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