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🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Frances Xavier Cabrini - Episode Five: Too Small a World October 1891. The Hudson River Valley, New York. Mother Cabrini moves into Manresa despite its lack of adequate water. Her plans to expand the sisters’ mission include Nicaragua, China and cities across America. But first, she must overcome strong opposition and yet more trials. 🌐 Subscribe...

🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Frances Xavier Cabrini - Episode Four: A Proud Lineage As her orphanage in New York City expands, Mother Cabrini faces continued challenges and unscrupulous foes. And just as this savvy businesswoman and negotiator signs a deal for a new home for one-hundred orphans, another opportunity arises in a far off land.  🌐 Subscribe for Free Daily Episode...

🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Frances Xavier Cabrini - Episode Three: Things Saints Do Early morning, March 1889. New York City. With no home, no money, and no support from the local bishop, Mother Cabrini and her missionaries spend a sleepless night in a rat and bedbug infested tenement. Now, they must find a home, or go back to Italy in defeat. 🌐 Subscribe for Free Daily Epi...

🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Frances Xavier Cabrini - Episode Two: Not East, But West Italy, 1889. Mother Cabrini's missionaries are in Codogno and Milan, but Frances has much bigger plans. She is determined to bring her order to the Pope's attention and win papal approval for a mission to China. 🌐 Subscribe for Free Daily Episodes: https://thesaintspodcast.com/    Get free d...

Frances Xavier Cabrini: Episode One Description: 🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Frances Xavier Cabrini - Episode One: House of Providence Northern Italy, 1858. In a tiny rural village, a little girl dreams of becoming a missionary. But as she gets closer to making that dream a reality, she must overcome several obstacles that stand in her way. This is the story of Frances Xavier...

🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Saint Augustine - Episode Five: A Heart at Rest North Africa. 386 A.D. Desperate for genuine conversion, Augustine and his companions retreat to the quiet countryside for intense prayer and discernment. Although his friends try to help him, Augustine fears he’ll never be free from the sins that stand between him and God. 🌐 Subscribe for Free Daily...

🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Saint Augustine - Episode Four: The Cost of Sight Milan. 384 A.D. Eight years after leaving Thagaste, Augustine is a respected orator in far-off Milan, where he holds a position in the imperial court. But despite his achievements, his growing disbelief in Truth pushes him to despair. From these dark depths he discovers the words of another gifted o...

🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Saint Augustine - Episode Three: The Human Battleground Roman Thagaste, 374 A.D. Augustine excuses his sinful and indulgent life, thanks to the vile heresy of Manichaeism. Bored of city life and its pleasures, he moves his young family back to Thagaste to find peace and stability. But a reunion with a childhood friend may upset that plan, and launc...

🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Saint Augustine - Episode Two: The Head and the Heart Carthage. 373 A.D. Two years after leaving Thagaste, Augustine revels in the decadent pleasures of his new home. His unexpected meeting with Aurora leads him further astray. But when the writings of Cicero and Virgil arouse his deep longing for beauty and truth, he finds himself questioning ever...

🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Saint Augustine - Episode One: The Thrill of Evil North Africa. 370 A.D. The Roman city of Thagaste is home to a remarkable but restless sixteen year old boy. Torn between his intense desires and his brilliant mind, he has become a slave to his passions. His mother prays for his conversion, but can making bad choices and getting into trouble ever b...

🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Miguel Pro - Episode Five: Viva, Cristo Rey! Running from the police, and accused of attempting to assassinate General Obregón, Miguel and his family hide and wait at the Valdez house. General Cruz and Detective Valente do their all to find the fugitives. When help comes in the form of a betrayal, will it mean the end for Miguel Pro? 🌐 Subscribe f...

🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Miguel Pro - Episode Four: The Black Essex Mexico City. 1927. General Valdez and Detective Valente believe they're close to capturing the infamous "Cocol." Meanwhile, Father Miguel visits the faithful, giving them the sacraments in secret. As the net tightens, everyone he visits is at risk of arrest, or worse... 🌐 Subscribe for Free Daily Episodes...

🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Miguel Pro - Episode Three: Rebel Priest Mexico City. 1927. On the run again, Father Miguel is just a few steps ahead of Detective Valente’s men. And his safe places to hide are running out. Is this the end of the line for Father Miguel Pro?  🌐 Subscribe for Free Daily Episodes: https://thesaintspodcast.com/    Get free daily episodes delivered to...

🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Miguel Pro - Episode Two: Unexpected Visitors Mexico City. 1927. As Detective Valente plans to finally catch the mysterious “Cocol”, Miguel Pro drives to the Valdez home and what may be a dangerous trap. Will the detective get his man? Or will Father Miguel manage to escape capture once again? 🌐 Subscribe for Free Daily Episodes: https://thesaints...

🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Miguel Pro - Episode One: A Son of Loyola Mexico. 1927. A revolutionary regime wants to crush the Catholic faith. The sacraments are outlawed. Churches are closed. Priests and lay people are exiled, imprisoned and executed. But a brave group of faithful have taken up arms against their foes. They are “the Cristeros." Serving them and the Catholics...

Saint Faustina: Episode Five Description: 🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Saint Faustina - Episode Five: The Apostle Poland. 1933. Sister Faustina continues to suffer attacks, both worldly and supernatural. But she is undeterred: Jesus has asked her to have the image of His Divine Mercy painted and shared with the entire world. But as she gets closer to fulfilling this mission, b...

🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Saint Faustina - Episode Four: The Confessor Vilnius. 1933. Sister Faustina arrives for a new assignment at a new convent, where she meets the priest who will help her spread the message of Divine Mercy. But first, she must overcome the jealousy and gossip of the other sisters, and serious doubts about the truth of her visions. 🌐 Subscribe for Fre...

🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Saint Faustina - Episode Three: The Vision Poland. 1924. One by one, the doors of Warsaw’s convents are closed on Helena, and she is sent away. But she may have one last chance! As she makes her way to the Convent of Our Lady of Mercy, she hopes and prays to finally be admitted as a religious sister. But will the doors be open to her? And will the...

🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Saint Faustina- Episode Two: The Rejection The Warsaw-Vienna Railway station. 1924. Nineteen year old Helena arrives in the big city alone, her only belongings in a small burlap sack. Now, she must find a place to stay, and a convent that will take her. But Warsaw is no place for a girl far from her home, and finding a new one may prove harder than...

🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Saint Faustina - Episode One: The Dance Rural Poland, 1924. Helena Kowalska has a problem. Her parents and nine siblings love each other dearly, but life on their small farm is harsh, filthy, poor, and physically deprived. When her parents rule out her dream of religious life, she turns to Jesus, and receives a message of mercy that will change the...

🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Therese of Lisieux - Episode Five: Your Little Sister December, 1896. As the Carmelites of Lisieux celebrate Christmas, Sister Therese’s illness is worse, but she’s still determined to love Jesus through her “Little Way”. Though only twenty-four years old, she is an inspiration to many, including a young seminarian who seeks her advice. But time ma...

🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Therese of Lisieux - Episode Four: Elevator to Heaven 1894. Twenty-one year old Therese is now Sister Therese of the Child Jesus, the assistant novice mistress at the Carmelite convent in Lisieux. And her older sister Pauline is the Mother Prioress. But the Martin family faces new struggles. Papa’s health is declining. And Therese finds that her “L...

🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Therese of Lisieux - Episode Three: Let Me In! November, 1887. Rome, Italy. Determined as ever to become a Carmelite, fifteen-year old Therese and her father Louis have traveled to Rome, on a mission to meet the pope! But will she be allowed to speak with him? And will the Carmelites of Lisieux allow her in? One thing is certain: Therese Martin wil...

🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Therese of Lisieux - Episode Two: Save Souls 1887. Lisieux, France. Five years have passed and fourteen-year old Therese is as strong-willed as ever. With two of her sisters now in Carmel, she’s searching for her own place in the world. When she reads the story of a notorious criminal on death row, she’s convinced she’s found it. Now her only probl...

🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Therese of Lisieux - Episode One: The Little Flower Lisieux, France. 1882. Nine-year old Therese Martin is a mass of contradictions: she can be sweet and sensitive, but when she doesn’t get her way, watch out! Motherless since the age of four, her father and her four older sisters try to make a happy home for her. But when her sister Pauline shares...