While Antonio Moraes and his wife, Mirelly, were on a family trip to Disneyland with their two daughters, they realized that the entire Disney empire is built around children idolizing fictional heroes with invented stories. That’s when it occurred to Antonio to create something that today’s kids really need: a place to tell the true stories of the lives of the saints, the Church’s real superheroes who inspire holiness through their own real-life example.
Welcome to Little Saints, where the Catholic saints become the superheroes today’s kids need.
Little Saints brings the lives of the Catholic saints to children through short, beautifully told stories. Each episode follows one saint through the virtues that defined them, like courage, kindness, faith, or perseverance, so kids see how those same virtues apply to their own lives at home, at school, and with their friends. Created by Antonio Moraes, a Regnum Christi member in San Jose, the channel transforms the lives of Catholic saints into vivid, virtue‑centered stories that speak directly to the hearts of kids and, unexpectedly, to adults too.
To do this, every story is built on extensive research from reliable sources, ensuring it is historically accurate and avoiding the myths and folktales that sometimes develop over the centuries after a saint’s death. The videos draw from sources such as biographies, hagiographies like Butler’s Lives of the Saints and the Acta Sanctorum, canonization records, papal documents, and primary historical sources.
“We go through dozens of documents per saint because these are real people who lived extraordinary lives, and children deserve stories that honor that.”
The result is content that is both engaging and trustworthy, revealing how the saints practiced virtue in their real lives, and how ordinary people can build those same virtues today.
For “Kids” of All Ages
One of the biggest surprises for Antonio in launching the channel has been its broad appeal: he has received feedback from people of all ages who have been moved by the Little Saints videos.
“We are seeing everyone from ages four to 90 enjoying and being deeply moved by the stories, which is truly amazing to witness!”
For example, one consecrated man in his 50s shared with Antonio how he was moved to tears by the Saint Bernadette and Our Lady of Lourdes video, a story he had heard dozens of times before.
The deep research required for each episode has also transformed Antonio’s own faith.
“Every single saint inspires me to improve a piece of my own spirituality. For example, after diving deep into the story of Our Lady of Fátima, I realized how few sacrifices I have made in my own life. Seeing eight-year-old Jacinta giving up her food and enduring intense physical suffering in the hospital before her death is both heartbreaking and deeply inspiring.”
“Going out into the world and spreading the Good News of Christ is at the core of the Regnum Christi charism.”
Sharing the lives of the saints in a new and engaging way is one way Antonio lives out that mission.
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The Little Saints series is perfect for Catholic families, homeschoolers, parish groups, and anyone seeking faith‑filled, screen‑time‑worthy content. The videos are available for free, made possible by a dedicated team of volunteers who believe the saints’ stories should reach as many families as possible.
But the YouTube algorithm doesn’t always naturally favor content that nourishes the soul. Subscribe and share the Little Saints channel to help get the videos to the screens of those who need it most!
“Our goal is to inspire you and your kids to become saints in this life and the next.”
Watch and help spread the stories of the Church’s real superheroes here: youtube.com/@LittleSaints0
Antonio Moraes lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife, Mirelly, and his two daughters, Maria and Sofia. When Antonio Moraes was only 17 years old, he had a profound spiritual experience during a Regnum Christi program in Rome. It was then and there that he decided to dedicate his life and his career to God. Antonio is the Co-founder and CEO of XP Health, a health tech company named one of Time Magazine’s World’s Top HealthTech Companies, Inc. 5000’s Fastest-Growing Companies, and FastCo’s Most Innovative Companies.
