🏔️ 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...
Nov 17, 2023•17 min•Ep. 50
🏔️ 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...
Nov 16, 2023•13 min•Ep. 49
🏔️ 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/ ...
Nov 15, 2023•12 min•Ep. 48
🏔️ 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: ...
Nov 14, 2023•14 min•Ep. 47
🏔️ 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? Fathe...
Nov 13, 2023•13 min•Ep. 46
🏔️ 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 ...
Nov 10, 2023•15 min•Ep. 45
🏔️ 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 you...
Nov 09, 2023•13 min•Ep. 44
🏔️ 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 shee...
Nov 08, 2023•14 min•Ep. 43
🏔️ 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 w...
Nov 07, 2023•13 min•Ep. 42
🏔️ 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...
Nov 06, 2023•14 min•Ep. 41
🏔️ 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 colori...
Nov 03, 2023•13 min•Ep. 40
🏔️ 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 Fait...
Nov 02, 2023•12 min•Ep. 39
🏔️ 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, act...
Nov 01, 2023•11 min•Ep. 38
🏔️ 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 inb...
Oct 31, 2023•11 min•Ep. 37
🏔️ 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.co...
Oct 30, 2023•13 min•Ep. 36
🏔️ 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.c...
Oct 27, 2023•14 min•Ep. 35
🏔️ 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 d...
Oct 26, 2023•12 min•Ep. 34
🏔️ 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 dail...
Oct 25, 2023•12 min•Ep. 33
🏔️ 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 ...
Oct 24, 2023•12 min•Ep. 32
🏔️ 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://thesain...
Oct 23, 2023•10 min•Ep. 31
🏔️ 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:/...
Oct 20, 2023•14 min•Ep. 30
🏔️ 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 Fa...
Oct 19, 2023•13 min•Ep. 29
🏔️ 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 ...
Oct 18, 2023•14 min•Ep. 28
🏔️ 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 she...
Oct 17, 2023•13 min•Ep. 27
🏔️ 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 e...
Oct 16, 2023•13 min•Ep. 26
🏔️ 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, a...
Oct 13, 2023•10 min•Ep. 25
🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Carlo Acutis - Episode Four: My Alarm Clock Carlo wants to be a saint, but to be a saint you have to do something incredible. Carlo focuses all his energy on his website of Eucharistic miracles so that the world can know Jesus is waiting for them in every tabernacle around the world. Will the world listen? 🌐 Subscribe for Free Daily Episodes: https://thesaintspodcast.com/ Get free daily episodes delivered to your email inbox, along with colori...
Oct 12, 2023•11 min•Ep. 24
🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Carlo Acutis - Episode Three: A Website for Miracles Carlo’s friend Gio continues to ask him about his devotion to the Catholic faith. But Gio doesn’t believe that Jesus is really in the Eucharist. Carlo must search for a new way to communicate this truth to his best friend. 🌐 Subscribe for Free Daily Episodes: https://thesaintspodcast.com/ Get free daily episodes delivered to your email inbox, along with coloring pages, activity sheets, and m...
Oct 11, 2023•11 min•Ep. 23
🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Carlo Acutis - Episode Two: The Longest Line Carlo is eager to tell his catechism class about St. Tarcisius, the Roman boy who died to defend the Eucharist. His class, however, are much more interested in lollipops than the mystery inside the tabernacle. How can Carlo share his faith when no one seems to care? 🌐 Subscribe for Free Daily Episodes: https://thesaintspodcast.com/ Get free daily episodes delivered to your email inbox, along with co...
Oct 10, 2023•10 min•Ep. 22
🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Carlo Acutis - Episode One: A Eucharistic Tan Milan, 2006. 96% of Italians are Catholic, only 26% practice their faith. As modern technology races through society, will the Catholic faith be believed? One young boy in Italy still believes that Jesus is in the Eucharist. His faith will be heard around the world. This boy? Carlo Acutis. 🌐 Subscribe for Free Daily Episodes: https://thesaintspodcast.com/ Get free daily episodes delivered to your e...
Oct 09, 2023•11 min•Ep. 21