Francis de Sales: Episode Three

🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Francis de Sales - Episode Three: To the Chablais Savoy, France. 1592. Francis's desire to spend his life in the service of the Church is about to become a reality. But when it does, a new challenge faces him, one that ultimately endangers his l…

Francis de Sales: Episode Two

🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Francis de Sales - Episode Two: An Astonishing Appointment Savoy, France. 1586. Francis yearns to become a priest, but his father has other plans. When his cousin Louis comes to his aid in an unexpected way, Francis is finally able to tell his f…

Francis de Sales: Episode One

🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Francis de Sales - Episode One: Hidden Yearnings 1574. The Savoie region of southeastern France, near Switzerland. For more than fifty years, the people of the Savoie have been deeply divided by religion: Catholics on one side, and the Protestan…

Frances Xavier Cabrini: Episode Five

🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Frances Xavier Cabrini - Episode Five: Too Small a World October 1891. The Hudson River Valley, New York. Mother Cabrini moves into Manresa despite its lack of adequate water. Her plans to expand the sisters’ mission include Nicaragua, China and…

Frances Xavier Cabrini: Episode Four

🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Frances Xavier Cabrini - Episode Four: A Proud Lineage As her orphanage in New York City expands, Mother Cabrini faces continued challenges and unscrupulous foes. And just as this savvy businesswoman and negotiator signs a deal for a new home fo…

Frances Xavier Cabrini: Episode Three

🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Frances Xavier Cabrini - Episode Three: Things Saints Do Early morning, March 1889. New York City. With no home, no money, and no support from the local bishop, Mother Cabrini and her missionaries spend a sleepless night in a rat and bedbug infe…

Frances Xavier Cabrini: Episode Two

🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Frances Xavier Cabrini - Episode Two: Not East, But West Italy, 1889. Mother Cabrini's missionaries are in Codogno and Milan, but Frances has much bigger plans. She is determined to bring her order to the Pope's attention and win papal approval …

Frances Xavier Cabrini: Episode One

Frances Xavier Cabrini: Episode One Description: 🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Frances Xavier Cabrini - Episode One: House of Providence Northern Italy, 1858. In a tiny rural village, a little girl dreams of becoming a missionary. But as she gets closer to making that dream…

Saint Augustine: Episode Five

🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Saint Augustine - Episode Five: A Heart at Rest North Africa. 386 A.D. Desperate for genuine conversion, Augustine and his companions retreat to the quiet countryside for intense prayer and discernment. Although his friends try to help him, Augu…

Saint Augustine: Episode Four

🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Saint Augustine - Episode Four: The Cost of Sight Milan. 384 A.D. Eight years after leaving Thagaste, Augustine is a respected orator in far-off Milan, where he holds a position in the imperial court. But despite his achievements, his growing di…