The poem quoted at the 43 min mark is from Amy Lefeuvre's 1922 book The Most Wonderful Story in the World: The Life of Christ for Little Children.
Michael Landon was raised Jewish but one of his parents was Catholic. One wonders what choices he made for the schooling of his own 9 children.
Victor French was diagnosed with advanced lung cancer in April just after this episode aired. He passed away 3 short months later in June. Much loved for his humor, he made everyone laugh at his funeral by arranging to have a plane fly overhead carrying a banner that read Eat Sh*t, Love Victor.