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The Catholic Sprouts Podcast is a daily podcast for Catholic kids. The short episodes are designed to plant one seed of faith each day. Topics covered include Catholic Feast Days, Morality, Catholic Theology, the saints and the sacraments.

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    The Catholic Sprouts: Daily Podcast for Catholic Kids is a fantastic podcast that provides engaging and educational content about Christ and the Catholic faith. This podcast is especially great for children, offering them a space to learn and grow in their faith. With episodes focused on what's going on in the church year, this podcast helps children understand the importance of different seasons and celebrations within Catholicism. The hosts do an excellent job of teaching kids how to grow their faith and providing valuable lessons that can be applied to everyday life. Overall, I highly recommend The Catholic Sprouts: Daily Podcast for Catholic Kids to both children and parents looking for a podcast that nurtures their spiritual development.

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    In conclusion, The Catholic Sprouts: Daily Podcast for Catholic Kids is an outstanding resource that provides valuable teachings about Christ and the Church in an accessible way for children. With its engaging storytelling and practical lessons, this podcast offers a great tool for parents looking to deepen their children's understanding of the Catholic faith. Overall, I highly recommend The Catholic Sprouts: Daily Podcast for Catholic Kids to families seeking an educational and entertaining podcast that nurtures their children's spiritual growth.



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    September 21: ST. MATTHEW: The Tax Collector Apostle

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2026 5:50


    St. Matthew dropped his tax booth the instant Jesus said "Follow me" — then threw a party so his old friends could meet Him too. A tax collector despised by his own neighbors, Matthew left everything the moment Jesus called him, then hosted a banquet inviting his old crowd of "sinners" to meet Jesus. When religious leaders objected, Jesus explained exactly why He'd come. "I have come to call not the righteous, but sinners." Today's challenge is just the start. Grab our free Family Pack — a saint calendar, activity pages, and discussion questions for the whole family, plus more surprises along the way: https://shop.catholicsprouts.com/pages/every-days-a-feast-day-follow-along  

    September 20: STS. ANDREW KIM & PAUL CHONG: Heroes of the Catholic Church in Korea

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2026 7:21


    St. Andrew Kim, Korea's first native priest, was beheaded at 25 — two years after a layman's secret mission made his ordination possible. Paul Chong risked his life smuggling pleas to Church leaders in Beijing for priests to be sent to Korea's outlawed, hidden Catholics. His persistence led to Andrew Kim's ordination in 1844 as Korea's first native priest — before both men were martyred for the faith they'd given everything to serve. "It is for Him that I die. My immortal life is on the point of beginning." Paul and Andrew's challenge doesn't have to end when the episode does. Our free Family Pack has a saint calendar, feast-day activity pages, and family discussion questions to keep it going at home — free when you subscribe: https://shop.catholicsprouts.com/pages/every-days-a-feast-day-follow-along  

    September 19: ST. EMILY DE RODAT: A School in One Small Room

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2026 6:22


    St. Emily de Rodat turned her own small bedroom into a classroom after overhearing poor mothers worry about their daughters. Unsure of her calling for years, Emily overheard a group of poor women in 1815 worrying that their daughters had no one to teach them the faith — and opened her own room as a school within days. Despite mockery, serious illness, and years of spiritual dryness, the single classroom grew into thirty-eight schools serving thousands of children. "She trusted that staying faithful mattered more than feeling close to God every moment." Want to keep living Emily's story after the episode ends? Grab our free Family Pack — a saint calendar with daily challenges, feast-day activities, family discussion questions, and more — free for email subscribers, so your family can follow along together: https://shop.catholicsprouts.com/pages/every-days-a-feast-day-follow-along  

    September 18: ST. JOSEPH OF CUPERTINO: The Flying Friar

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2026 6:17


    St. Joseph of Cupertino, mocked as a boy for being slow, would later rise off the ground during Mass in front of stunned crowds. Dismissed by one religious order after another for struggling to keep up, Joseph barely passed his ordination exams — the bishop happened to test him on the one Bible verse he knew well. Once ordained, his overwhelming love for Christ in the Eucharist sometimes lifted him bodily off the floor during Mass, earning him the nickname "the Flying Friar." "Blessed be the womb that bore Thee." Today's challenge is just the start. Grab our free Family Pack — a saint calendar, activity pages, and discussion questions for the whole family, plus more surprises along the way: https://shop.catholicsprouts.com/pages/every-days-a-feast-day-follow-along    

    September 17: ST. ROBERT BELLARMINE: The Cardinal Who Wrote for Children

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2026 6:19


    St. Robert Bellarmine was one of Europe's most brilliant cardinals — and he spent months writing a simple little book just for children. A theological genius trusted by popes, Robert Bellarmine noticed that ordinary people, especially children, had no simple way to learn the Catholic faith. So he wrote a plain, short catechism of questions and answers that taught children the faith for centuries, while living simply himself despite his high office. "It was clear, short, and true." Robert's challenge doesn't have to end when the episode does. Our free Family Pack has a saint calendar, feast-day activity pages, and family discussion questions to keep it going at home — free when you subscribe: https://shop.catholicsprouts.com/pages/every-days-a-feast-day-follow-along    

    September 16: ST. CYPRIAN OF CARTHAGE: From Darkness to Light

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2026 6:13


    St. Cyprian of Carthage left behind a wealthy lawyer's life in his thirties — and faced execution decades later without a trace of fear. Baptized as a grown man after years he later called spiritual darkness, Cyprian became bishop of Carthage and poured his wealth and skill into caring for the poor. When persecution finally caught up with him, he refused to deny Christ and met his death sentence with total peace. "Thanks be to God." Want to keep living Cyprian's story after the episode ends? Grab our free Family Pack — a saint calendar with daily challenges, feast-day activities, family discussion questions, and more — free for email subscribers, so your family can follow along together: https://shop.catholicsprouts.com/pages/every-days-a-feast-day-follow-along  

    September 15: OUR LADY OF SORROWS: She Did Not Look Away

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2026 5:55


    Our Lady of Sorrows stood at the foot of the Cross and simply would not look away. This feast honors the depth of Mary's suffering as Jesus's mother, from Simeon's warning that a sword would pierce her heart, all the way to Calvary, where she stood beneath the Cross to the very end. Because she knows real suffering, Catholics have brought their own sorrows to her for two thousand years. "That is what real love does. It does not look away." Today's challenge is just the start. Grab our free Family Pack — a saint calendar, activity pages, and discussion questions for the whole family, plus more surprises along the way: https://shop.catholicsprouts.com/pages/every-days-a-feast-day-follow-along  

    September 14: THE EXALTATION OF THE CROSS: Too Heavy for a Crown

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2026 7:07


    Legend says the True Cross grew too heavy for an emperor to carry — until he traded his crown for bare feet. This feast remembers Emperor Heraclius's return of the recovered True Cross to Jerusalem in the 600s. Tradition holds that the Cross wouldn't budge, and the city gate wouldn't open, until Heraclius set aside his royal robes and crown and carried it in simple humility instead — a reminder of why the Church still lifts up the Cross every year. "It's a symbol that love, even suffering love, wins in the end." This feast's challenge doesn't have to end when the episode does. Our free Family Pack has a saint calendar, feast-day activity pages, and family discussion questions to keep it going at home — free when you subscribe: https://shop.catholicsprouts.com/pages/every-days-a-feast-day-follow-along    

    September 13: JOHN CHRYSOSTOM: Glory to God for All Things

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2026 6:12


    St. John Chrysostom, the "golden-mouthed" preacher, was exiled by an empress for telling the truth — and died still praising God. As archbishop of Constantinople, John's preaching demanded that wealthy Christians actually care for the poor outside their own church doors, which won him ordinary crowds and powerful enemies alike. Exiled for criticizing the empress, he died on the road in 407, his last words full of peace rather than bitterness. "Glory be to God for all things." Want to keep living John's story after the episode ends? Grab our free Family Pack — a saint calendar with daily challenges, feast-day activities, family discussion questions, and more — free for email subscribers, so your family can follow along together: https://shop.catholicsprouts.com/pages/every-days-a-feast-day-follow-along    

    September 12: ST. FRANCIS CHOE & BL. MARIA YI: United in Christ

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2026 6:19


    St. Francis Choe risked his life recovering the bodies of Korea's martyrs — and his own martyred family raised Korea's second native priest. Married in secret amid Korea's brutal anti-Catholic persecution, Francis Choe and Maria Yi built a hidden Christian village and quietly passed their faith to their children by lamplight. Both parents were martyred in 1839, but their son went on to become the second Korean-born Catholic priest in history. "Faith, once truly planted, doesn't stay buried." Today's challenge is just the start. Grab our free Family Pack — a saint calendar, activity pages, and discussion questions for the whole family, plus more surprises along the way: https://shop.catholicsprouts.com/pages/every-days-a-feast-day-follow-along  

    September 11: SERVANT OF GOD WILLIAM ATKINSON: Called Anyway

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2026 5:47


    Servant of God William Atkinson became a quadriplegic before he ever became a priest — then became the Church's first quadriplegic priest anyway. An eighteen-year-old novice when a tobogganing accident left him paralyzed from the neck down, William trusted that God's call on his life hadn't disappeared. In 1974, with special papal permission, he was ordained — going on to spend thirty years as a beloved chaplain and theology teacher. "What his body could no longer do on its own, God found a way to accomplish through him anyway." William's challenge doesn't have to end when the episode does. Our free Family Pack has a saint calendar, feast-day activity pages, and family discussion questions to keep it going at home — free when you subscribe: https://shop.catholicsprouts.com/pages/every-days-a-feast-day-follow-along  

    September 10: VEN. IGNACIA DEL ESPÍRITU SANTO: A Needle and a Pair of Scissors

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2026 6:21


    Turned away from every convent in Manila for being Filipina, Venerable Ignacia del Espíritu Santo built one herself with a needle and scissors. When Spanish colonial convents refused to accept native Filipina women, Ignacia left home with almost nothing and began a quiet life of prayer and honest work near Manila's Jesuits. Other women joined her, and the community she never sought official credit for became the first religious congregation for native Filipino women. "She just had her love for Jesus and her willingness to live it out in the open." Want to keep living Ignacia's story after the episode ends? Grab our free Family Pack — a saint calendar with daily challenges, feast-day activities, family discussion questions, and more — free for email subscribers, so your family can follow along together: https://shop.catholicsprouts.com/pages/every-days-a-feast-day-follow-along  

    September 9: ST. PETER CLAVER: A Slave of the Slaves Forever

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2026 6:06


    St. Peter Claver climbed into slave ships in Cartagena harbor before almost anyone else dared go near them. For forty years, whenever a slave ship arrived in Cartagena, Colombia, Peter Claver was there — bringing food, water, and medical care, learning African languages so people could hear about God's love in their own tongue, and baptizing an estimated 300,000 people over his lifetime. "Peter Claver, servant of the Africans forever." Today's challenge is just the start. Grab our free Family Pack — a saint calendar, activity pages, and discussion questions for the whole family, plus more surprises along the way: https://shop.catholicsprouts.com/pages/every-days-a-feast-day-follow-along  

    September 8: BL. FRÉDÉRIC OZANAM: Show Us Your Works

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2026 6:28


    Blessed Frédéric Ozanam answered a college classmate's doubt about the Church not with an argument, but with his own winter firewood. Challenged by a classmate to show what the Catholic Church was actually doing for Paris' poor, young law student Frédéric gathered friends in 1833 to found what became the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. His first act of charity was simple: giving his own firewood to a freezing widow, in person, face to face. "He had two hands, and a choice about what to do with them." Frédéric's challenge doesn't have to end when the episode does. Our free Family Pack has a saint calendar, feast-day activity pages, and family discussion questions to keep it going at home — free when you subscribe: https://shop.catholicsprouts.com/pages/every-days-a-feast-day-follow-along  

    September 7: ST. REGINA: A Queen Who Chose Heaven

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2026 5:47


    St. Regina, a teenage shepherdess secretly baptized as a baby, chose martyrdom over marriage to a Roman official. Raised in the fields tending sheep, Regina turned her ordinary work into constant prayer with God. At fifteen, when a Roman official demanded she marry him and deny the faith she'd been secretly baptized into as a baby, Regina refused — and was martyred for holding firm. "She already belonged to a King far greater than Olybrius could ever be, and she would not trade Him away for anything the world could offer." Want to keep living Regina's story after the episode ends? Grab our free Family Pack — a saint calendar with daily challenges, feast-day activities, family discussion questions, and more — free for email subscribers, so your family can follow along together: https://shop.catholicsprouts.com/pages/every-days-a-feast-day-follow-along  

    September 6: BL. BERTRAND OF GARRIGUES: The Second Dominic

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2026 6:15


    Blessed Bertrand of Garrigues walked barefoot beside St. Dominic, founding the Dominican order town by hungry town. One of St. Dominic's first companions, Bertrand gave up comfort entirely to live in radical poverty and preach the truth across a region swept up in heresy. He went on to govern the Dominicans' first house in Paris and later serve as provincial of Provence, but he never stopped going out to preach himself — he died doing exactly that. "Bertrand kept walking beside Dominic anyway, because he believed the souls in front of him were worth every mile." Today's challenge is just the start. Grab our free Family Pack — a saint calendar, activity pages, and discussion questions for the whole family, plus more surprises along the way: https://shop.catholicsprouts.com/pages/every-days-a-feast-day-follow-along  

    September 5: MOTHER TERESA: Finding Jesus in the Distressing Disguise of the Poor

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2026 6:57


    St. Teresa of Calcutta — Mother Teresa — heard God's call on a train to Darjeeling and never looked back. A teaching sister in Calcutta, Teresa felt a second, deeper call from Jesus on a train ride in 1946: to leave the convent and serve the poorest of the poor directly. Grounded every morning in an hour of Eucharistic Adoration and daily Mass, she and her sisters carried the dying off the streets of Calcutta so no one would die unloved and alone. "I THIRST." Mother Teresa's challenge doesn't have to end when the episode does. Our free Family Pack has a saint calendar, feast-day activity pages, and family discussion questions to keep it going at home — free when you subscribe: https://shop.catholicsprouts.com/pages/every-days-a-feast-day-follow-along    

    September 4: SAINT ROSALIA: Alone With Christ, Never Forgotten

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2026 6:35


    St. Rosalia walked away from a noble Sicilian family to live alone in a cave — then saved a plague-stricken city five centuries later. Rosalia gave up wealth and an expected marriage to live hidden in a cave on Monte Pellegrino, seen by no one, known only to Christ, until her death around 1166. Nearly 500 years later, in 1624, her relics were discovered and carried through plague-stricken Palermo in procession — and the plague stopped. "I, Rosalia, daughter of Sinibald, Lord of Monte delle Rose, and Quisquina, have taken the resolution to live in this cave for the love of my Lord, Jesus Christ." Want to keep living Rosalia's story after the episode ends? Grab our free Family Pack — a saint calendar with daily challenges, feast-day activities, family discussion questions, and more — free for email subscribers, so your family can follow along together: https://shop.catholicsprouts.com/pages/every-days-a-feast-day-follow-along  

    September 3: GREGORY THE GREAT: Faces Like Angels

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2026 7:21


    Pope St. Gregory the Great gave up a life of power in Rome for prayer — then used the papacy to feed the hungry and send missionaries to Britain. Gregory walked away from his post as Prefect of Rome to become a monk, only to be called back and eventually elected pope in 590. As pope, he wouldn't sit down to eat until Rome's hungry were fed first — and he never forgot a group of enslaved boys he'd once seen in the Forum, eventually sending missionaries across the sea to bring them, and all of Britain, the Catholic faith. "Who are these boys, and where do they come from?" Today's challenge is just the start. Grab our free Family Pack — a saint calendar, activity pages, and discussion questions for the whole family, plus more surprises along the way: https://shop.catholicsprouts.com/pages/every-days-a-feast-day-follow-along  

    September 2: ST. INGRID OF SKÄNNINGE: Every Step a Prayer

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2026 6:55


    St. Ingrid of Skänninge turned her grief as a young widow into pilgrimages all the way to Jerusalem and Rome. Widowed young, the Swedish noblewoman Ingrid began gathering with other women to pray, then set out walking — first to Santiago de Compostela, then to the Holy Land itself, then to Rome — offering every hard mile to God. When she came home to Skänninge, she turned that same devotion into a Dominican convent built entirely around a shared life of prayer. "Holiness isn't something you find alone in a corner — it's something you walk toward, often side by side with others." Ingrid's challenge doesn't have to end when the episode does. Our free Family Pack has a saint calendar, feast-day activity pages, and family discussion questions to keep it going at home — free when you subscribe: https://shop.catholicsprouts.com/pages/every-days-a-feast-day-follow-along  

    September 1: VEN. MARIE-JOSEPHTE FITZBACH: The Door That Always Opened

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2026 7:02


    Venerable Marie-Josephte Fitzbach turned her own grief into an open door for women no one else in Quebec would take in. Widowed young, Marie-Josephte Fitzbach joined the Sisters of Charity of Quebec and spent her nights bringing her sorrows to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, asking who needed her most. The answer was always the same: women just out of prison, with nowhere else to turn. She opened a refuge called Sainte-Madeleine, refusing to ask anyone to prove they deserved help first, and eventually founded a whole new religious community to keep the door open. "Every woman who walked through her door, Marie-Josephte believed, was Christ arriving in disguise." Want to keep living Marie-Josephte's story after the episode ends? Grab our free Family Pack — a saint calendar with daily challenges, feast-day activities, family discussion questions, and more — free for email subscribers, so your family can follow along together: https://shop.catholicsprouts.com/pages/every-days-a-feast-day-follow-along  

    August 31: STS. JOSEPH OF ARIMATHEA AND NICODEMUS: Followers in the End

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2026 6:50


    Two secret followers of Jesus — afraid their whole lives — finally stepped into the light at the foot of the Cross. Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus were powerful members of the Jewish council who believed in Jesus but kept it hidden out of fear. After Jesus died, something changed: Joseph boldly asked Pontius Pilate for Jesus's body, and together the two men wrapped Him in linen and spices and laid Him in Joseph's own tomb — the first public, costly act of faith either man had ever made. "Something broke open inside them." ⭐Want to keep living Joseph and Nicodemus's story after the episode ends?  Grab our free Every Day's a Feast Day calendar and get every saint and every challenge delivered, so your family can follow along together: https://shop.catholicsprouts.com/pages/every-days-a-feast-day-follow-along  

    August 30: ST. JEANNE JUGAN: She Carried the Elderly Home

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2026 7:07


    St. Jeanne Jugan carried a blind, forgotten old woman home in her own arms — and started a worldwide order. On a cold winter night in France, Jeanne Jugan carried an elderly, blind woman named Anne into her own home and gave her, her own bed. More elderly poor kept arriving, and Jeanne kept making room — begging door to door for whatever they needed. Though a priest later took credit for founding her congregation and pushed her aside for the rest of her life, the Little Sisters of the Poor she truly started now serve in more than thirty countries. "She called what she did simply 'making room.'" ⭐Today's challenge is just the start.  Get the free Every Day's a Feast Day calendar and walk with a new saint every single day: https://shop.catholicsprouts.com/pages/every-days-a-feast-day-follow-along  

    August 29: STS. SABINA AND SERAPIA: The Slave Who Led Her Mistress to Heaven

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2026 6:47


    A slave girl's quiet faith led her wealthy Roman mistress all the way to martyrdom — and to heaven. Serapia, a young Christian slave in ancient Rome, never preached to her mistress Sabina — she simply lived her faith so visibly that Sabina couldn't stop noticing, and eventually asked to be baptized herself. When Serapia was arrested and martyred for her faith, Sabina stepped forward publicly as a Christian too, choosing martyrdom rather than staying safely silent. "The slave went first. The mistress followed." ⭐Following Sts. Sabina and Serapia's example doesn't have to end when the episode does.  Grab our free Every Day's a Feast Day calendar — a saint and a challenge for every day, right at home: https://shop.catholicsprouts.com/pages/every-days-a-feast-day-follow-along  

    August 28: ST. MOSES THE BLACK: From Bandit to Monk

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2026 7:55


    St. Moses the Black led a gang of bandits through Egypt before becoming one of the desert's holiest monks. Once the leader of a feared robber gang along the Nile, Moses found peace he'd never known when he took refuge in a monastery and stayed. His conversion wasn't easy — he wrestled with anger and pride for years — but he became one of the great teachers of the desert, known for radical humility about his own past even as a priest and elder. "My sins are running out behind me, and I have come to judge the sins of another?" ⭐Want to keep living St. Moses's story after the episode ends?  Grab our free Every Day's a Feast Day calendar and get every saint and every challenge delivered, so your family can follow along together: https://shop.catholicsprouts.com/pages/every-days-a-feast-day-follow-along    

    August 27: ST. MONICA: The Son of So Many Tears

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2026 6:41


    St. Monica prayed and fasted for her wayward son for seventeen straight years — and never once gave up. St. Monica wept for years over her brilliant but faithless son, Augustine, who ran from God and from her — even sailing away from Africa in the night without saying goodbye. She followed him all the way to Milan, praying and fasting the entire way, until she watched him step into the baptismal font at the Easter Vigil, at last a Catholic Christian. "It is impossible that the son of so many tears should perish." ⭐Today's challenge is just the start.  Get the free Every Day's a Feast Day calendar and walk with a new saint every single day: https://shop.catholicsprouts.com/pages/every-days-a-feast-day-follow-along    

    August 26: ST. MARIAM BAOUARDY: The Little Nothing

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2026 6:55


    St. Mariam Baouardy, an orphaned servant girl left for dead at thirteen, was nursed back to life by Our Lady herself. After refusing to renounce her Catholic faith, young Mariam Baouardy was attacked and left for dead in the streets of Alexandria — and woke in a cave, healed and cared for by a woman in blue she came to recognize as Our Lady. She went on to join the Carmelites, help found the first Carmelite monastery in Bethlehem, and lived a life of deep, hidden prayer marked by extraordinary mystical gifts. "She called herself 'the Little Nothing.'" ⭐Following St. Mariam's example doesn't have to end when the episode does.  Grab our free Every Day's a Feast Day calendar — a saint and a challenge for every day, right at home: https://shop.catholicsprouts.com/pages/every-days-a-feast-day-follow-along  

    August 25: ST. LOUIS, KING OF FRANCE: The Crown Worth More Than a Kingdom

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2026 6:26


    St. Louis, King of France, once paid a fortune for Christ's Crown of Thorns — then carried it home barefoot himself. St. Louis IX ruled one of Europe's most powerful kingdoms while attending Mass twice daily and praying the full Liturgy of the Hours. When Christ's actual Crown of Thorns came up for sale in 1238, Louis paid an enormous sum for it and walked barefoot through Paris to carry it home, later building the stained-glass Sainte-Chapelle to house it. He washed the feet of lepers with his own hands. "A prince ought not to believe too readily those who flatter him; he ought to distrust his own judgment whenever it is in his own favor." ⭐Want to keep living St. Louis's story after the episode ends?  Grab our free Every Day's a Feast Day calendar and get every saint and every challenge delivered, so your family can follow along together: https://shop.catholicsprouts.com/pages/every-days-a-feast-day-follow-along  

    August 24: ST. BARTHOLOMEW: Jesus Knew His Name

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2026 6:16


    Before they ever met, Jesus already knew Bartholomew's heart — and told him so under a fig tree. St. Bartholomew was skeptical when his friend Philip told him they'd found the Messiah — until Jesus spoke first, revealing that He'd already seen Bartholomew before Philip ever called him. Bartholomew became one of the Twelve Apostles and carried the Gospel as far as Armenia, where he was martyred for refusing to deny what he'd witnessed. "Here is a true Israelite, in whom there is no deceit." ⭐Today's challenge is just the start.  Get the free Every Day's a Feast Day calendar and walk with a new saint every single day: https://shop.catholicsprouts.com/pages/every-days-a-feast-day-follow-along  

    August 23: ST. ROSE OF LIMA: The First Flower of the Americas

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2026 6:47


    St. Rose of Lima wore a crown of roses hiding metal spikes — a secret gift of love to Jesus. The first saint born in the Americas, Rose of Lima spent hours each day in prayer in a tiny hermitage in her family's garden in Peru. She offered up every small suffering to Jesus, and personally cared for the sick, poor, and enslaved people that colonial Lima pushed aside — washing their wounds and feeding them with her own hands. "Suffering, she had learned, does not have to be wasted." ⭐Following St. Rose's example doesn't have to end when the episode does.  Grab our free Every Day's a Feast Day calendar — a saint and a challenge for every day, right at home: https://shop.catholicsprouts.com/pages/every-days-a-feast-day-follow-along 

    August 22: ST. ANDRÉ BESSETTE: God's Little Doorkeeper

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2026 7:46


    St. André Bessette spent 40 years answering a college door in Montreal — and thousands came seeking a miracle. Orphaned and sickly as a child, André Bessette worked as the doorkeeper at Collège Notre-Dame for four decades, praying with the sick who came to him and pointing them to St. Joseph. So many were healed that the Church investigated — and the resulting devotion built the Oratory of St. Joseph, now the largest church in Canada. André always deflected the credit. "I do not cure. St. Joseph cures." ⭐Want to keep living St. André's story after the episode ends?  Grab our free Every Day's a Feast Day calendar and get every saint and every challenge delivered, so your family can follow along together: https://shop.catholicsprouts.com/pages/every-days-a-feast-day-follow-along 

    August 21: ST. PIUS X: Come to the Table

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2026 7:24


    If you made your First Communion at age seven or eight, then you have St. Pius X to thank! Born into poverty in Italy, St. Pius X became Pope and used his position to do something extraordinary for children: lowering the age for First Communion to around seven years old. Moved by the story of a dying four-year-old named Little Nellie who longed for Jesus in the Eucharist, Pius opened the doors of Holy Communion to children everywhere in 1910. "If you have made your First Communion, you have St. Pius X to thank." ⭐Today's challenge is just the start.  Get the free Every Day's a Feast Day calendar and walk with a new saint every single day: https://shop.catholicsprouts.com/pages/every-days-a-feast-day-follow-along 

    August 20: ST. BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUX: The Honey-Sweet Doctor

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2026 7:43


    At 22, St. Bernard of Clairvaux showed up at a monastery gate with thirty friends who all wanted to become monks. St. Bernard gave up wealth and comfort to found the monastery of Clairvaux, bringing thirty companions with him. He grew close to Jesus through Lectio Divina — slowly praying with Scripture until it opened like a door — and through a tender devotion to Our Lady, whom he called the aqueduct of God's grace. He went on to found 68 monasteries and became known as the "honey-sweet Doctor." "We want to become monks." ⭐Following St. Bernard's example doesn't have to end when the episode does.  Grab our free Every Day's a Feast Day calendar — a saint and a challenge for every day, right at home: https://shop.catholicsprouts.com/pages/every-days-a-feast-day-follow-along 

    August 19: SERVANT OF GOD NICHOLAS BLACK ELK: Lakota Catholic Hero

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2026 6:42


    Servant of God Nicholas Black Elk went from Lakota warrior to Catholic catechist who brought over 400 people to baptism. Nicholas Black Elk lived through the Battle of Little Bighorn and the tragedy of Wounded Knee before being baptized Catholic in 1904. From then on, he rode across the Lakota lands of South Dakota as a catechist, teaching his own people about Baptism, the Eucharist, and Our Lady in words only he could speak. His cause for sainthood is now open with the Catholic Church. "He spent the first half of his life searching for truth. He spent the second half giving it away." ⭐Want to keep living Nicholas Black Elk's story after the episode ends?  Grab our free Every Day's a Feast Day calendar and get every saint and every challenge delivered, so your family can follow along together: https://shop.catholicsprouts.com/pages/every-days-a-feast-day-follow-along 

    August 18: ST. HELENA: Finding the True Cross

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2026 6:27


    At almost eighty years old, St. Helena crossed the ancient world on pilgrimage to find the actual Cross of Jesus. St. Helena, mother of Emperor Constantine, traveled thousands of miles to Jerusalem in her final years to walk where Jesus walked. Along the way she visited prisoners, cared for the sick, and gave alms to the poor — pilgrimage lived out through mercy. In Jerusalem, she ordered an excavation near Calvary and, according to ancient tradition, uncovered the True Cross itself. "She didn't just want to read about Calvary. She wanted to stand there." ⭐Today's challenge is just the start.  Get the free Every Day's a Feast Day calendar and walk with a new saint every single day: https://shop.catholicsprouts.com/pages/every-days-a-feast-day-follow-along 

    August 17: OUR LADY OF KNOCK: She Came in Silence

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2026 7:09


    Our Lady of Knock appeared to a rain-soaked Irish village in total silence — and said everything without a word. On a rainy August evening in 1879, fifteen villagers in Knock, Ireland watched Our Lady appear on their church's gable wall alongside St. Joseph and St. John the Evangelist, beside an altar with the Lamb of God. She never spoke — she simply pointed toward the Eucharist, showing the villagers exactly where her Son could be found. "Our Lady came to Knock in silence. But she said everything." ⭐Following Our Lady's example doesn't have to end when the episode does.  Grab our free Every Day's a Feast Day calendar — a saint and a challenge for every day, right at home: https://shop.catholicsprouts.com/pages/every-days-a-feast-day-follow-along   

    August 16: ST. STEPHEN OF HUNGARY: A Crown From the Pope

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2026 8:03


    St. Stephen of Hungary knelt among the poor as a king long before Rome ever sent him a crown. Meet St. Stephen of Hungary, the young Magyar chieftain crowned the first King of Hungary by Pope Sylvester II on Christmas Day, the year 1000. Stephen built churches and monasteries across his kingdom, and alongside his wife Gisela — a true sacramental partnership — helped plant the Catholic faith in a still-pagan land. He even disguised himself as a poor man to hand out alms with his own hands. "A king who let himself be knocked down in a dark street for love of Christ." ⭐Want to keep living St. Stephen's story after the episode ends?  Grab our free Every Day's a Feast Day calendar and get every saint and every challenge delivered, so your family can follow along together: https://shop.catholicsprouts.com/pages/every-days-a-feast-day-follow-along 

    CS Gospel Day 200

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2026 8:38


    DAY 200: Conclusion Welcome to the Gospel in a Year on the Catholic Sprouts Podcast.     In this episode we are reading John 21:20-25 To get the most out of this journey through the Gospels, we suggest you PRINT THE GOSPEL IN A YEAR NOTEBOOK. It's free and ready for you right here --> http://catholicsprouts.com/the-gospels-in-a-year-on-the-catholic-sprouts-podcast   Thank you for joining us! Come Lord Jesus!

    CS Gospel Day 199

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2026 8:16


    DAY 199: Jesus and Peter Welcome to the Gospel in a Year on the Catholic Sprouts Podcast.   In this episode we are reading John 21:15-19 To get the most out of this journey through the Gospels, we suggest you PRINT THE GOSPEL IN A YEAR NOTEBOOK. It's free and ready for you right here -->  http://catholicsprouts.com/the-gospels-in-a-year-on-the-catholic-sprouts-podcast   Thank you for joining us! Come Lord Jesus!  

    CS Gospel Day 198

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2026 8:30


    DAY 198: Appearance to the Seven Disciples Welcome to the Gospel in a Year on the Catholic Sprouts Podcast.   In this episode we are reading John 21:1-14 To get the most out of this journey through the Gospels, we suggest you PRINT THE GOSPEL IN A YEAR NOTEBOOK. It's free and ready for you right here --> http://catholicsprouts.com/the-gospels-in-a-year-on-the-catholic-sprouts-podcast   Thank you for joining us! Come Lord Jesus!

    CS Gospel Day 197

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2026 10:02


    DAY 197: Thomas Welcome to the Gospel in a Year on the Catholic Sprouts Podcast.   In this episode we are reading John 20:19-31 To get the most out of this journey through the Gospels, we suggest you PRINT THE GOSPEL IN A YEAR NOTEBOOK. It's free and ready for you right here -->  http://catholicsprouts.com/the-gospels-in-a-year-on-the-catholic-sprouts-podcast   Thank you for joining us! Come Lord Jesus!

    CS Gospel Day 196

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2026 9:17


    DAY 196: The Appearance to Mary Magdala Welcome to the Gospel in a Year on the Catholic Sprouts Podcast.   In this episode we are reading John 20:1-18 To get the most out of this journey through the Gospels, we suggest you PRINT THE GOSPEL IN A YEAR NOTEBOOK. It's free and ready for you right here --> http://catholicsprouts.com/the-gospels-in-a-year-on-the-catholic-sprouts-podcast   Thank you for joining us! Come Lord Jesus!

    CS Gospel Day 195

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2026 9:08


    DAY 195: The Blood and Water Welcome to the Gospel in a Year on the Catholic Sprouts Podcast.   In this episode we are reading John 19:31-42 To get the most out of this journey through the Gospels, we suggest you PRINT THE GOSPEL IN A YEAR NOTEBOOK. It's free and ready for you right here --> http://catholicsprouts.com/the-gospels-in-a-year-on-the-catholic-sprouts-podcast   Thank you for joining us! Come Lord Jesus!

    CS Gospel Day 194

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2026 13:34


    DAY 194: The Crucifixion of Jesus Welcome to the Gospel in a Year on the Catholic Sprouts Podcast.   In this episode we are reading John 19:17-30 To get the most out of this journey through the Gospels, we suggest you PRINT THE GOSPEL IN A YEAR NOTEBOOK. It's free and ready for you right here -->  http://catholicsprouts.com/the-gospels-in-a-year-on-the-catholic-sprouts-podcast   Thank you for joining us! Come Lord Jesus!  

    CS Gospel Day 193

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2026 9:14


    DAY 193: Trial Before Pilate Continued Welcome to the Gospel in a Year on the Catholic Sprouts Podcast.   In this episode we are reading John 19:1-16 To get the most out of this journey through the Gospels, we suggest you PRINT THE GOSPEL IN A YEAR NOTEBOOK. It's free and ready for you right here -->  http://catholicsprouts.com/the-gospels-in-a-year-on-the-catholic-sprouts-podcast   Thank you for joining us! Come Lord Jesus!

    CS Gospel Day 192

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2026 10:24


    DAY 192: Trial Before Pilate Welcome to the Gospel in a Year on the Catholic Sprouts Podcast.   In this episode we are reading John 18:28-40 To get the most out of this journey through the Gospels, we suggest you PRINT THE GOSPEL IN A YEAR NOTEBOOK. It's free and ready for you right here -->  http://catholicsprouts.com/the-gospels-in-a-year-on-the-catholic-sprouts-podcast   Thank you for joining us! Come Lord Jesus!

    CS Gospel Day 191

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2026 7:35


    DAY 191: Inquiry Before Annas Welcome to the Gospel in a Year on the Catholic Sprouts Podcast.   In this episode we are reading John 18:19-27 To get the most out of this journey through the Gospels, we suggest you PRINT THE GOSPEL IN A YEAR NOTEBOOK. It's free and ready for you right here -->  http://catholicsprouts.com/the-gospels-in-a-year-on-the-catholic-sprouts-podcast   Thank you for joining us! Come Lord Jesus!

    CS Gospel Day 190

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2026 9:19


    DAY 190: Jesus is Arrested Welcome to the Gospel in a Year on the Catholic Sprouts Podcast.     In this episode we are reading John 18:1-18 To get the most out of this journey through the Gospels, we suggest you PRINT THE GOSPEL IN A YEAR NOTEBOOK. It's free and ready for you right here --> http://catholicsprouts.com/the-gospels-in-a-year-on-the-catholic-sprouts-podcast   Thank you for joining us! Come Lord Jesus!

    CS Gospel Day 189

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2026 10:23


    DAY 189: The Prayer of Jesus Welcome to the Gospel in a Year on the Catholic Sprouts Podcast.   In this episode we are reading John 17:1-26 To get the most out of this journey through the Gospels, we suggest you PRINT THE GOSPEL IN A YEAR NOTEBOOK. It's free and ready for you right here -->  http://catholicsprouts.com/the-gospels-in-a-year-on-the-catholic-sprouts-podcast   Thank you for joining us! Come Lord Jesus!  

    CS Gospel Day 188

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2026 10:22


    DAY 188: Jesus's Departure, Coming of the Advocate Welcome to the Gospel in a Year on the Catholic Sprouts Podcast.   In this episode we are reading John 16:5-33 To get the most out of this journey through the Gospels, we suggest you PRINT THE GOSPEL IN A YEAR NOTEBOOK. It's free and ready for you right here  --> http://catholicsprouts.com/the-gospels-in-a-year-on-the-catholic-sprouts-podcast   Thank you for joining us! Come Lord Jesus!

    CS Gospel Day 187

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2026 9:03


    DAY 187: The World's Hatred Welcome to the Gospel in a Year on the Catholic Sprouts Podcast. In this episode we are reading John 15:18-16:4 To get the most out of this journey through the Gospels, we suggest you PRINT THE GOSPEL IN A YEAR NOTEBOOK. It's free and ready for you right here -->  http://catholicsprouts.com/the-gospels-in-a-year-on-the-catholic-sprouts-podcast   Thank you for joining us! Come Lord Jesus!

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