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Catholic Sprouts: Daily Podcast for Catholic Kids

Catholic Sprouts: Daily Podcast for Catholic Kids

Nancy Bandzuch 2125 Episodes Oct 14, 2026

A daily podcast for Catholic kids that covers topics like feast days, morality, theology, saints, and sacraments. Each short episode aims to plant a seed of faith in a stress-free way for the whole family. The podcast encourages learning together and provides free resources at catholicsprouts.com.

Episodes

October 14: SERVANT OF GOD JULIUS NYERERE: Teacher
October 14: SERVANT OF GOD JULIUS NYERERE: Teacher Oct 14, 2026 07:03 Servant of God Julius Nyerere led his country to freedom without a single shot fired — then walked away from power while he still had it. A schoolteacher's son from Tanzania who converted to the Catholic faith and attended daily Mass for the rest of his life, Nyerere believed every human being carried the image of God, and let that conviction shape how he governed. After twenty-one years as presid
October 13: BL. ALEXANDRINA MARIA DA COSTA: I Want to Suffer with Love
October 13: BL. ALEXANDRINA MARIA DA COSTA: I Want to Suffer with Love Oct 13, 2026 07:30 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 unable to walk, Alexandrina refused to let her pain go to waste, offering every ache as prayer for souls far from God. For the last thirteen years of her life she lived on nothing but the Eucharist, sustained by Jesus alone even as
October 12: ST. CARLO ACUTIS: The First Millennial Saint
October 12: ST. CARLO ACUTIS: The First Millennial Saint Oct 12, 2026 07:43 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 Communion, Carlo went to daily Mass and spent an hour before the tabernacle, calling the Eucharist his highway to heaven. He used his gift for coding to build a website cataloguing Eucharistic miracles from around the world, and when leuk
October 11: POPE ST. JOHN XXIII: The Good Pope
October 11: POPE ST. JOHN XXIII: The Good Pope Oct 11, 2026 06:56 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 threw open the windows of the Church by calling the Second Vatican Council, insisting the Church offer mercy rather than condemnation to the modern world. Each night he handed his worries to God directly in prayer before sleep, trus
October 10: ST. DYMPHNA: The Princess Who Ran
October 10: ST. DYMPHNA: The Princess Who Ran Oct 10, 2026 07:25 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 turned into something frightening after her mother's death, Dymphna escaped with her confessor rather than give in to his demands, praying simply to stay faithful no matter the cost. She was martyred for her refusal, and the Belgia
October 9: ST. JOHN HENRY NEWMAN: In Search of the Truth
October 9: ST. JOHN HENRY NEWMAN: In Search of the Truth Oct 9, 2026 07:20 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 deep study of Scripture and the early Church Fathers slowly convinced him that the Catholic Church, not the Church of England, held the faith of the apostles. Though it cost him his position, his home, and many friendships, he knelt
October 8: ST. HILDEGARD OF BINGEN: A Feather on the Breath of God
October 8: ST. HILDEGARD OF BINGEN: A Feather on the Breath of God Oct 8, 2026 07:36 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 she called the Living Light, staying silent about them through decades of prayer and the Divine Office in her Benedictine monastery. When God pressed her to finally write them down, she obeyed, going on to write theology, music, and l
October 7: OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY: The Weapon Mary Gave Us
October 7: OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY: The Weapon Mary Gave Us Oct 7, 2026 14:29 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 decks and fervently prayed the Rosary, while people across Europe gathered to do the same. And Mary heard them! The wind shifted, and against all odds, the Holy League won a tremendous victory. This is just one example of the Rosary
October 6: VEN. ALPHONSE GALLEGOS: No One Left Behind
October 6: VEN. ALPHONSE GALLEGOS: No One Left Behind Oct 6, 2026 07:00 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 childhood illness, Alphonse grounded his ministry in long hours of silent prayer before the Blessed Sacrament every day. He then walked into gang territory again and again, treating young men others had written off with real dignit
October 5: ST. BARTOLO LONGO: From Darkness to Light
October 5: ST. BARTOLO LONGO: From Darkness to Light Oct 5, 2026 07:09 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, Bartolo returned to the Church through confession and Mass, but carried deep guilt over his past. Kneeling in the Valley of Pompeii, a remembered phrase about the Rosary changed everything, and he spent the rest of his life gathering peop
October 4: ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI: Rebuild My Church
October 4: ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI: Rebuild My Church Oct 4, 2026 08:22 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 away from comfort after an encounter with a leper on the road changed him completely, and a voice from a crucifix told him to repair God's Church. He begged for his food, cared for the sick with his own hands, and eventually bore the
October 3: VEN. MATTHEW TALBOT: The Man Who Came Home
October 3: VEN. MATTHEW TALBOT: The Man Who Came Home Oct 3, 2026 06:44 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 since his teens, Matthew made a pledge to his mother to stop drinking entirely, then went to confession and never touched another drop. He began attending daily Mass before work, gave most of his wages to the poor, and secretly wore p

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