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🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Teresa of Avila - Episode Four: Distant Rumblings Avila, Spain. Sister Teresa is intent on reforming the Carmelites, and Jesus rewards her with more and more graces. But the sisters don’t want to change, and are unconvinced by Teresa’s holiness. Will Teresa succeed in establishing a new way of life for the Carmelites, or will she be for...

🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Teresa of Avila - Episode Three: Paths to Prayer Avila, Spain. 1540. Having defied her father’s wishes, Teresa is now a Carmelite nun. But the sisters’ cushy life isn’t what she expected. Can she escape the distractions of high society visitors and lavish entertainment and live out a life of prayer?  Or will she be pulled int...

🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Teresa of Avila - Episode Two: Finding the Truth In the sophisticated Spanish city of Ávila, Teresa is torn between a superficial life of parties and false friends, and her desire to know God. When her father intervenes and sends her to boarding school. Teresa’s outlook begins to change, but not before she’s struck with a serious...

🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Teresa of Avila - Episode One: Coming of Age Avila, Spain. 1529. A smart, wealthy, and popular young girl faces a choice about who she will become. Will she follow her fashionable friends and their love of parties, romance, and intrigue…or will she listen to the deepest longings of her heart? This is the story of Teresa of Avila.  🌐 Su...

🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Padre Pio - Episode Five: In the Heights of the Mountains Italy. 1916. After the marks of the wounds of Christ appear in Padre Pio's hands, feet and side, Church authorities have ordered Pio to stop all public ministry as a priest. With the faithful clamoring at his door, Padre Pio must find a way to live out his vocation in obedience to the Church...

🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Padre Pio - Episode Four: A Mystery to Himself Italy. 1916. Arrested for desertion, Padre Pio finds himself thrust into a perilous predicament. A simple misunderstanding quickly escalates, with the grim possibility of prison or worse, hanging over Pio. As tension mounts and uncertainty grows, Pio's faith is put to the test. 🌐 Subscribe for Free Da...

🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Padre Pio - Episode Three: Homecoming Italy. 1910. Still in Pietrelcina, Padre Pio faces a pivotal moment: his Capuchin superior fears his fragile health may hinder his monastic vocation. As a great war begins, Pio discovers that pain and persistent trials may be inseparable from his priestly service. Will he find the fortitude to fulfill his vocat...

🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Padre Pio - Episode Two: A Worthwhile Suffering Italy. 1903. Brother Pio returns to Pietrelcina facing physical affliction and spiritual trials. His ill health is an obstacle to his vocation. With challenges at every turn, will his faith endure the trials that lie ahead? 🌐 Subscribe for Free Daily Episodes: https://thesaintspodcast.com/  &nbs...

🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Padre Pio - Episode One: The Path Pietrelcina, Italy. 1902. As a young man embarks on his journey to become a Capuchin monk, he encounters a series of unexpected trials that test his faith. Amidst the serene sounds of his hometown, whispers and warnings loom large. Will his steadfast spirit withstand the challenges ahead? This is the story of Padre...

🏔️ 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. 🌐 Subscr...

🏔️ 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 Chur...

🏔️ 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 pros...

🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Elizabeth Ann Seton - Episode Two: In the Lazaretto 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...

🏔️ 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: h...

🎙️ A Christmas Carol: The Spirit of Redemption From the creators of The Saints , discover the timeless tale of A Christmas Carol . This holiday season, step into 1843 and experience the debut of Charles Dickens’ most famous work. Follow the journey of Ebenezer Scrooge as he learns the true meaning of generosity, redemption, and the Christmas spirit. 📥 Subscribe for Free Daily Episodes: 👉 https:/...

🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Louis and Zelie - Episode Five: The Wedding Feast 1877. Louis and Zelie are still struggling to understand the mystery of Léonie's bad behavior. While baby Therese is now a strong, healthy, adorable little girl, Zelie's poor health has reached a crisis point. 🌐 Subscribe for Free Daily Episodes: https://thesaintspodcast.com/    Get free daily epis...

🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Louis and Zelie - Episode Four: Will of Iron 1873. Louis and Zelie have now lost not just one, but two young children. Marie and Pauline are thriving in boarding school. Léonie has joined them there. Zélie's lace business is booming, but Louis must leave frequently for business trips in Paris. On top of all this, Zelie learns she’s expecting anothe...

🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Louis and Zelie - Episode Three: Ora Et Labora Alençon, France. 1870. Twelve years after their wedding, Louis and Zelie are the happy parents of five little girls. But juggling two businesses and a household of five young children is no small task. What does life hold next for Louis and Zelie? 🌐 Subscribe for Free Daily Episodes: https://thesaints...

🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Louis and Zelie - Episode Two: A Midnight Wedding Alençon, France. 1858. Since Elise joined the Visitation Sisters, Zelie has been forced to join a larger lace company for work. But Elise isn’t the only one pursuing a new, exciting adventure. Their chance meeting on the Bridge Saint-Léonard has blossomed into a life changing romance for Louis and Z...

🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Louis and Zelie - Episode One: The Bridge France. 1850. Twenty-seven old Louis Martin is studying to be a watchmaker, but secretly wants to be a monk. Meanwhile, nineteen year old Zélie Guerin dreams of becoming a religious sister. These two young people are ready to forsake the world for lifelong religious vows, but God just might have other vows...

🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Francis de Sales - Episode Five: The New Bishop Savoy, France. 1599. Francis and Louis' mission to the Chablais region has been a stunning success. His writings against the Calvinist heresy have won tens of thousands back to the Church! Home once again, they face new challenges - ones that will change Francis's life forever. 🌐 Subscribe for Free D...

🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Francis de Sales - Episode Four: Winning Back Souls Savoy, France. 1594. Francis and his cousin, Father Louis, head into the Chablais region on a risky mission from their Bishop: bringing the light of the Catholic faith to those blinded by Calvinism! Warned about the dangers they’ll face, they find a welcome worse than anyone had imagined. 🌐 Subsc...

🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Francis de Sales - Episode Three: To the Chablais Savoy, France. 1592. Francis's desire to spend his life in the service of the Church is about to become a reality. But when it does, a new challenge faces him, one that ultimately endangers his life. 🌐 Subscribe for Free Daily Episodes: https://thesaintspodcast.com/   Get free daily episodes delive...

🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Francis de Sales - Episode Two: An Astonishing Appointment Savoy, France. 1586. Francis yearns to become a priest, but his father has other plans. When his cousin Louis comes to his aid in an unexpected way, Francis is finally able to tell his father the truth. 🌐 Subscribe for Free Daily Episodes: https://thesaintspodcast.com/   Get free daily epi...

🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Francis de Sales - Episode One: Hidden Yearnings 1574. The Savoie region of southeastern France, near Switzerland. For more than fifty years, the people of the Savoie have been deeply divided by religion: Catholics on one side, and the Protestant Calvinists on the other. One seven year old boy is particularly upset by this dire situation. This is t...