The Saints

The Merry Beggars

🏔️ Adventures of Faith and Courage A daily podcast bringing the Saints to life with award-winning actors, writers, and sound designers. 🌐 Subscribe for Free Daily Episodes: https://thesaintspodcast.com/  Get free daily episodes delivered to your email inbox, along with coloring pages, activity sheets, and more! 🔥 Ignite your Family’s Faith In a culture that has abandoned God, families struggle to find beautiful, faith-affirming stories to inspire their children. The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage provides thrilling and inspiring stories to ignite your family’s pursuit of virtue and holiness. 🗺️ A New 5-Episode Adventure Every Week.  Join Joan of Arc as she leads the French army, Patrick of Ireland as he escapes slavery, Saint George as he stands up against the Roman Empire, and many more. Professional actors, award-winning writers, and cinematic sound design that are guaranteed to leave you and your family eagerly waiting for tomorrow’s episode.

  • 15 minutes 5 seconds
    Saint Jerome: Episode Five

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    🗺️ Saint Jerome - Episode Five: A Devoted Soul

    Bethlehem, 380 A.D. Rumors rip through Rome like wildfire, threatening to destroy Jerome's reputation. Rather than fight the vicious gossip, Jerome flees, seeking peace in the Holy Land. But his work is far from over! The Latin translation of the Gospels complete, Jerome now turns to an even greater challenge: translate the Old Testament from the original Hebrew. Will this bold task unify the Church, or will it only incite fiercer opposition from Jerome's many enemies?

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    🚦 Rating:  7+

    Jerome grows in wisdom and understanding through years of study, spiritual introspection, and suffering. Despite his faults, Jerome fiercely and courageously pursues the truth, even at the cost of his reputation. Charity and piety are also exemplified in many of the characters, particularly the women in Jerome’s life. 

    This series contains moments of danger and intensity, including raised voices. Jerome experiences physical illness, a vision of Christ, and an attack by a demonic serpent in the desert. A monk recalls being kidnapped and enslaved. Church conflicts, false accusations, and harsh rebukes recur throughout the story.

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    16 January 2026, 9:00 am
  • 14 minutes 13 seconds
    Saint Jerome: Episode Four

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    🗺️ Saint Jerome - Episode Four: A Listening Ear

    Desert of Chalcis, Syria. 375 A.D. Jerome's quest to learn Hebrew is a battle of mind and spirit. Under Yosef's watchful eye, his mind strains against the strange, unfamiliar alphabet. Days turn into a grueling cycle of frustration, fatigue, and disappointment. Yet, a burning desire to read God’s word in its original form ignites his heart. Can Jerome master his pride as fiercely as he mastered these languages?

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    🚦 Rating:  7+

    Jerome grows in wisdom and understanding through years of study, spiritual introspection, and suffering. Despite his faults, Jerome fiercely and courageously pursues the truth, even at the cost of his reputation. Charity and piety are also exemplified in many of the characters, particularly the women in Jerome’s life. 

    This series contains moments of danger and intensity, including raised voices. Jerome experiences physical illness, a vision of Christ, and an attack by a demonic serpent in the desert. A monk recalls being kidnapped and enslaved. Church conflicts, false accusations, and harsh rebukes recur throughout the story.

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    15 January 2026, 9:00 am
  • 14 minutes 15 seconds
    Saint Jerome: Episode Three

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    🗺️ Saint Jerome - Episode Three: A Wounded Heart

    The Mediterranean Sea, 375 A.D. Jerome's encounter with Malchus leaves a profound mark on him. Shaken and inspired by Malchus's story, Jerome leaves Aquileia - it’s books, arguments, and comforts - and heads for Antioch at the edge of the Syrian Desert to become a monk. As Jerome sails towards Antioch, he braces for the trials ahead. The desert has ways of stripping away everything a man thinks he knows about himself. Can Jerome withstand the test?

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    🚦 Rating:  7+

    Jerome grows in wisdom and understanding through years of study, spiritual introspection, and suffering. Despite his faults, Jerome fiercely and courageously pursues the truth, even at the cost of his reputation. Charity and piety are also exemplified in many of the characters, particularly the women in Jerome’s life. 

    This series contains moments of danger and intensity, including raised voices. Jerome experiences physical illness, a vision of Christ, and an attack by a demonic serpent in the desert. A monk recalls being kidnapped and enslaved. Church conflicts, false accusations, and harsh rebukes recur throughout the story.

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    14 January 2026, 9:00 am
  • 12 minutes 16 seconds
    Saint Jerome: Episode Two

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    🗺️ Saint Jerome - Episode Two: A Sharp Tongue

    Aquilea, Northern Italy. 362 A.D. Jerome, Bonosus, and Rufinus have left the comforts of Rome to chase knowledge in foreign lands. After two years of traveling, they stop in Aquileia, a bustling port city, where fierce debates on faith and Christianity roar around them. As questions sharpen and tempers flare, Jerome’s intellect is pushed to its limits. Can Jerome finally channel his intellect toward a higher purpose, or will his quick wit continue to be his greatest adversary?

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    🚦 Rating:  7+

    Jerome grows in wisdom and understanding through years of study, spiritual introspection, and suffering. Despite his faults, Jerome fiercely and courageously pursues the truth, even at the cost of his reputation. Charity and piety are also exemplified in many of the characters, particularly the women in Jerome’s life. 

    This series contains moments of danger and intensity, including raised voices. Jerome experiences physical illness, a vision of Christ, and an attack by a demonic serpent in the desert. A monk recalls being kidnapped and enslaved. Church conflicts, false accusations, and harsh rebukes recur throughout the story.

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    13 January 2026, 9:00 am
  • 13 minutes 50 seconds
    Saint Jerome: Episode One

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    🗺️ Saint Jerome - Episode One: A Brilliant Mind

    Rome, 360 A.D. The Roman Empire is struggling under the weight of invasions and economic turmoil. Amidst the chaos, Christianity rises, bringing hope. But as the Gospel spreads across different lands and languages, contradicting translations lead to confusion, even heresies. The Church needs clarity, wisdom, and a firm hand to defend the truth. And in this turbulent age, one man rises to the challenge: a brilliant scholar with an unyielding dedication to Scripture. This is the story of Saint Jerome.

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    🚦 Rating:  7+

    Jerome grows in wisdom and understanding through years of study, spiritual introspection, and suffering. Despite his faults, Jerome fiercely and courageously pursues the truth, even at the cost of his reputation. Charity and piety are also exemplified in many of the characters, particularly the women in Jerome’s life. 

    This series contains moments of danger and intensity, including raised voices. Jerome experiences physical illness, a vision of Christ, and an attack by a demonic serpent in the desert. A monk recalls being kidnapped and enslaved. Church conflicts, false accusations, and harsh rebukes recur throughout the story.

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    12 January 2026, 9:00 am
  • 14 minutes 35 seconds
    Elizabeth Ann Seton: Episode Five

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    🗺️ Elizabeth Ann Seton - Episode Five: Maryland

    It’s 1808. With the success of the girls’ school in Baltimore, Archbishop Carroll has sent Elizabeth and her followers to rural Emmitsburg, to formally establish the Sisters of Charity of St. Joseph. But when illness strikes again, Elizabeth's faith will be tested like never before.

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    🚦 Rating: 7+

    Elizabeth spends the episode struggling with the news that Annina has contracted Tuberculosis. She bears up bravely against this second great tragic death of her life. Father Dubois gives counsel to her griefs, and she ultimately chooses to offer her suffering to God and to “hazard yet forward.” 
     
    Moments of intensity and sadness. A character dies of tuberculosis in-scene. Several references to the deaths of loved ones.

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    9 January 2026, 8:00 am
  • 15 minutes 39 seconds
    Elizabeth Ann Seton: Episode Four

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    🗺️ Elizabeth Ann Seton - Episode Four: Hazard Yet Forward

    Back in New York, Elizabeth and her family depend on the charity of their wealthy Protestant community. But she cannot forget her time in Italy, and her discovery of the Holy Eucharist at the Catholic Mass. Will Elizabeth risk everything by leaving her Protestant community for the Catholic Church?

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    🚦 Rating: Everyone

    Elizabeth is faced with a difficult choice: the life and the friends she has known - or God’s Real Presence. Elizabeth, Annina, and the rest of the family don’t hesitate in choosing their faith boldly over the opinions of others.

    Raised voices and moments of argument and intensity. Minor references to the death of a parent.

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    8 January 2026, 8:00 am
  • 13 minutes 40 seconds
    Elizabeth Ann Seton: Episode Three

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    🗺️ Elizabeth Ann Seton - Episode Three: Their Real Presence

    March, 1804. Two months after William's death, Elizabeth and Annina are still in Italy, waiting for the ship that will bring them home to New York. As she struggles with her recent widowhood, Elizabeth has an encounter that awakens a new faith in her, even as her family’s financial prospects worsen. 

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    🚦 Rating: Everyone

    Elizabeth faces her grief courageously, turning toward the sacraments alongside her children. The Felicchi Family exemplifies caring for the afflicted and the sick; Antonio acts far beyond what is required for him in securing the Seton family passage home.

    Includes some minor references to the death of a parent.

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    7 January 2026, 8:00 am
  • 16 minutes 10 seconds
    Elizabeth Ann Seton: Episode Two

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    🗺️ Elizabeth Ann Seton - Episode Two: In the Lazaretto

    1803. One year after the collapse of William’s business, the Seton family has grown. But their financial worries and William's illness are worse than ever. Advised to travel abroad for William’s health, the Setons spend their last pennies getting to Italy. Nothing prepares them for the trials lying ahead.

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    🚦 Rating: 7+

    The Seton family struggles together against their circumstances, both medical and financial. They demonstrate courage and hope in making their journey to Italy, as well as bravery in the face of tragedy. 

    Some moments of intensity, including some raised voices and arguments. A character dies of tuberculosis in-scene.

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    6 January 2026, 8:00 am
  • 11 minutes 54 seconds
    Elizabeth Ann Seton: Episode One

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    🗺️ Elizabeth Ann Seton - Episode One: Certain Doom

    New York City. 1802. In post-Revolutionary War Manhattan, the rich and powerful gather to dance and celebrate the birthday of President George Washington. Among them is a woman whose charmed life is about to change. This is the true story of Elizabeth Ann Seton.

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    🚦 Rating: Everyone

    The Setons demonstrate wonderful family connectedness and virtues, including mutual dedication to each other and humility. Elizabeth also invites her friend Julia along with her to worship. 

    Moments of intensity and raised voices, including a minor reference to blood. 

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    5 January 2026, 8:00 am
  • 14 minutes 31 seconds
    Kateri Tekakwitha: Episode Five

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    🗺️ Kateri Tekakwitha - Episode Five: Kahnawake

    Murderous bounty hunters chase Kateri and André as they race northwards, towards freedom at the mission of Kahnawake. It’s just a few hours’ away at the top of Lake Champlain, but will Kateri and Andre make it there safely before they’re caught? Can Kateri finally be reunited with her cousin?

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    🚦 Rating: 7+ 

    Kateri finally reunites with Otsitsa, giving a great example of friendship and courage. Deep but friendly discussion of vocation and religious life, St. Catherine of Siena, and the different ways in which we are all called.

    Antagonists fire guns at and miss Kateri and Andre. The episode also includes an intense escape sequence as Andre and Kateri travel by boat through dangerous rapids, risking their own lives to overturn the boats of their pursuers. 

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    2 January 2026, 8:00 am
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