Why Some Saint Stories Don’t Help Kids
Relevant Radio Interview
Here’s what we covered:
- What makes a Saint story bad for kids?
- What makes a good Saint story?
- What 3 answers does God give us in prayer?
- Some of my favorite Saint stories?
What makes a Saint story bad for kids?
- The story mainly shows the Saint’s sufferings without seeing their joys.
- The sufferings feel pointless and don’t show the lives saved and transformed by the Saint’s sacrifices.
- The Saints seem super human and perfect in all ways.
What makes a good Saint story?
- The Saints are shown as relatable people with hopes and struggles like us.
- We see clearly that the Saint’s acts of faith are eventually rewarded.
- We see both the inner drama of their struggles and the delight of their victories.
- We are surprised and awed by how God does the miraculous.
What 3 answers does God give us in prayer?
- 1) Yes.
- 2) Not yet.
- 3) I’ve got something better in store for you!
When we know that the end game of life is Heaven, then it’s far easier to accept the difficulties, sufferings and failures that God allows. God either wills or allows these things in order to pull greater good from them. And that good is growth in faith, hope, and love, which expand our soul to receive more of the joy of Heaven!
What are some of my favorite Saint stories?
- The Saints Podcast- Merry Beggars
- St Patrick, Joan of Arc, St Francis & St Cecilia audio dramas from the Augustine Institute on Formed.org
- The Virtue Chronicles by Paul McCusker
- Saint books by Mary Fabyan Windeatt
- The Martyrs of the Coliseum (ages 11+)
- Lastly, check out these amazing Saint stories that inspire!
Comment below:
What Saint stories do you love to share with your kids?
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