Learn More About Two of The Church's Newest Saints

Last month Pope Francis canonized Pope Paul VI and Bishop Óscar Romero. Get to know the both saints, who made their mark, in very different ways, on our Catholic Faith

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Paul VI: The Pope in the Tempest
Saint Paul VI led the Church through some of the most tumultuous years of the 20th century. This exciting and insightful film covers fifty years of history that changed the Catholic Church and the world.
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Romero
This moving film chronicles the amazing transformation of an apolitical, complacent priest to a committed leader, who started a revolution without guns, without an army, without fear. Buy it digitally for $12.99 or rent it now for just $3.99!
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Saint Oscar Romero: Priest, Prophet, Martyr
A "revolution of Christ’s love"  moved Saint Oscar to pursue the power of love instead of violence—seeking not the overthrow but the conversion of society. In this brand new book, meet the hero who dared all, risked all, and sacrificed all for the sake of the God who is love.
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Kids Corner

Ryan Defrates: Secret Agent
Exploding Hot Sauce
Furious that her hot sauce did not win first place at the county fair, Granny takes to a life of crime— robbing banks with a new sauce that can burn through anything! To help stop the crime spree, Freedom International agent Ryan Defrates is called in. He must learn to work together with an unlikely partner if he’s to find the exploding hot sauce and save the town.
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Carlos Caterpillar
Colossal Tales
A new student in town spells competitive trouble for Carlos and Sluggy and catapults our hero into a tangled web of deception and lies. The resulting inflation of egos leaves Carlos in a very, very uncomfortable position - about six stories up in the air!
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