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Christmas In Heaven with Anthony Destefano Dec 02, 2025

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Christmas in Heaven-- have you ever imagined it? Bestselling author Anthony Destefano is back to discuss saints, Christmas, and being a pilot!

Listen to Anthony read Our Lady's Wardrobe

If the Pope Had a Puppy and If a Saint Had a Song by Gracie Jagla (feat. Katie Warner) Nov 10, 2025

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Welcome to the Catholic "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie!" Chase the Pope and his puppy through this fun "tour of Rome" and then hop along with the saints in a sort of "tour through Heaven!" Pope Leo received his copy of If the Pope had a Puppy at last week's Wednesday audience and gave it a huge thumbs up. Now you get to read it, too! Our lovely friend Katie Warner guest-hosts.

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You Were Born to Be a Saint with Kortnee Senn Oct 27, 2025

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Our All Saint’s Day episode is here! Find new favorites from among the many saints mentioned and hear author/illustrator Kortnee’s “rapid fire” answers to some saintly questions!

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OSV Kids Discover: The Pope with Colleen Pressprich Sep 22, 2025

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Which pope piloted a helicopter? How did elephants get into the Vatican Gardens? And why the Swiss to guard the Pope? You'll find out in this treasure trove of fun facts about the papacy! Author Colleen Pressprich joins to read and share her new exciting series.

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RE-RELEASE: Saintly Rhymes for Modern Times with Meghan Bausch Sep 08, 2025

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Happy canonization, Sts. Pier Giorgio and Carlo! In honor of our new modern-day saints, come along on this read-aloud about recent saints. Hearing John Paul II’s voice never gets old!

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Salvation History Story Time: Move and Play with Scripture with Katie Warner Aug 25, 2025

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Are we in a garden or reading a book? Jump into the Bible like never before with this interactive read aloud by our good friend, Katie Warner!

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Our Lady's Wardrobe with Anthony DeStefano Aug 11, 2025

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Back from summer break! Dive into Marian apparitions with award-winning author Anthony Destefano and his best-selling story on Our Lady.

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Princesses of Heaven with Fabiola Garza- Interview Jun 16, 2025

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Step into the wonderfully whimsical world of author/illustrator Fabiola Garza! In this special interview-only episode, Fabiola answers all your questions about her famously beautiful Princesses of Heaven: The Flowers.

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The Snail and the King with Fr. Peregrine Fletcher, O.Praem. Jun 03, 2025

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Lions and bears and snails... OH MY! This adventurous animal-packed story is a metaphor for Heaven and we have author/illustrator Fr. Peregrine Fletcher here to tell us all about it!

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BONUS (Video) Chat w/ Fr. Peregrine: Patreon.com/CuddleUpPodcast

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Book is published by and read aloud with permission from Holy Heroes.

A Garden for Mary with Neena Gaynor May 19, 2025

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Bees, baseball, and books- we cover it all! You might end up with a Mary garden at the end of it, too. Author Neena joins for the most interesting talk and read aloud of her story.

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BONUS (Video) Chat w/ Neena Gaynor: Patreon.com/CuddleUpPodcast

Book is published by TAN Books. Buy it here

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