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Saint Francis and the Wolf of Gubbio

Saint Francis and the Wolf of Gubbio

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A fierce wolf prowled around the city of Gubbio, and no one dared step outside the walls. Until the day Saint Francis decided to go and meet it alone. An old story about peace, forgiveness and the power of love.

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The Parable of the Good Samaritan

The Parable of the Good Samaritan

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Jesus tells the story of a man who was robbed on the road. Who will stop to help him? A lesson about loving our neighbor and showing compassion to everyone.

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Saints Anne and Joachim: The Grandparents of Jesus

Saints Anne and Joachim: The Grandparents of Jesus

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Jesus had a grandmother and a grandfather too. The Bible never tells us their names, but Christians have kept this story with love.

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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

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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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Saint Francis of Assisi - Part 1: From Rich Youth to the Little Poor Man

Saint Francis of Assisi - Part 1: From Rich Youth to the Little Poor Man

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Francis grew up rich in Assisi and dreamed of becoming a knight. But an encounter on the road changed his life forever, and the young man of the parties became the little poor man the whole world came to love.

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Saint John Paul II - Part 1: Karol Wojtyla, the Boy from Poland

Saint John Paul II - Part 1: Karol Wojtyla, the Boy from Poland

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In wartime Poland, a boy who loved the theater discovered, in the middle of great sorrow, a call from God. This is the story of young Karol Wojtyla, who would one day become Pope John Paul II.

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Saint Maximilian Kolbe - Part 2: The Martyrdom of Love in Auschwitz

Saint Maximilian Kolbe - Part 2: The Martyrdom of Love in Auschwitz

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In Auschwitz, Father Maximilian Kolbe offered to die in the place of a father of a family. This is the story of prisoner 16670, who answered hatred with the greatest act of love.

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Saint Carlo Acutis - Part 1: The Common Boy

Saint Carlo Acutis - Part 1: The Common Boy

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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

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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

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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

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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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Echo and Narcissus

Echo and Narcissus

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Echo was a nymph who could only repeat the words of others. Narcissus was the most beautiful youth in the world, but he loved only himself. The ancient story that explains the echo in the mountains and the flower that bends over the water.

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Icarus and Daedalus

Icarus and Daedalus

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Daedalus, the most brilliant inventor in Greece, built wings of feathers and wax to escape from Crete with his son Icarus. Before they flew, he made one request: not too high, not too low. An ancient story about listening to those who love us.

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King Midas and the Golden Touch

King Midas and the Golden Touch

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King Midas loved gold more than anything, and one day a god granted him exactly what he asked for: everything he touched would turn to gold. That was when he discovered what is worth more than any treasure.

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Odyssey - Part 3: The Return to Ithaca

Odyssey - Part 3: The Return to Ithaca

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After twenty years away, Odysseus comes home to Ithaca disguised as a beggar and finds his palace overrun by suitors. Only a test with an old bow, and a secret known to just two hearts, can set everything right again.

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Orpheus and Eurydice

Orpheus and Eurydice

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Orpheus played music so beautiful it charmed wild beasts, rivers, and even the gods. When he lost his beloved Eurydice, he went down alive into the realm of the dead to bring her back. One of the saddest and most beautiful love stories in Greek mythology.

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Prometheus, the Friend of Humanity

Prometheus, the Friend of Humanity

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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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Pygmalion and Galatea

Pygmalion and Galatea

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Pygmalion, the greatest sculptor of Cyprus, carved in ivory the most perfect woman ever imagined — and ended up falling in love with his own creation. A prayer to Aphrodite and a gentle miracle changed his story forever.

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