Garrett Johnson
Please take the title's warning seriously. This video has graphic scenes that portray both the physical procedure and the emotional stress of a young woman in an abortion. However, we see the depravity only when we compare it with the marvelous miracle of every human...
St. Gianna was born in Magenta (Milan) on October 4, 1922. A mother, wife, doctor, and an ardent lover of the Catholic faith in all areas of her life, she was a living witness of an authentic joie de vivre, passionate love of nature, and a spirit of charity and...
We're taking advantage of the start of this new year to share a very fitting video. It is of a TED Talk (TED is a not for profit which is dedicated to “Ideas worth spreading”) which takes place in San Francisco. The theme is a project called “Happiness Revealed”. ...
"This is our first task: caring for our children. It’s our first job. If we don’t get that right, we don’t get anything right. That’s how as a society we will be judged. And by that measure, can we truly say as a nation that we are meeting our obligations? Can we...
The video presented today has been skillfully crafted by Mauricio Artieda, a former director of Catholic-Link. Its primary purpose is to reinforce the foundational identity of the Catholic Church as being established by Christ Himself. This video has garnered a...
Mother Angelica shares with us about the power of the Eucharist. Do you take the time to devote yourself to Jesus in the Eucharist every day? Let her words inspire you too! “If you want to be holy, if you seek meaning in your life, start looking into your own life and...
Today’s video is an excellent production by CRU Global. It’s a flying 4 minutes that leads us through a series of metaphors that represent the basic stages of salvation history: creation, the fall, Christ’s coming and Resurrection, and our salvation. I find the...
The message that we find in today's video is clear enough: Christmas is about Jesus. Amongst all the gifts, the wrappings, the fruitcakes, the visits to Santa Claus, and everything else, don't forget this essential point. A good way to tell if you have or have not, is...
Today's video is another excellent production done by Spirit Juice Studios together with Fr. Pontifex. They gave the video the title of "Idol Worship" because many times that is exactly what Catholics are accused of without really knowing what we believe. This video...
or our 10th Advent Avalanche we bring you an excellent production by “Soul Pancake”. From the first time we saw this video, we decided to use it on Catholic-link as preparation material for Christmas. We really liked it! Whilst it isn't...
The Sacrament of Reconciliation… Hmmm, just what do these ‘big’ words actually mean? Let’s take this time to unpack their meaning. A Sacrament First, “sacrament”. Do you love somebody – parents, spouse, children, and friends? Now, how do these persons experience your...
As we celebrate the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, it is a great day to ask some important questions about Mary, like: “What’s the deal with Catholics and Mary? Why do Catholics worship her? (We don't.) How could a virgin give birth? What is the Immaculate...
Here at CL, we strive to do our job, and to do it well. We search for videos, categorize them, then, with comments and links, we offer some helpful resources. It’s important work, but insufficient. There are certain times in the year where we need a push, a greater...
A fun and animated video that presents two very different views of what the Advent season is all about. It was released by Xt3.com. As always, I encourage that when we see these videos, we watch them not just for ourselves, rather that we understand them as an...
et us go to the house of the Lord!". These words … clearly express the feelings that fill our hearts during Advent. The reason why we can go ahead joyfully, as the Apostle Paul has exhorted us, lies in the fact that our salvation is now at hand....
“Life ain't about how hard you can hit, it's about how hard you can GET hit, and keep movin' forward." In this scene from Rocky Balboa, we see Robert Balboa (Rocky's son) struggling to climb the corporate ladder, and feeling dwarfed by his father's shadow. He is...
Catholic-link.com – What if you worked your whole life and, on the day of your death, you saw for the first time that you weren’t doing what you were supposed to? That you worked for someone else, for a false idea of who you are? The video, narrated by Alan Watts...
Catholic-link.com – “You won't find faith or hope down a telescope. You won't find heart and soul in the stars. You can break everything, down to chemicals, but you can't explain a love like ours.” We all need to “find some meaning in the things that we believe.” This...
Nicholas Petron's grandfather, Rocco Galasso, moved to New York City from Italy with the hopes of making a better life. For eighteen years, Rocco served as owner and superintendent of an apartment building where much of his family resided--until the day they were...
These two videos, produced by Life Vest Inside are “dedicated to spreading kindness and goodwill and are based upon the philosophy that kindness keeps the world afloat.” A Deeper Look: Today I would like to just leave you with a brief thought. It’s hard today to turn...
Crystalina Evert, learning from past experiences and mistakes, offers her "dump him list," a list of more than a dozen signs that it's time to let go of the relationship. If you hope to find lasting love, then it's time to stop ignoring the red flags. Who is...
Here is a brief video made to visualize and accompany a recorded part of the Roe v. Wade case. The idea is clear and, as with other polemic subjects such as euthanasia and homosexuality, the fundamental question is: “Who are we? What does it mean to be a human...
The video is produced by the National Organization for Marriage (USA) and takes on the subject of homosexuality from a social and political perspective. It seeks to explain the perniciousness of the pseudo institution, homosexual marriage, as it relates to a healthy...
Call everything “special,” and shortly it will begin to mean “ordinary.” Say that you love everything, and soon people will believe that you really love nothing. But does it really matter what you call things? What changes in the end? An interesting exercise is...
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...