{"podcast":{"title":"Catholic Sprouts: Daily Podcast for Catholic Kids","slug":"catholic-sprouts-daily-podcast-for-catholic-kids-69880","podcast_index_feed_id":69880,"rss_url":"https://catholic-sprouts.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://catholicsprouts.com/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/f/1/a/0/f1a0a06fdbdb9428d959afa2a1bf1c87/NEW_Podcast_Covers_2-20260803-lj79alhmkz.png","author":"https://catholicsprouts.com","episode_count":1944,"summary":"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 your lives. For free resources to support your family's faith journey, head to https://catholicsprouts.com","last_synced_at":"2026-09-09T14:23:06.503915+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/catholic-sprouts-daily-podcast-for-catholic-kids-69880"},"episode":{"title":"August 27: ST. MONICA: The Son of So Many Tears","slug":"august-27-st-monica-the-son-of-so-many-tears","published_at":"2026-08-27T06:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/catholic-sprouts-daily-podcast-for-catholic-kids-69880/august-27-st-monica-the-son-of-so-many-tears","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/catholic-sprouts-daily-podcast-for-catholic-kids-69880","url":"https://catholic-sprouts.libsyn.com/st-monica-the-son-of-so-many-tears-august-27","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/catholic-sprouts/8.27_Monica.mp3?dest-id=747079","summary":"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, who ran from God and from her — even sailing away from Africa in the night without saying goodbye. She followed him all the way to Milan, praying and fasting the entire way, until she watched him step into the baptismal font at the Easter Vigil, at last a Catholic Christian. \"It is impossible that the son of so many tears should perish.\" ⭐Today's challenge is just the start. Get the free Every Day's a Feast Day calendar and walk with a new saint every single day: https://shop.catholicsprouts.com/pages/every-days-a-feast-day-follow-along","meta_description":"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 f…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":401,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/catholic-sprouts-daily-podcast-for-catholic-kids-69880/episodes/august-27-st-monica-the-son-of-so-many-tears/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/catholic-sprouts-daily-podcast-for-catholic-kids-69880/august-27-st-monica-the-son-of-so-many-tears.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}