Originally published at Orange County Catholic

A CRADLE CATHOLIC, TREVOR Rothaus never doubted his beliefs, but his faith was filled with confusion until he accidentally signed up for a deep-dive Bible study. So, when he began teaching confirmation prep classes to teenagers and found they too were confused, he decided he wanted to help the next generation of Catholics deepen their understanding while meeting them where they are: online.

IMAGE COURTESY OF TREVOR ROTHAUS

“I realized that there is so much they don’t know about the faith, but they’re all on their phones all the time on Instagram, on YouTube, watching videos,” said Rothaus, a 32-year-old Placentia resident. Thus, was born the nonprofit Catholic Stories for Children, an expanding library of child-friendly animated videos created to clear up any theological misunderstandings early. The website, catholicstoriesforchildren.com, features animated videos for young children explaining prayers like the “Hail Mary” and “St. Michael”; a bite-sized series called “Daisy and Sheep” on the different parts of Mass; and a series called “Prayer Time with Angels” about guardian angels.

“The importance of Catholic Stories for Children is their dedication to faith and accuracy,” said friend and fellow St. Norbert Catholic Church parishioner Jeff Acton.

“They actually take the time to

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