Everyone loves a good story. Join Catholic priest Fr. James Yamauchi every Wednesday for wholesome tales for the whole family. Each short story is about someone you know, but we don’t tell you who until the end. If these stories sound a lot like Paul Ha
He would see to it that this was the end of the line.Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/the-grand-finale
His letters contained many secrets.Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/the-secret-lives-of-a-teenager
Why should he worry? He could just mooch off his friends!Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/too-expensive-for-their-tastes
The road trip was mostly uneventful, at least for some.Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/to-grandmothers-house-we-go
This was not the idea behind "visit the sick."Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/a-brief-hospital-visit
This radical must be stopped at all costs.Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/setting-the-captives-free
This meeting was serendipitous.Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/the-celebrity-camping-trip
He had never heard sins like this from a child this young.Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/a-little-girls-confession
She would show him the truth.Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/for-a-peck-of-oats
How did he get these patients to get along?Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/dinner-time-in-the-sick-ward
He had had enough, and there was no way he was staying on that island.Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/come-sail-away-with-me
There were words and signs that they both understood.Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/a-common-language
Their impropriety knew no bounds.Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/keep-it-secret-keep-it-safe
How was he going to get his books back?! Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/fallen-into-hostile-hands
This had to be the longest night ever. Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/not-how-i-planned-my-wedding-night
Do dreams come true?Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/i-dreamed-a-dream
This is not how you translate a book.Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/an-eccentric-librarian
They needed her to show some credentials.Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/beware-of-strangers
He had moved to the middle of nowhere, yet they still followed him.Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/you-can-run-but-you-cant-hide
She was left to rot in the dungeon.Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/a-damsel-in-distress
She nonchalantly moseyed over to him, careful not to draw attention to herself.Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/the-plant-shop-rendezvous
They were all he had left of her.Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/three-little-notebooks
Frank only had so much time off.Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/get-off-that-ship
Their brothers needed their prayers.Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/a-quiet-classroom-prayer
The village's name sounded awfully familiar.Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/battle-plans-from-a-guidebook
They had to work quickly, but quietly, to avoid alerting the guards.Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/extracting-the-files
Once he escaped, he could plan his next move.Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/fancy-meeting-you-here
They didn't like it, but they had to do it.Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/paperwork-is-a-pain
They were going the wrong direction, and there was no way for them to get off.Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/the-wrong-route
There was nothing more they could do for her.Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/the-ninth-day
Maybe he just didn't have the mind for it.Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/hed-never-learn
In our special 100th story, the travelers received a message from the gods.Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/divine-detourLet us know your favorite stories from the first 50! https://thunderrock.org/news/what-are-your-favorite-stories-from-1-50
We asked a trivia question in the story "Give Him Up" without doing enough research and walked right into the realm of nuance and confusion. The answer to the question is actually not very clear, since it involves a major schism. Hopefully this bonus episode makes the answer somewhat clear.
She ran, but the soldiers were in hot pursuit.Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/no-place-to-hideLet us know your favorite stories from the first 50! https://thunderrock.org/news/what-are-your-favorite-stories-from-1-50
She would never let them take her son.Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/give-him-upLet us know your favorite stories from the first 50! https://thunderrock.org/news/what-are-your-favorite-stories-from-1-50
Some of his best men were threatening to quit.Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/the-natives-are-restlessLet us know your favorite stories from the first 50! https://thunderrock.org/news/what-are-your-favorite-stories-from-1-50
They did what they wanted for the heck of it.Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/forbidden-fruit
She could not bear to stand by while he suffered.Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/a-mothers-love
Something about what he said smelled fishy.Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/no-man-can-defeat-me
Rules are rules, until the other person calls in backup.Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/the-perfect-storm
He was moving pretty fast considering he misunderstood.Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://thunderrock.org/story-extras/lost-in-interpretation
For the best audience experience, it's helpful to eliminate distractions.Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://thunderrock.org/story-extras/background-noise
He took the idea and used it for something better.Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://thunderrock.org/story-extras/i-could-do-that
The fate of the free world rested in his hands.Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying
How could she miss the Christmas Eve Mass?Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/the-christmas-eve-broadcast
Why should the doctors bother with yet another patient?Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/will-it-make-any-difference
Everyone needs help sometimes.Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/lean-on-me
Some people always get in the way.Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/the-best-laid-plans
When you've gotta go, you've gotta go.Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/haunted-hallways
Why, oh why had he turned to a life of crime?!?Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/criminal-intervention
At the big opener, not everything would go according to plan.Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/starting-on-a-high-note