-Episode adventure every week! 🚦 Rating: 7+ John Paul II, then Karol Wojtyla, emphasizes his faith and the importance of Poland’s culture. He and his friends plan a theater troupe to revive and encourage the Catholic culture of Poland. Some elements of intensity include the episode opening with a radio announcer mentioning Hitler’s invasion of Poland. There are sounds of war, planes and bombs falling. Nazis, deportation, and prison camps are mentioned. 📱 Social Media https://www.facebook.com/themerrybeggars https://www.instagram.com/themerrybeggars https://twitter.com/themerrybeggars https://www.linkedin.com/company/themerrybeggars

Ep 25Carlo Acutis: Episode Five
🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Carlo Acutis - Episode Five: Highway to Heaven Just when his presentation on the Eucharistic miracles is finally complete, Carlo’s sickness worsens. With his presentation due tomorrow, will Carlo be able to teach his catechism students about Jesus in the Eucharist? If Carlo can’t teach them, will all his work go to waste? 🌐 Subscribe for Free Daily Episodes: https://thesaintspodcast.com/ Get free daily episodes delivered to your email inbox, along with coloring pages, activity sheets, and more! 🔥 Ignite your Family’s Faith In a culture that has abandoned God, families struggle to find beautiful, faith-affirming stories to inspire their children. The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage provides thrilling and inspiring stories to ignite your family’s pursuit of virtue and holiness. Join us for a new 5-Episode adventure every week! 🚦 Rating: Everyone Gio teaches the presentation on the Eucharistic miracles instead of Carlo, demonstrating his newfound faith. Gio tells the children that he believes in Jesus’ presence in the Eucharist. Carlo’s legacy and impact on the world is shared in the epilogue. Some elements of intensity include Carlo going to the hospital because of his illness. Andrea and Antonia grieve their son’s illness and tell Carlo that he will die soon. Fr. Mario gives last rites to Carlo before he dies. 📱 Social Media https://www.facebook.com/themerrybeggars https://www.instagram.com/themerrybeggars https://twitter.com/themerrybeggars https://www.linkedin.com/company/themerrybeggars