Are you a Catholic parent ready to start sharing your faith with your kids in a way the whole family can enjoy? You're in the right place! The Catholic Sprouts Podcast is a daily podcast for Catholic kids, with short episodes designed to plant one seed of faith each day in an easy, stress-free way. We cover topics such as Catholic Feast Days, Morality, Catholic Theology, the saints, and sacraments. We understand the challenges you face as a Catholic parent and create episodes that promote learning together, so you can discuss as a family and incorporate what you've learned into...
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Nov 13, 2026 · 7:28
Meet St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, the first U.S. citizen to be canonized and the patron saint of immigrants. She was barely five feet tall and often sick, and an archbishop told…
Nov 12, 2026 · 7:34
Meet St. Josaphat, the archbishop who gave his life for the unity of the Church. As a boy, Josaphat loved the chanted prayers, incense, and golden icons of the Eastern Church. As…
Nov 11, 2026 · 6:59
Meet St. Martin of Tours, the Roman soldier who cut his cloak in half for a freezing beggar. That night, Martin dreamed of Jesus wearing the very cloak he had given away. In this…
Nov 10, 2026 · 6:41
Meet Pope St. Leo the Great, the Pope who rode out alone to face Attila the Hun. With no army and no emperor to protect Rome, an old Pope walked into the tent of the most feared…
Nov 9, 2026 · 7:32
Discover the Lateran Basilica, the Pope's cathedral and the mother church of every Catholic parish in the world. For three hundred years, Christians in Rome worshipped in secret.…
Nov 8, 2026 · 8:05
Meet St. Elizabeth of the Trinity, the girl with a fierce temper who found God living inside her at her First Communion. Elizabeth was known for her stormy temper, until the day…
Nov 7, 2026 · 7:11
Meet St. Willibrord, the English monk who sailed with eleven companions to bring Jesus to a land that had never heard of Him. Willibrord baptized new Christians in a spring the…
Nov 6, 2026 · 7:17
Meet St. Joseph Khang, the young Vietnamese catechist who taught the Faith in secret during a fierce persecution. Joseph was not a priest, but he gathered his neighbors after…
Nov 5, 2026 · 6:44
Meet Blessed Bernhard Lichtenberg, the Berlin priest who prayed out loud for the Jewish people in Nazi Germany. After the Night of Broken Glass, most people stayed silent.…
Nov 4, 2026 · 7:44
Meet St. Charles Borromeo, the archbishop who stayed with his people when the plague came to Milan. When everyone who could escape the plague fled the city, Archbishop Charles…
Nov 3, 2026 · 6:23
Meet St. Hubert, the grieving hunter who saw a crucifix between a stag's antlers on Good Friday. Hubert was chasing a magnificent stag through the forest when the stag turned,…
Nov 2, 2026 · 7:00
For All Souls Day, hear the story of Christina the Astonishing, the woman who saw purgatory and came back to pray for the holy souls. Everyone believed Christina had died, until…
Nov 1, 2026 · 6:47
Discover why All Saints Day belongs to every Catholic family, and why you are invited to this feast too. On this Solemnity of All Saints, Sprouts travels to ancient Rome, where a…
Oct 31, 2026 · 8:06
St. Denis was beheaded by Roman soldiers on a hill outside Paris — then stood up, picked up his own head, and kept walking. The first bishop of Paris, Denis, was martyred…
Oct 30, 2026 · 6:56
St. Charles de Foucauld lived a life of wealth, adventure, and no faith at all — until a single confession changed everything in an afternoon. A former cavalry officer who'd lost…
Oct 29, 2026 · 6:59
Blessed Chiara Badano was sixteen and playing tennis when a sudden pain turned out to be bone cancer — and she chose to give it to Jesus. An energetic Italian teenager active in…
Oct 28, 2026 · 7:48
St. Jude was one of Jesus's original twelve apostles — and for centuries, Catholics were too afraid of his name to pray to him. Present at the Last Supper and at Pentecost, Jude…
Oct 27, 2026 · 7:26
Blessed Contardo Ferrini was one of Europe's most celebrated law professors — and he stopped everything every day at noon to pray. A brilliant scholar of Roman law who also lived…
Oct 26, 2026 · 6:42
Blessed José Gregorio Hernández trained with Europe's finest doctors — then spent his whole career treating Venezuela's poor for free. One of the most gifted physicians of his…
Oct 25, 2026 · 7:01
St. Antonio de Sant'Anna Galvão, known as Frei Galvão, turned tiny handwritten prayers into pills the sick could actually hold. As the friary's confessor in colonial São Paulo,…
Oct 24, 2026 · 6:56
An entire Christian city in ancient Arabia was given a choice — deny Christ or die — and chose Jesus together. When King Dhu Nuwas surrounded Najran and demanded its Christians…
Oct 23, 2026 · 7:57
St. John of Capistrano was a seventy-year-old friar with no sword — and he rode out to help save Europe from an Ottoman siege. A former lawyer who joined the Franciscans after a…
Oct 22, 2026 · 7:49
St. John Paul II was shot in St. Peter's Square — and two years later, he sat in a prison cell forgiving the man who tried to kill him. Shaped by devastating loss in his youth…
Oct 21, 2026 · 6:43
St. Laura Montoya left a comfortable teaching career to paddle upriver into the Colombian jungle for children nobody else was looking for. Convinced that the indigenous Chocó…
Oct 20, 2026 · 7:40
St. Paul of the Cross built an entire religious order around one conviction: that gazing at Jesus's suffering teaches us how loved we are. After receiving the rule for his new…
Oct 19, 2026 · 7:20
St. Isaac Jogues escaped slavery among the Mohawk with broken, tortured hands — and then chose to go back. A Jesuit missionary among the Huron people, Isaac was captured,…
Oct 18, 2026 · 7:45
St. Lorenzo Ruiz was a father and calligrapher with an ordinary life in Manila — until a ship to Japan changed everything. A devoted member of the Confraternity of the Holy…
Oct 17, 2026 · 7:41
St. Ignatius of Antioch spent his final journey in chains writing letters that Christians still read two thousand years later. Arrested for his faith and marched toward martyrdom…
Oct 16, 2026 · 7:55
St. Gerard Majella was falsely accused of serious wrongdoing — and never once defended himself. A humble Redemptorist brother known for astonishing miracles, from bilocating to…
Oct 15, 2026 · 7:32
St. Teresa of Ávila spent twenty comfortable years as a nun before a statue of the suffering Christ stopped her in her tracks. Charming and popular but only half-committed to…
Oct 14, 2026 · 7:03
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…
Oct 13, 2026 · 7:30
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…
Oct 12, 2026 · 7:43
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…
Oct 11, 2026 · 6:56
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…
Oct 10, 2026 · 7:25
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…
Oct 9, 2026 · 7:20
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…
Oct 8, 2026 · 7:36
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…
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…
Oct 6, 2026 · 7:00
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…
Oct 5, 2026 · 7:09
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…
Oct 4, 2026 · 8:22
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…
Oct 3, 2026 · 6:44
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…
Oct 2, 2026 · 7:04
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 of Peace…
Oct 1, 2026 · 8:23
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 sorrow so…
Sep 30, 2026 · 6:26
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 than the…
Sep 29, 2026 · 6:43
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 itself…
Sep 28, 2026 · 6:03
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, who was…
Sep 27, 2026 · 6:26
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 sins hidden…
Sep 26, 2026 · 5:15
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 a gift…
Sep 25, 2026 · 5:47
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, Bartholomew was…
Sep 24, 2026 · 5:33
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 ship was…
Sep 23, 2026 · 6:42
Padre Pio carried the actual wounds of Christ's Crucifixion in his own body for fifty years — and spent his life hearing confessions. In 1918, while deep in prayer, Padre Pio…
Sep 22, 2026 · 6:26
St. Thomas of Villanova refused to decorate his own archbishop's residence — and sent the money to a hospital instead. Known since childhood for giving away his own clothes to…
Sep 21, 2026 · 5:50
St. Matthew dropped his tax booth the instant Jesus said "Follow me" — then threw a party so his old friends could meet Him too. A tax collector despised by his own neighbors,…
Sep 20, 2026 · 7:21
St. Andrew Kim, Korea's first native priest, was beheaded at 25 — two years after a layman's secret mission made his ordination possible. Paul Chong risked his life smuggling…
Sep 19, 2026 · 6:22
St. Emily de Rodat turned her own small bedroom into a classroom after overhearing poor mothers worry about their daughters. Unsure of her calling for years, Emily overheard a…
Sep 18, 2026 · 6:17
St. Joseph of Cupertino, mocked as a boy for being slow, would later rise off the ground during Mass in front of stunned crowds. Dismissed by one religious order after another…
Sep 17, 2026 · 6:19
St. Robert Bellarmine was one of Europe's most brilliant cardinals — and he spent months writing a simple little book just for children. A theological genius trusted by popes,…
Sep 16, 2026 · 6:13
St. Cyprian of Carthage left behind a wealthy lawyer's life in his thirties — and faced execution decades later without a trace of fear. Baptized as a grown man after years he…
Sep 15, 2026 · 5:55
Our Lady of Sorrows stood at the foot of the Cross and simply would not look away. This feast honors the depth of Mary's suffering as Jesus's mother, from Simeon's warning that a…
Sep 14, 2026 · 7:07
Legend says the True Cross grew too heavy for an emperor to carry — until he traded his crown for bare feet. This feast remembers Emperor Heraclius's return of the recovered True…
Sep 13, 2026 · 6:12
St. John Chrysostom, the "golden-mouthed" preacher, was exiled by an empress for telling the truth — and died still praising God. As archbishop of Constantinople, John's…
Sep 12, 2026 · 6:19
St. Francis Choe risked his life recovering the bodies of Korea's martyrs — and his own martyred family raised Korea's second native priest. Married in secret amid Korea's brutal…
Sep 11, 2026 · 5:47
Servant of God William Atkinson became a quadriplegic before he ever became a priest — then became the Church's first quadriplegic priest anyway. An eighteen-year-old novice when…
Sep 10, 2026 · 6:21
Turned away from every convent in Manila for being Filipina, Venerable Ignacia del Espíritu Santo built one herself with a needle and scissors. When Spanish colonial convents…
Sep 9, 2026 · 6:06
St. Peter Claver climbed into slave ships in Cartagena harbor before almost anyone else dared go near them. For forty years, whenever a slave ship arrived in Cartagena, Colombia,…
Sep 8, 2026 · 6:28
Blessed Frédéric Ozanam answered a college classmate's doubt about the Church not with an argument, but with his own winter firewood. Challenged by a classmate to show what the…
Sep 7, 2026 · 5:47
St. Regina, a teenage shepherdess secretly baptized as a baby, chose martyrdom over marriage to a Roman official. Raised in the fields tending sheep, Regina turned her ordinary…
Sep 6, 2026 · 6:15
Blessed Bertrand of Garrigues walked barefoot beside St. Dominic, founding the Dominican order town by hungry town. One of St. Dominic's first companions, Bertrand gave up…
Sep 5, 2026 · 6:57
St. Teresa of Calcutta — Mother Teresa — heard God's call on a train to Darjeeling and never looked back. A teaching sister in Calcutta, Teresa felt a second, deeper call from…
Sep 4, 2026 · 6:35
St. Rosalia walked away from a noble Sicilian family to live alone in a cave — then saved a plague-stricken city five centuries later. Rosalia gave up wealth and an expected…
Sep 3, 2026 · 7:21
Pope St. Gregory the Great gave up a life of power in Rome for prayer — then used the papacy to feed the hungry and send missionaries to Britain. Gregory walked away from his…
Sep 2, 2026 · 6:55
St. Ingrid of Skänninge turned her grief as a young widow into pilgrimages all the way to Jerusalem and Rome. Widowed young, the Swedish noblewoman Ingrid began gathering with…
Sep 1, 2026 · 7:02
Venerable Marie-Josephte Fitzbach turned her own grief into an open door for women no one else in Quebec would take in. Widowed young, Marie-Josephte Fitzbach joined the Sisters…
Aug 31, 2026 · 6:50
Two secret followers of Jesus — afraid their whole lives — finally stepped into the light at the foot of the Cross. Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus were powerful members of the…
Aug 30, 2026 · 7:07
St. Jeanne Jugan carried a blind, forgotten old woman home in her own arms — and started a worldwide order. On a cold winter night in France, Jeanne Jugan carried an elderly,…
Aug 29, 2026 · 6:47
A slave girl's quiet faith led her wealthy Roman mistress all the way to martyrdom — and to heaven. Serapia, a young Christian slave in ancient Rome, never preached to her…
Aug 28, 2026 · 7:55
St. Moses the Black led a gang of bandits through Egypt before becoming one of the desert's holiest monks. Once the leader of a feared robber gang along the Nile, Moses found…
Aug 27, 2026 · 6:41
St. Monica prayed and fasted for her wayward son for seventeen straight years — and never once gave up. St. Monica wept for years over her brilliant but faithless son, Augustine,…
Aug 26, 2026 · 6:55
St. Mariam Baouardy, an orphaned servant girl left for dead at thirteen, was nursed back to life by Our Lady herself. After refusing to renounce her Catholic faith, young Mariam…
Aug 25, 2026 · 6:26
St. Louis, King of France, once paid a fortune for Christ's Crown of Thorns — then carried it home barefoot himself. St. Louis IX ruled one of Europe's most powerful kingdoms…
Aug 24, 2026 · 6:16
Before they ever met, Jesus already knew Bartholomew's heart — and told him so under a fig tree. St. Bartholomew was skeptical when his friend Philip told him they'd found the…
Aug 23, 2026 · 6:47
St. Rose of Lima wore a crown of roses hiding metal spikes — a secret gift of love to Jesus. The first saint born in the Americas, Rose of Lima spent hours each day in prayer in…
Aug 22, 2026 · 7:46
St. André Bessette spent 40 years answering a college door in Montreal — and thousands came seeking a miracle. Orphaned and sickly as a child, André Bessette worked as the…
Aug 21, 2026 · 7:24
If you made your First Communion at age seven or eight, then you have St. Pius X to thank! Born into poverty in Italy, St. Pius X became Pope and used his position to do…
Aug 20, 2026 · 7:43
At 22, St. Bernard of Clairvaux showed up at a monastery gate with thirty friends who all wanted to become monks. St. Bernard gave up wealth and comfort to found the monastery of…
Aug 19, 2026 · 6:42
Servant of God Nicholas Black Elk went from Lakota warrior to Catholic catechist who brought over 400 people to baptism. Nicholas Black Elk lived through the Battle of Little…
Aug 18, 2026 · 6:27
At almost eighty years old, St. Helena crossed the ancient world on pilgrimage to find the actual Cross of Jesus. St. Helena, mother of Emperor Constantine, traveled thousands of…
Aug 17, 2026 · 7:09
Our Lady of Knock appeared to a rain-soaked Irish village in total silence — and said everything without a word. On a rainy August evening in 1879, fifteen villagers in Knock,…
Aug 16, 2026 · 8:03
St. Stephen of Hungary knelt among the poor as a king long before Rome ever sent him a crown. Meet St. Stephen of Hungary, the young Magyar chieftain crowned the first King of…
May 24, 2025 · 9:28
Training Guild link: https://www.extraordinarymission.com/dragonslayers contact email: john@extraordinarymission.com
May 23, 2025 · 8:37
It's the final week of our series on the ABC's of the Catholic Faith! :tada: If you would like to listen to the archives, here are the coloring pages that correspond with each…
May 22, 2025 · 8:06
It's the final week of our series on the ABC's of the Catholic Faith! :tada: If you would like to listen to the archives, here are the coloring pages that correspond with each…
May 21, 2025 · 8:04
It's the final week of our series on the ABC's of the Catholic Faith! :tada: If you would like to listen to the archives, here are the coloring pages that correspond with each…
May 20, 2025 · 6:34
It's the final week of our series on the ABC's of the Catholic Faith! :tada: If you would like to listen to the archives, here are the coloring pages that correspond with each…
May 19, 2025 · 6:21
It's the final week of our series on the ABC's of the Catholic Faith! :tada: If you would like to listen to the archives, here are the coloring pages that correspond with each…
May 17, 2025 · 9:39
Training Guild link: https://www.extraordinarymission.com/dragonslayers contact email: john@extraordinarymission.com
May 16, 2025 · 8:47
Join us as we approach the end of our series, the ABC's of the Catholic Faith. This week we are talking about Y is for Yahweh. We will be looking back at the story of Moses and…
May 15, 2025 · 9:32
Join us as we approach the end of our series, the ABC's of the Catholic Faith. This week we are talking about Y is for Yahweh. We will be looking back at the story of Moses and…
May 14, 2025 · 8:34
Join us as we approach the end of our series, the ABC's of the Catholic Faith. This week we are talking about Y is for Yahweh. We will be looking back at the story of Moses and…
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