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EPISODE · Feb 5, 2026 · 13 MIN

Augustus Tolton: Episode Four

from The Saints · host The Merry Beggars

🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Augustus Tolton - Episode Four: Abandoned By My Own Quincy, 1878. Gus is thriving at Saint Francis College. He excels in his studies, and is a standout on the debate team. But despite these successes, Gus continues to receive rejection after rejection from seminaries all over the world. Soon, there will be no more seminaries left to apply to. Gus always believed God was calling him to the priesthood - but what seminary will accept him? 🌐 Subscribe for Free Daily Episodes: https://thesaintspodcast.com/   Get free daily episodes delivered to your email inbox, along with coloring pages, activity sheets, and more! 🔥 Ignite your Family’s Faith In a culture that has abandoned God, families struggle to find beautiful, faith-affirming stories to inspire their children. The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage provides thrilling and inspiring stories to ignite your family’s pursuit of virtue and holiness. Join us for a new 5-Episode adventure every week! 🚦 Rating:  7+ Augustus Tolton is a model of perseverance and fortitude. He suffers through prejudice, poverty, and repeated rejection, but he never abandons his faith. Through it all, he pursues his vocational calling to the priesthood. He is charitable and compassionate to all he meets, offering a friendly ear to anyone who needs it.    This series contains moments of danger and intensity, including raised voices. A brief scene depicts young Augustus and his mother fleeing slavery, pursued by men with guns and hounds. Augustus endures racism and racial injustice, including multiple rejections from seminaries, a mentor’s collapse into alcoholism, and his own spiritual despair. He works in degrading conditions at a saloon and a factory. Characters argue over justice, and a priest is found unconscious from drinking. 📱 Social Media https://www.facebook.com/themerrybeggars https://www.instagram.com/themerrybeggars https://twitter.com/themerrybeggars https://www.linkedin.com/company/themerrybeggars 

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🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Augustus Tolton - Episode Four: Abandoned By My Own Quincy, 1878. Gus is thriving at Saint Francis College. He excels in his studies, and is a standout on the debate team. But despite these...

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