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How do you get perspective and encouragement to focus forward when you are in the middle of a sad, distressing, or life-altering challenge in your life? Mess to Message serves as a great start. It provides a story in each chapter about a life challenge and the good - the message - that resulted. It provides a reflection after each story that encourages us to see and seek God in the mess. It provides hope - through a positive lens - to negative situations.

Eugene Edmond McPat has had it with the hullabaloo coming from the not-so-distant town of Stapville. As he sets off on his journey, each new experience seems to peel back another layer of grumpiness, and unlocks a childlike wonder that has somehow been hidden away within his heart for all these years. As Mr. McPat heads off to share the joy of his recent adventures, he stumbles into someone else who seemingly does not appreciate Stapville for all it is either. Will Mr. McPat go back to his former ways, or win over the heart of this new companion as well?

A group of politically correct teachers are tasked with creating a Thanksgiving play for their students. They hire a Native American actor to lend authenticity to the proceedings. When it turns out she’s ethnically ambiguous the teachers are left to navigate the resulting pitfalls in this rich satire. Includes a conversation with playwright Larissa FastHorse.

Remy is a Chorister, rescued from the surface world and raised to sing in a choir of young boys. Remy is part of a strange crew who control the Leviathan, an aging nuclear submarine, that bears a sacred mission: to trigger the Second Coming when the time is right. But Remy has a secret, too - she's the submarine's only girl. Gifted with the missile's launch key by the Leviathan's dying chaplain, she swears to keep it safe. Safety, however, is not the priority of the new chaplain, who has his own ideas about the mission.

Listen in as Seeker answers some unbe-leaf-able questions like how plants can grow without water, how plants defend themselves, and how they eat animals. You’ll also learn about the future of plants - from growing them in space and how artificial leaf technology will change the world - all in this best-of collection available for the first time in audio.

Speed limits. Internet speeds. The speed of Earth. There are so many aspects of human life that are ruled by speed, even if we don’t realize it everyday. In this best of Seeker collection, you’ll learn how we decide speed limits, how fast a thought travels, how much acceleration the human body can take, and the simple discovery that let us fly faster than the speed of sound.

Picture this: You’re falling from the top of a building, but just before you hit the ground, you wake up in a cold sweat and realize it was just a dream...or maybe a nightmare. Did that dream mean anything? Why do we have dreams and nightmares in the first place? Dive into this best-of collection from Seeker and explore why we can’t remember our dreams, how blind people dream, the world of sleep hacking and more.

Aliens have been a fascinating topic among humans for hundreds of years, so why haven’t we found them? Or better yet, why haven’t aliens found us yet? Dive into this best of collection from Seeker and explore all things extraterrestrial, from what aliens may look like, sound like, and where they might be living. It may be closer than you think.... 

In a galaxy not so far, far away, Seeker is teaching you about the facts and fiction of science fiction! From light sabers to X-ray vision, elements of everyone’s favorite sci-fi fandoms might not be just works of fiction in the near future. Dive into the world of all things superhero technology, teleportation and more in this best of collection from Seeker, available for the first time in audio.

Scientific research and data show that the Earth doesn't have much time before climate change becomes irreversible. Listen to how scientists, researchers, and everyday people around the world are creating new methods and inventions to conserve energy, reduce waste and recycle.

Since astronauts first ventured into space in the early 1960s, the human race has been thinking about the bigger picture: Could we ever live in space? Where would we plant our new roots? Explore the ways engineers, researchers, and astrophysicists are pushing our scientific limits every day to get us closer to living on another planet.

Robots have evolved far from the typical metal, shiny, stiff-joint inventions you see in the movies. Dive in to learn all about different types of robots - from tiny ingestible robots that can save your life to autonomous insect robots that will one day swarm the skies.

Black holes are some of the most mystifying and mysterious parts of our galaxy. How big can a black hole get? Do black holes ever die? What does it sound like when black holes smash into each other? Learn the answers to all of these questions and more in this fascinating look into the phenomena scientists are learning more about every day.

When was the last time you felt really, truly happy? If you've ever longed to leave your exhausting days and fretful nights behind, look no further. Author Courtney Ellis recounts a courageous and often hilarious experiment in joy and delight as she awakens to the truth that God doesn't just want us to be holy - he wants us to be happy too! Happy Now is designed to invite listeners to let go of their most serious selves, grant them permission to engage in curiosity and wonder of all kinds, and delight in the release of its transformative effects.

Presented here are Western stories of unparalleled realism and uncompromising emotional complexity. Marshal Matt Dillon (William Conrad) doesn't revel in violence, but he uses it because he lives in a violent place at a violent time, where only the violent can survive.

When Dean Bob and Lou Tweet get a special delivery, they are surprised to discover that it’s a cute little dog named Jack. Sadly, Jack has been separated from his owner who moved to a retirement community where pets are not allowed. With the help of a new friend named Jen, the kids on Bonefish Street must work together to reunite lovable Jack with his favorite person. But can they convince the retirement home to change the rules about pets? Find out in the fifth amazing adventure in the Bobs and Tweets series!

To some men, Corrections Officer Sean Daniels would be considered the luckiest guy in the world. He has two gorgeous ladies vying for him. Corrections Officer Yadira Cruz is a feisty, hot tamale with a history of failed relationships. After a bad breakup with her daughter’s father, she sets her sights on Sean. The sex is sizzling, but is he ready to give her the commitment she’s looking for? Brandi Wallace is a single mom whose 19-year-old son, Shamari, is serving time at Rikers Island. On the outside, she's poised, polished, and a knock-out! Inside, she’s hiding a violent past.

When Helen Ellis and her lifelong friends arrive for a reunion on the Redneck Riviera, they unpack more than their suitcases: stories of husbands and kids; lost parents and lost jobs; powdered onion dip and photographs you have to hold by the edges; dirty jokes and sunscreen with SPF higher than they hair-sprayed their bangs senior year; and a bad mammogram. It's a diagnosis that scares them, but could never break their bond. Because women pushing fifty won't be pushed around.

Alban Butler (1710 - 1773) was a professor of philosophy and theology. His opus magnum, The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs and Other Principal Saints was first published in four volumes in London, 1756-1759 after 30 years’ research. Down the ages, Roman Catholics have turned to the lives of the saints for inspiration and hope. The lives of the saints are also important as well-documented sources for the study of cultural, social and religious history. The volume for December includes Our Lady of Guadalupe, St. Stephen, St. Sylvester, St. Bibiana, St. Nicholas, and St. Ambrose.

 Lives of the Saints was written by English Roman Catholic priest Alban Butler. The month of May features St. Athansius and the venerable Bede, among others.