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Good King Wenceslas

Good King Wenceslas

6 min de leitura

On the day after Christmas a king walks out into deep snow with his page to carry supper to a poor man, and his footprints warm the way.

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Noah's Ark

Noah's Ark

1 min de leitura

The animals come two by two, the rain begins to fall, and the ark rocks gently on the water, warm and safe inside. A story for bedtime.

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The Creation Song

The Creation Song

1 min de leitura

A slow little song about the seven days of creation, from the very first light to the day of rest, to carry your baby toward sleep.

0-2 years1 min de leitura
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Saint Leo the Great and Attila

Saint Leo the Great and Attila

7 min de leitura

When a fearsome army marched toward Rome, a pope with no weapons rode out to meet it, carrying only his faith and a word of peace.

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Saint Martin of Tours: The Soldier Who Divided His Cloak

Saint Martin of Tours: The Soldier Who Divided His Cloak

14 min de leitura

On a bitterly cold night, a young soldier cut his own cloak in half to warm a beggar. That night, in a dream, he discovered who the beggar was. The story of Saint Martin of Tours, the soldier who became a bishop.

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Saint Dulce of the Poor - Part 2: From the Chicken Coop to Santo Antonio Hospital

Saint Dulce of the Poor - Part 2: From the Chicken Coop to Santo Antonio Hospital

11 min de leitura

From the old chicken coop grew a hospital that cares for thousands of people. Sister Dulce met the Pope, received awards from around the world, and stayed simple to the end. This is the story of the nun from Bahia who became Saint Dulce of the Poor.

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Saint Francis of Assisi - Part 2: The Friars Minor and Saint Clare

Saint Francis of Assisi - Part 2: The Friars Minor and Saint Clare

12 min de leitura

Francis rebuilds churches with his own hands and, without planning it, watches a family of brothers grow around him. Clare runs away from home to follow him, the Pope approves the Order, and Francis crosses a war to speak with the Sultan.

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Saint Joan of Arc - Part 1: The Maid of Orléans

Saint Joan of Arc - Part 1: The Maid of Orléans

11 min de leitura

In a small French village, a peasant girl heard voices from heaven and received a mission that seemed impossible. This is the first part of the story of Joan of Arc, the Maid of Orléans.

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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

11 min de leitura

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 1: The Knight of the Immaculata

Saint Maximilian Kolbe - Part 1: The Knight of the Immaculata

14 min de leitura

A Polish boy saw Our Lady holding two crowns and chose them both. He became Father Maximilian Kolbe, who spread devotion to Mary around the world through magazines and radio, up to the dark days of the war.

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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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Odyssey - Part 1: The Cyclops and Perils

Odyssey - Part 1: The Cyclops and Perils

11 min de leitura

With the Trojan War over, Odysseus wants only to sail home. But between him and the island of Ithaca wait flowers that make men forget, a one-eyed giant, and the fury of a god of the sea.

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The War of the Titans - Titanomachy

The War of the Titans - Titanomachy

13 min de leitura

Cronus feared an old curse: one day a son would take his throne. To stop it, he did something terrible — but Rhea hid little Zeus away, and from him came the greatest war the cosmos has ever seen.

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War of Troy - Part 1: The Apple of Discord

War of Troy - Part 1: The Apple of Discord

12 min de leitura

At the wedding of Peleus and Thetis, a golden apple rolls across the floor bearing a mysterious message. The choice of a young shepherd named Paris will change the fate of Troy forever.

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War of Troy - Part 2: The Wrath of Achilles

War of Troy - Part 2: The Wrath of Achilles

15 min de leitura

In the ninth year of the war, a quarrel between Achilles and Agamemnon changes everyone's fate. The story of Achilles and Patroclus's friendship, the duel with Hector, and a brave plea that softened the hardest of hearts.

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War of Troy - Part 3: The Trojan Horse

War of Troy - Part 3: The Trojan Horse

12 min de leitura

After ten years of siege, the Greeks vanish, leaving only an enormous wooden horse on the beach. The story of the most famous trick in mythology and the fall of proud Troy.

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The Fall of Camelot - Part 2: The Departure for Avalon

The Fall of Camelot - Part 2: The Departure for Avalon

15 min de leitura

On the plain of Camlann, two armies meet for the last battle. Arthur faces Mordred, Excalibur returns to the lake, and a boat crosses the mist toward Avalon. The end of the Arthurian legends — and the promise of the once and future king.

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Bearskin

Bearskin

16 min de leitura

Dismissed from the war and with no place in the world, a soldier accepts a dangerous bargain: seven years without washing, combing, or praying. In those hard years, he will discover who can see beyond appearances.

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