Catholic Sprouts: Daily Podcast for Catholic Kids

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  October 3: VEN. MATTHEW TALBOT: The Man Who Came Home 03.10.2026 6Min.

  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 penitential chains and cords under his clothes — a hidden life of holiness no one discovered until after his death. "Go, in God's name, but don't take it unless you're going to keep it." Today's challenge is just the start. Grab our free Family Pack — a saint calendar, activity pages, and discussion questions for the whole family, plus more surprises along the way: https://shop.catholicsprouts.com/pages/every-days-a-feast-day-follow-along  
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  October 2: THE GUARDIAN ANGELS: Never Walk Alone 02.10.2026 7Min.

  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 on a quiet hillside, who knelt beside them, prayed with them, and even brought them Holy Communion. Their story is a vivid reminder that God assigns every person a guardian angel from the moment they're born, praying alongside us and carrying our prayers to Him. "My God, I believe, I adore, I hope, and I love You. I ask pardon for all those who do not believe, do not adore, do not hope, and do not love You." The Guardian Angels' challenge doesn't have to end when the episode does. Our free Family Pack has a saint calendar, feast-day activity pages, and family discussion questions to keep it going at home — free when you subscribe: https://shop.catholicsprouts.com/pages/every-days-a-feast-day-follow-along  
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  October 1: ST. THÉRÈSE OF LISIEUX: Small Things, Great Love 01.10.2026 8Min.

  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 deeply it nearly overwhelmed her, until one quiet Christmas night changed her completely. Inside the Carmelite convent, she found her calling not in dramatic penances but in her Little Way — smiling at an irritating sister, offering a headache without complaint, and simply talking to Jesus the way you'd talk to a friend. "I will spend my heaven doing good on earth. I will let fall a shower of roses." Want to keep living Thérèse's story after the episode ends? Grab our free Family Pack — a saint calendar with daily challenges, feast-day activities, family discussion questions, and more — free for email subscribers, so your family can follow along together: https://shop.catholicsprouts.com/pages/every-days-a-feast-day-follow-along    
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  September 30: ST. JEROME: Translator of the Holy Bible 30.09.2026 6Min.

  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 easier Greek text, Jerome produced the Vulgate — the Latin Bible that shaped Catholic worship for over a thousand years. Sharp-tempered and imperfect, he still gave his whole life to a conviction he never let go of: that knowing Christ means knowing Scripture. "Ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ." Today's challenge is just the start. Grab our free Family Pack — a saint calendar, activity pages, and discussion questions for the whole family, plus more surprises along the way: https://shop.catholicsprouts.com/pages/every-days-a-feast-day-follow-along  
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  September 29: THE ARCHANGELS: Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael 29.09.2026 6Min.

  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 against Satan's rebellion, Gabriel announced to Mary that she would become the Mother of God, and Raphael secretly guided and healed a young man's family in the Book of Tobit. Together they remind us that God surrounds His people with protection, guidance, and good news we often can't see. "Who is like God?" This feast's challenge doesn't have to end when the episode does. Our free Family Pack has a saint calendar, feast-day activity pages, and family discussion questions to keep it going at home — free when you subscribe: https://shop.catholicsprouts.com/pages/every-days-a-feast-day-follow-along    
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  September 28: ST. WENCESLAUS: Barefoot King in the Snow 28.09.2026 6Min.

  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 later murdered for her influence over him, Duke Wenceslaus of Bohemia carried alms to the poor in the dark so no one would see him do it. He was martyred by his own brother in 935, dying for the very faith Ludmila had first planted in his heart. "He wasn't sneaking away from his duties. He was sneaking toward them." Want to keep living Wenceslaus's story after the episode ends? Grab our free Family Pack — a saint calendar with daily challenges, feast-day activities, family discussion questions, and more — free for email subscribers, so your family can follow along together: https://shop.catholicsprouts.com/pages/every-days-a-feast-day-follow-along  
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  September 27: ST. VINCENT DE PAUL: A Confession That Changed Everything 27.09.2026 6Min.

  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 for years with no priest nearby, Vincent de Paul founded a community of priests to reach forgotten villages. With his lifelong friend and partner Louise de Marillac, he also helped found the Daughters of Charity — sisters who served in the streets rather than behind convent walls. "Their convent was the sickroom, their chapel was the parish church, and their cloister was the streets of the city." Today's challenge is just the start. Grab our free Family Pack — a saint calendar, activity pages, and discussion questions for the whole family, plus more surprises along the way: https://shop.catholicsprouts.com/pages/every-days-a-feast-day-follow-along  
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  September 26: STS. COSMAS AND DAMIAN: Twin Brothers, Physicians for Christ 26.09.2026 5Min.

  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 from God, Cosmas and Damian treated rich and poor alike for free, and their generosity drew many toward Christ. When Emperor Diocletian's persecution reached them, both brothers and their three siblings were martyred together for refusing to deny their faith. "Physicians who healed for free, out of pure love rather than profit." Cosmas and Damian's challenge doesn't have to end when the episode does. Our free Family Pack has a saint calendar, feast-day activity pages, and family discussion questions to keep it going at home — free when you subscribe: https://shop.catholicsprouts.com/pages/every-days-a-feast-day-follow-along  
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  September 25: ST. SERGIUS OF RADONEZH: The Boy Who Couldn't Read 25.09.2026 5Min.

    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 blessed by a mysterious elder who gave him holy bread — and he could read fluently from that day on. He took the name Sergius as a monk, built a wilderness hermitage that grew into Russia's most important monastery, and turned down the country's highest Church office to stay a simple monk. "God fills in exactly what we lack, if we trust Him." Want to keep living Sergius's story after the episode ends? Grab our free Family Pack — a saint calendar with daily challenges, feast-day activities, family discussion questions, and more — free for email subscribers, so your family can follow along together: https://shop.catholicsprouts.com/pages/every-days-a-feast-day-follow-along  
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  September 24: ST. GERARD OF CSANÁD: Rerouted for Christ 24.09.2026 5Min.

  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 forced ashore by a storm, and he ended up staying in Hungary as a missionary bishop instead, personally tutoring the boy who became St. Emeric. He was martyred in 1046 during a pagan uprising, having spent his life noticing people — like a singing slave woman — that others overlooked. "Sometimes God doesn't answer our prayers by getting us where we meant to go. Sometimes He answers them by sending us somewhere we never expected at all." Today's challenge is just the start. Grab our free Family Pack — a saint calendar, activity pages, and discussion questions for the whole family, plus more surprises along the way: https://shop.catholicsprouts.com/pages/every-days-a-feast-day-follow-along  
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  September 23: PADRE PIO: Marked by Christ 23.09.2026 6Min.

  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 received the stigmata — real wounds matching Christ's Crucifixion that never healed for five decades. Embarrassed by the attention, he quietly offered his suffering to God while spending enormous hours hearing confessions, calling the sacrament "the soul's bath." "The soul's bath." Padre Pio's challenge doesn't have to end when the episode does. Our free Family Pack has a saint calendar, feast-day activity pages, and family discussion questions to keep it going at home — free when you subscribe: https://shop.catholicsprouts.com/pages/every-days-a-feast-day-follow-along    
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  September 22: ST. THOMAS OF VILLANOVA: Father of the Poor 22.09.2026 6Min.

  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 poor children, Thomas became Archbishop of Valencia and lived out that same generosity on a much larger scale — selling his own mattress, mending his own clothes, and building schools and jobs so the poor could become truly self-sufficient, not just fed for a day. "His own house could stay plain. The sick could not wait." Want to keep living Thomas's story after the episode ends? Grab our free Family Pack — a saint calendar with daily challenges, feast-day activities, family discussion questions, and more — free for email subscribers, so your family can follow along together: https://shop.catholicsprouts.com/pages/every-days-a-feast-day-follow-along  
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  September 21: ST. MATTHEW: The Tax Collector Apostle 21.09.2026 5Min.

  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, Matthew left everything the moment Jesus called him, then hosted a banquet inviting his old crowd of "sinners" to meet Jesus. When religious leaders objected, Jesus explained exactly why He'd come. "I have come to call not the righteous, but sinners." Today's challenge is just the start. Grab our free Family Pack — a saint calendar, activity pages, and discussion questions for the whole family, plus more surprises along the way: https://shop.catholicsprouts.com/pages/every-days-a-feast-day-follow-along  
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  September 20: STS. ANDREW KIM & PAUL CHONG: Heroes of the Catholic Church in Korea 20.09.2026 7Min.

  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 pleas to Church leaders in Beijing for priests to be sent to Korea's outlawed, hidden Catholics. His persistence led to Andrew Kim's ordination in 1844 as Korea's first native priest — before both men were martyred for the faith they'd given everything to serve. "It is for Him that I die. My immortal life is on the point of beginning." Paul and Andrew's challenge doesn't have to end when the episode does. Our free Family Pack has a saint calendar, feast-day activity pages, and family discussion questions to keep it going at home — free when you subscribe: https://shop.catholicsprouts.com/pages/every-days-a-feast-day-follow-along  
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  September 19: ST. EMILY DE RODAT: A School in One Small Room 19.09.2026 6Min.

  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 group of poor women in 1815 worrying that their daughters had no one to teach them the faith — and opened her own room as a school within days. Despite mockery, serious illness, and years of spiritual dryness, the single classroom grew into thirty-eight schools serving thousands of children. "She trusted that staying faithful mattered more than feeling close to God every moment." Want to keep living Emily's story after the episode ends? Grab our free Family Pack — a saint calendar with daily challenges, feast-day activities, family discussion questions, and more — free for email subscribers, so your family can follow along together: https://shop.catholicsprouts.com/pages/every-days-a-feast-day-follow-along  
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  September 18: ST. JOSEPH OF CUPERTINO: The Flying Friar 18.09.2026 6Min.

  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 for struggling to keep up, Joseph barely passed his ordination exams — the bishop happened to test him on the one Bible verse he knew well. Once ordained, his overwhelming love for Christ in the Eucharist sometimes lifted him bodily off the floor during Mass, earning him the nickname "the Flying Friar." "Blessed be the womb that bore Thee." Today's challenge is just the start. Grab our free Family Pack — a saint calendar, activity pages, and discussion questions for the whole family, plus more surprises along the way: https://shop.catholicsprouts.com/pages/every-days-a-feast-day-follow-along    
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  September 17: ST. ROBERT BELLARMINE: The Cardinal Who Wrote for Children 17.09.2026 6Min.

  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, Robert Bellarmine noticed that ordinary people, especially children, had no simple way to learn the Catholic faith. So he wrote a plain, short catechism of questions and answers that taught children the faith for centuries, while living simply himself despite his high office. "It was clear, short, and true." Robert's challenge doesn't have to end when the episode does. Our free Family Pack has a saint calendar, feast-day activity pages, and family discussion questions to keep it going at home — free when you subscribe: https://shop.catholicsprouts.com/pages/every-days-a-feast-day-follow-along    
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  September 16: ST. CYPRIAN OF CARTHAGE: From Darkness to Light 16.09.2026 6Min.

  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 later called spiritual darkness, Cyprian became bishop of Carthage and poured his wealth and skill into caring for the poor. When persecution finally caught up with him, he refused to deny Christ and met his death sentence with total peace. "Thanks be to God." Want to keep living Cyprian's story after the episode ends? Grab our free Family Pack — a saint calendar with daily challenges, feast-day activities, family discussion questions, and more — free for email subscribers, so your family can follow along together: https://shop.catholicsprouts.com/pages/every-days-a-feast-day-follow-along  
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  September 15: OUR LADY OF SORROWS: She Did Not Look Away 15.09.2026 5Min.

  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 sword would pierce her heart, all the way to Calvary, where she stood beneath the Cross to the very end. Because she knows real suffering, Catholics have brought their own sorrows to her for two thousand years. "That is what real love does. It does not look away." Today's challenge is just the start. Grab our free Family Pack — a saint calendar, activity pages, and discussion questions for the whole family, plus more surprises along the way: https://shop.catholicsprouts.com/pages/every-days-a-feast-day-follow-along  
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  September 14: THE EXALTATION OF THE CROSS: Too Heavy for a Crown 14.09.2026 7Min.

  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 Cross to Jerusalem in the 600s. Tradition holds that the Cross wouldn't budge, and the city gate wouldn't open, until Heraclius set aside his royal robes and crown and carried it in simple humility instead — a reminder of why the Church still lifts up the Cross every year. "It's a symbol that love, even suffering love, wins in the end." This feast's challenge doesn't have to end when the episode does. Our free Family Pack has a saint calendar, feast-day activity pages, and family discussion questions to keep it going at home — free when you subscribe: https://shop.catholicsprouts.com/pages/every-days-a-feast-day-follow-along