Since Pope Francis became pope, the way of life and the spirituality of Franciscans have received closer attention. With the pope’s announcement of the Year of St. Joseph, there has been even more focus on the spiritual life of...
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If This Is What Marriage Implies, Is It Really Worth It? The Strange Things That All Couples Fight Over
oday's video could be useful for illustrating the daily quarrels that we can all relate to. Although I myself am not married and am on my way towards the priesthood, more than once I have witnessed –with a bit of awe to be honest–the surprising...
Meet Venerable Jan Tyranowski: An Ordinary Man With An Extraordinary Impact
In the early 1940s, the Nazis dominated many countries in central Europe. And they were not neutral toward religion. They sought to destroy the Catholic Church, sending thousands of priests and religious to concentration camps, silencing any opposition from...
Welcoming Them Home: 7 Tips For Churches To Reengage Parishioners
I remember the first Mass I attended after COVID-19 caused lockdowns countrywide and cut off access to the sacraments. I hadn’t been to Mass in more than two months, and I craved the Eucharist more than anything else I’d lost during the pandemic. The Mass was going to...
How To Make A Daily Spiritual Plan In 7 Steps
We know what a spiritual life is, but what’s a basic way that we can get a daily spiritual plan going? What does a daily prayer life look like? Fr. Hanley offers tips and basic practices that anyone can use to get started in living a life of prayer. Listen to Fr....
New Catholic Podcast Helping Young Adults On The Path To Holiness
Are you searching for reading reflections that will take you deeper into your spiritual life and want to learn more about the Catholic faith? Welcome to the Stephen F. Austin Catholic Campus Ministry podcast! The SFA Podcast leads you to stretch your knowledge and see...
This Order Founded By Mother Angelica Is Calling Young Men To Become Saints
“It’s times like these when God is going to call great saints to come forth, and beyond any doubt, you were called to be one," says Brother Angelo in the new vocations video for the Knights of the Holy Eucharist. The Vocation To The Religious Life...
Why I Remain Catholic: A Personal Testimony
I am, admittedly, a ‘cradle Catholic,’ who has experienced times of great closeness to the faith, and other times when I wandered, like a dog, who suddenly finds itself outside its familiar fence, and is anxious to sniff out what the world outside might be like. ...
SEEK21: BIG GRACES FROM SMALL THINGS
How in the world do you help someone get to the point where they can confidently say they know Jesus? Like truly, authentically know Him? All year, I’ve asked the students I walk with in discipleship whether or not they know Jesus. Like truly, on an intimate level....
5 Inspiring Streaming Options Every Catholic Man Should Watch
There is a serious crisis of culture in our country’s media. And it’s not just R-rated films. Even shows that may not be considered graphically offensive don’t always express an uplifting view of the goodness and dignity of humanity. Consider the...
5 Essential Tips For Young Adult Men To Live A Pure Life
Let’s face it. Purity is not always the easiest virtue to cultivate. And our culture isn’t giving young men any breaks! But the battle against lust is one that every Catholic man must fight. While that fight looks different for everyone, here are five ways that will...
Find Out Where The “Other” Arm Of St. Francis Xavier Is Located
St. Francis Xavier, the missionary apostle who is the vanguard of the Church's worldwide missionary outreach, served in a long tradition in the Church that reaches to present days. The Arm Of St. Francis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7YjkGMGI-Q But Where Is...
How A Catholic Can Support Their Community On #GivingTuesday
The event the National Catholic Register declares “most successful Catholic crowdfunding event to date,” #iGiveCatholic, returns on #GivingTuesday, Dec. 1. On a day when people raise hundreds of millions of dollars for organizations, charities and...
Celebrating St. Cecilia: How Music “Speaks” To Us Through Rhythm, Harmony, And Melody
Since St. Cecilia sang in her heart to her heavenly Bridegroom at her earthly wedding feast, artful imaginings of her usually place a harp in her hands. Because of this, she became closely associated with music and is the beloved patroness of Catholic musicians....
4 Steps To Finding Peace In Troubled Times
We are living in unprecedented times. The tension has become palpable. You can see it on our roads, in stores, even within our churches – people are stressed beyond belief. We live with the media shouting their respective agendas at us 24/7 – pandemic, civil unrest,...
Digital Tool Changing The Way Catholics Engage With The Church
You open up your phone. Your newest email has new Catholic articles from around the country, an incredible story from someone at a neighboring parish, and a new event in your diocese that feels like it’s right up your alley. Everything you see is both relevant to...
The Spirit Desires Innovation In Ministry
In his 2009 essay "The church will become small" from the Faith and the Future compilation, Pope Benedict XVI foretold, “She [the Church] will no longer be able to inhabit many of the edifices she built in prosperity. As the number of her adherents diminishes…she will...
Liturgical Institute Offers *FREE* Online Courses In the Sacred Liturgy
The renewal of the sacred liturgy continues apace – and for Jesse Weiler, director of the Liturgical Institute at St. Mary of the Lake University, Mundelein, IL, there’s no reason that renewal can’t take place – and even flourish – online. The Liturgical Institute...
Turning The Worst Of Times Into The Best Of Times
“It was the best of times; it was the worst of times.” Great beginnings, like those opening lines of A Tale of Two Cities, are more memorable than most endings. Because when we open the first page of a novel or watch the curtain rise on a play, we are charged with...
A Catholic Guide To Difficult End-Of-Life Questions | Fr. Jeff Kirby
Description: We Are the Lord's: A Catholic Guide to Difficult End-of-Life Questions is a video series with accompanying book, that serves as a succinct, quick-reference guide to difficult end-of-life questions, framed by divine wisdom and Catholic Church teaching. Its...
The 8th Commandment: From Fake News To Good News
The 8th commandment says, “You shall not bear false witness.” However, to avoid falsehood, we need to serve truth. And to serve truth, we need to do the hard work of checking facts, researching the reliability of our sources, following the dictates of logic, and...
Is Your Morning Coffee Filled With Injustice? Why Catholics Need To Care
Catholicism and coffee have gone hand in hand for centuries. It was Pope Clement VIII who “baptized” coffee after many years of being considered a suspicious drink throughout Christendom. It was even referred to as “Satan’s drink,” in some circles, but after tasting...
What The Ascension Can Teach Us When We Feel Abandoned By Christ
Ascension seems the silliest solemnity. Jesus spent thirty years preparing for His mission, three years preaching His mission, three days suffering, dying, rising to complete His mission, and many days thereafter appearing to His apostles so that they would believe in...
Use The AIR Method To Breathe Life Into Your Prayer
Prayer is like breathing. It’s something that we have to do but it doesn’t totally depend on us. It's not like we make a conscious decision to breathe. With prayer something similar is happening; we put in our part but at the end of the day it's the Holy Spirit...
So, Who Exactly Is The Greatest? | Catholic Bible Study
Use this Catholic Bible Study for your own personal spiritual growth or with the apostolate you are involved with. Matthew 20:17-28 Jesus Predicts His Death a Third Time 17 Now Jesus was going up to Jerusalem. On the way, he took the Twelve aside and said to...
