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Saint John Bosco: The Priest of the Turin Boys

Saint John Bosco: The Priest of the Turin Boys

12 min de leitura

A farm boy dreamed of a yard full of children, and grew up to open a house in Turin where no boy was ever turned away.

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The Advent Wreath

The Advent Wreath

6 min de leitura

In a house full of children in Hamburg, a pastor hangs a wheel of candles from the ceiling so the wait for Christmas can be seen, one day at a time.

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The Holy Innocents

The Holy Innocents

12 min de leitura

After the Holy Family slipped away, Bethlehem was left alone before the fear of a king. The Church has never forgotten the children of that village.

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The Presentation in the Temple

The Presentation in the Temple

6 min de leitura

Forty days after Christmas, Mary and Joseph carry the child up to the Temple. An old man who waited all his life knows him at once.

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The Star of Bethlehem

The Star of Bethlehem

1 min de leitura

A star lights up the sky and goes on ahead of the wise men, night after night, until it stops above the place where the child is.

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Saint John XXIII: The Good Pope

Saint John XXIII: The Good Pope

8 min de leitura

A boy from a farming family grew up, became pope at 76, and on a moonlit night sent a goodnight caress to the children of the world.

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Saint Pius X: The Pope Who Called the Children to Jesus

Saint Pius X: The Pope Who Called the Children to Jesus

9 min de leitura

A poor boy walked barefoot to school in Italy. One day, he became the pope who opened the doors of Holy Communion to children.

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Saint Anthony - Part 2: The Saint of Padua and the Miracles

Saint Anthony - Part 2: The Saint of Padua and the Miracles

17 min de leitura

In Padua, Friar Anthony preached, worked miracles, and was visited by the Child Jesus Himself. In this second part, we follow the last years of one of the world's best-loved saints.

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The Apparitions of Fatima - Part 1: The Lady Brighter than the Sun

The Apparitions of Fatima - Part 1: The Lady Brighter than the Sun

15 min de leitura

In the year 1917, in a poor village in Portugal, three shepherd children saw a Lady dressed in white, brighter than the sun. She carried a request for the whole world. This is how the apparitions of Fatima began.

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The Apparitions of Fatima - Part 2: The Miracle of the Sun

The Apparitions of Fatima - Part 2: The Miracle of the Sun

12 min de leitura

On October 13, 1917, seventy thousand people gathered at the Cova da Iria, in the pouring rain, to see whether the three children's promise was true. What happened in the sky that day became known as the Miracle of the Sun.

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The Apparitions of Fatima - Part 3: The Message of Fatima

The Apparitions of Fatima - Part 3: The Message of Fatima

12 min de leitura

After the Miracle of the Sun, the whole world wanted to know what Our Lady had told the three children. Little by little, the secret of Fatima was revealed: a serious warning, a story that touched even a Pope, and a promise of hope.

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Saint Carlo Acutis - Part 1: The Common Boy

Saint Carlo Acutis - Part 1: The Common Boy

13 min de leitura

Carlo was a boy like so many others: he loved video games, soccer, and computers. But he carried in his heart a great love for Jesus in the Eucharist. This is the story of how an ordinary boy lived an extraordinary faith.

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Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus - Part 1: The Little Flower

Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus - Part 1: The Little Flower

11 min de leitura

A sensitive girl who lost her mother very early and cried about everything carried in her heart an immense love for Jesus. Discover how Thérèse Martin became the little flower who won God's heart.

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Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus - Part 2: The Little Way

Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus - Part 2: The Little Way

14 min de leitura

Inside Carmel, Thérèse discovered her little way to holiness: not great heroic deeds, but small acts of love. A simple message that would end up changing the world.

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The Three Shepherd Children of Fatima - Part 1: Francisco and Jacinta

The Three Shepherd Children of Fatima - Part 1: Francisco and Jacinta

11 min de leitura

Francisco was a quiet boy who wanted to console Jesus. Jacinta, the youngest, offered everything she had for sinners. This is the story of the two shepherd children of Fatima, who lived only a short time and loved very much.

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The Three Shepherd Children of Fatima - Part 2: Lucia dos Santos

The Three Shepherd Children of Fatima - Part 2: Lucia dos Santos

12 min de leitura

Of the three shepherd children of Fatima, Lucia was the one who stayed. She lived ninety-seven years guarding and spreading Our Lady's message: from the little shepherd girl of Aljustrel to Sister Lucia of the Carmel of Coimbra.

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The Creation of the World

The Creation of the World

9 min de leitura

In the beginning there was only Chaos. Out of that emptiness came Gaia, the Earth, and Uranus, the starry Sky, and with them the first children of the universe. This is how the ancient Greeks told the story of how everything began.

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Prometheus, the Friend of Humanity

Prometheus, the Friend of Humanity

12 min de leitura

Prometheus, the Titan who thought before he acted, shaped the first humans and loved them like children. So they would not live in cold and darkness, he defied Zeus himself — and paid a terrible price for his compassion.

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