Catholic Sprouts: Daily Podcast for Catholic Kids

October 13: BL. ALEXANDRINA MARIA DA COSTA: I Want to Suffer with Love

Blessed Alexandrina Maria da Costa was paralyzed at fourteen — and spent the next thirty years turning her suffering into prayer. After a fall left her body broken and

October 12: ST. CARLO ACUTIS: The First Millennial Saint

St. Carlo Acutis was a completely normal kid who loved video games and dogs — and also visited Jesus in the Eucharist every single day. From the day of his First Commun

October 11: POPE ST. JOHN XXIII: The Good Pope

Pope St. John XXIII surprised a Roman prison by walking in on Christmas Eve to visit the inmates himself. Elected as an elderly caretaker pope, Angelo Roncalli instead

October 10: ST. DYMPHNA: The Princess Who Ran

St. Dymphna fled across the sea to protect her faith — and became the patron saint of those who suffer in their minds and hearts. An Irish princess whose father's grief

October 9: ST. JOHN HENRY NEWMAN: In Search of the Truth

St. John Henry Newman was one of England's most celebrated Anglican preachers — until years of studying the early Church led him somewhere he never expected. Newman's d

October 8: ST. HILDEGARD OF BINGEN: A Feather on the Breath of God

St. Hildegard of Bingen kept a secret light inside her for thirty-five years before the world ever knew she carried it. From childhood, Hildegard experienced visions sh

October 7: OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY: The Weapon Mary Gave Us

Today we celebrate an incredible naval victory that saved Christianity across Europe. Although greatly outnumbered, the members of the Holy League knelt on their ship dec

October 6: VEN. ALPHONSE GALLEGOS: No One Left Behind

Bishop Alphonse Gallegos drove straight into Sacramento's most dangerous neighborhoods and learned every young man's name. Shaped by years of feeling overlooked after a

October 5: ST. BARTOLO LONGO: From Darkness to Light

St. Bartolo Longo fell into the occult as a young lawyer — then found salvation through six words about the Rosary. After years lost in dark spiritual practices, Bartol

October 4: ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI: Rebuild My Church

St. Francis of Assisi gave up his father's wealth to kiss the hands of a leper and rebuild a crumbling Church. Born into a prosperous merchant family, Francis walked aw

October 3: VEN. MATTHEW TALBOT: The Man Who Came Home

Venerable Matthew Talbot drank himself to ruin for sixteen years — then walked away from alcohol forever and never looked back. A Dublin laborer trapped by addiction si

October 2: THE GUARDIAN ANGELS: Never Walk Alone

Three shepherd children in Portugal met their guardian angel face to face — and he taught them how to pray. In 1916, Lucia, Francisco, and Jacinta encountered the Angel

October 1: ST. THÉRÈSE OF LISIEUX: Small Things, Great Love

St. Thérèse of Lisieux discovered that holiness isn't about grand gestures — it's about small things done with great love. As a teenager, Thérèse felt every joy and sor

September 30: ST. JEROME: Translator of the Holy Bible

St. Jerome spent decades in a Bethlehem cave translating the entire Bible so ordinary people could finally read it themselves. Working from the original Hebrew rather t

September 29: THE ARCHANGELS: Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael

The Archangels Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael are the only three angels named directly in Scripture — each sent on a different mission from God. Michael defended Heaven

September 28: ST. WENCESLAUS: Barefoot King in the Snow

St. Wenceslaus — the "Good King Wenceslas" of the Christmas carol — snuck out barefoot at night to give alms in secret. Raised in the faith by his grandmother Ludmila,

September 27: ST. VINCENT DE PAUL: A Confession That Changed Everything

One dying peasant's confession redirected St. Vincent de Paul's entire priesthood toward France's forgotten rural poor. After hearing a dying man's confession reveal si

September 26: STS. COSMAS AND DAMIAN: Twin Brothers, Physicians for Christ

Twin brothers Sts. Cosmas and Damian healed the sick across the Roman Empire — and never once asked for payment. Trained physicians who believed their medical skill was

September 25: ST. SERGIUS OF RADONEZH: The Boy Who Couldn't Read

  St. Sergius of Radonezh couldn't read a single word — until a mysterious stranger in a field changed everything. A boy who struggled painfully with his studies, Bar

September 24: ST. GERARD OF CSANÁD: Rerouted for Christ

A storm blew St. Gerard of Csanád off course toward the Holy Land — and sent him to Hungary instead, where he tutored a future saint. Bound for the Holy Land, Gerard's