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Coming Monday: Junipero Serra

This week on “The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage,” we leave Saint Charbel in the desert and turn our attention to the Apostle of California: Junipero Serra! Serra was born on November 24, 1713 in Majorca, Spain as Miguel José. He was raised working in the fields and among Franciscan friars. He had a... Continue reading→

Next on “The Saints”: Saint Charbel

Do you know who the patron saint of Lebanon is? He’s our featured saint on Monday, May 13th! Youssef Antoun Malkhouf is known as the “Miracle Monk of Lebanon” and was born in the Ottoman Empire (modern-day Lebanon) on May 8th, 1828. From his days as a young cow herder, Youssef was inspired by the... Continue reading→

Coming Monday: the story of Gianna Molla

A busy pediatrician, servant of the poor, wife, and mother: Gianna Molla did all she could for God’s people, right down to giving her very life for another. Gianna was born in Magenta, not far from Milan where Carlo Acutis lived, in 1922 on the feast of Francis of Assisi (her parents were Third Order... Continue reading→

Award Nominations for The Merry Beggars!

This article was written by Kevin Collins and originally published on TheMerryBeggars.com. The Merry Beggars are finalists in three award categories for the prestigious 2024 Gabriel Awards, presented annually by The Catholic Media Association (CMA)! The awards honor excellence in film, broadcast, and digital media productions released in the USA and Canada. The Gabriel Awards... Continue reading→

Up next: Carlo Acutis

Though the life of Saint Dymphna was short, she had a profound impact – just like this coming week’s saint, Carlo Acutis! Born in 1991 in London, Carlo spent most of his life in Milan, Italy while his parents worked for their successful insurance company. He was cared for by many nannies, and to one... Continue reading→

Up Next, on The Saints: Clare of Assisi

We hope you enjoyed the story of Stanley Rother, from Oklahoma to Guatemala! Now, “The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage” travels all the way back to the 1200s to a familiar face: Clare of Assisi. Inspired by the radical poverty Francis of Assisi embraced, Chiara Offreducio – Clare – and her sister Catarina (later... Continue reading→

Coming Monday: Blessed Stanley Rother

Have you ever heard of Okarche, Oklahoma? That’s where the next story of “The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage” begins, with a venerated holy man from the United States. Blessed Stanley Rother was born in 1935, one of four children born to the Rother family in the middle of the Dust Bowl. He joined... Continue reading→

Coming Monday: Paul Miki

We hope the story of Edith Stein inspired you to live your faith more boldly! This week on “The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage,” we have a similar story that unfolded nearly three hundred years before Edith was born. Paul Miki was a Japanese-born convert to the Catholic faith with a gift for speaking... Continue reading→

Thank You! A Record-Breaking Pledge Drive

Inviting our Audience into the Mission If you were tuning into Relevant Radio last Tuesday, you couldn’t help but hear about our Pledge Drive for The Merry Beggars. Founded in 2019, The Merry Beggars joined Relevant Radio in 2019 and became their family entertainment division. We have produced hundreds of episodes of productions like A Christmas... Continue reading→

Next, on The Saints: Edith Stein

This week’s upcoming saint has two names you might have heard before: Theresa Benedicta of the Cross, or Edith Stein. Edith was born into a Jewish family, but she was agnostic and searching for something more by the time she finished her doctoral thesis at 25. She read a biography of Teresa of Ávila and,... Continue reading→

Today only: Give to Inspire future saints!

Have you been inspired by “The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage?” Give that gift that uplifts the whole family – the next generations of holy men and women – with today’s One-Day Pledge Drive: “Give to Inspire!” “Give to Inspire!” supports The Merry Beggars, the entertainment division at Relevant Radio responsible for some of... Continue reading→

Coming Monday, the story of John Bosco!

This coming week on “The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage” we leave the incredible foundress of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and move to the patron of young children, students, publishers, and… magicians? Tune in for the remarkable story of a Salesian priest devoted to love, apprenticeship, and the care-filled... Continue reading→

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