Gospel Of John 4:5-42 Jesus came to a town of Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of land that Jacob had given to his son Joseph.Jacob’s well was there.Jesus, tired from his journey, sat down there at the well.It was about noon. A woman of Samaria came to draw...
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Gospel Reflection: Don’t Be So Absorbed In Your Feelings That You Miss What’s In Front Of You
Gospel of John 21: 1-19 At that time, Jesus revealed himself again to his disciples at the Sea of Tiberias.He revealed himself in this way.Together were Simon Peter, Thomas called Didymus,Nathanael from Cana in Galilee,Zebedee’s sons, and two others of his...
A Catholic Reflection Guide For The Chosen
What's The Chosen? The Chosen is the first multi-season television series about the life of Christ, as witnessed through the eyes of those He impacted. Directed by Dallas Jenkins (The Resurrection of Gavin Stone) and distributed by VidAngel Studios, The...
A Meditation For The Eve of Christmas Eve
God come to my assistance, Lord make haste to help me. As I enter into prayer today, I will take a moment to acknowledge where I am in my physical and emotional space. I offer any suffering to Jesus through Mary’s Immaculate Heart. Lord come into my heart and mind and...
Tools for the Mission | Liturgy Live 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
This week Fr Ian and Alanna discuss the connections within the Sunday readings. Ezra was a leader in the spiritual revival of Jerusalem after the time of Exile, Nehemiah was the governmental leader who came in and built up the protections for the people. Ezra was...
21 Songs For Eucharistic Adoration And Prayer
When choosing songs for a personal or community time of Adoration, look for those that bring glory and honor to Our Lord, lead us into a deeper knowledge of Him, and help us become more aware of the presence of God. Our Catholic-Link team has come up with a...
4 Practical Ways to Stay Connected to Jesus
1. Build a Daily Practice of Prayer (even if it means praying in the bathroom) Prayer is simply a conversation with Jesus. Of course, formal times of prayer are spiritually beneficial, however, daily life can sometimes make them impossible. While a simple chat with...
Our First EVER “Liturgy Live” Featuring Fr. Ian and Alanna
Welcome to the new weekly Facebook live session where Fr. Ian Van Heusen and Alanna Burg discuss the readings for the upcoming Sunday. You can catch us during the weekly live sessions on Mondays at 3pm EST on Facebook from our Catholic-Link page. We welcome questions...
Uncontainable Joy & Keeping Secrets: 3 Thought Experiments
Father Ian VanHeusen presents a Catholic Bible Study and spiritual exercise on the Gospel reading from Mark 1:40-45, when Jesus cleanses the leper and His reputation for miracles and wonders begins to spread near and far. We invite you to watch Father's video, then...
If You Hadn’t Noticed, We’ve Just Had a Year of Mercy!
In case you hadn’t noticed, we’ve just had a Year of Mercy! It ends pretty soon, on November 20th. Maybe, like me, you start out on these extraordinary years full of interest and hope and enthusiasm, and get to the end a little worn out with the repetition of it and...
How To Make Your Examination Of Conscience
In recent years, some have noted a widespread crisis in the Church regarding the practice of the examination of conscience. On the one hand, for many it has become a legalistic examination (basically putting oneself in the courtroom), done exclusively within the...
Best of Advent: The Internet’s 3 Best Reflections On Advent (Week 3)
Where has the time gone? We are already ending Week 3 of Advent. Hopefully you have taken the time to pray, reflect, and prepare for the Birth of Christ. If you are a Catholic active on social media, you have probably noticed that many of your favorite Catholic...
A Girl, A Telescope and An Old Man – What Do They Have To Do With Advent?
The video we are presenting in today’s post, #ManontheMoon, offers us a beautiful story that helps us to remember some of the essential attitudes for this Advent Season. This is the story of a girl named Lily. One night, when she looked at the moon through her...
Advent is a Time for Happiness, But How Can We Find It? | Catholic Bible Study
Gospel of the Luke 3: 10-18 The crowds asked John the Baptist, “What should we do?” He said to them in reply, “Whoever has two cloaks should share with the person who has none. And whoever has food should do likewise.” Even tax collectors came to be baptized and they...
5 Steps To Growing In Your Understanding Of The Nicene Creed
We utter the words every time we go to Mass, but when was the last time that you took a moment to reflect on what you are truly saying when we pray The Nicene Creed? The Creed is more than a prayer, it is a profession of the truths of the Christian faith. The words...
What Do You Have To Be Thankful For? In Just Might Be Suffering!
Dr. Peter Kreeft, a philosophy professor at Boston College, does an incredible job explaining how both God and Suffering can exist in this brief video. In just a few minutes, Dr. Kreeft successfully refutes many of the arguments that atheists often use when they...
Does living in a culture of “now” mean you never have time for God?
This video, made by Dan Stevers (check out Jesus.net) transmits a clear and timely message “God has a vision for your life. However, daily life tends to obscure that vision, our frantic schedules push God to the fringe of our lives, and we beginning to develop habits...