Frida, Ludvig, and Anniken are 3 young Norwegians who love fashion, avidly following the latest trends. Their closets are full of shoes, dresses, and make-up from the hottest brands around the world. Together, they were invited to participate in a reality show run by...
Testimonies
My Response To ISIS After They Blew Up My Church With Missiles
We have wanted to do a compilation of three videos that are testaments of faith, forgiveness, and unity among our Christian brothers and sisters in a state of persecution in the Middle East. Through their faith, we witness how the Christian word in front of hate is...
Vocations Video: How To Go “All-In” With God
Responding to a vocation takes guts. Whether it's a calling to marriage with that special someone, to the silence of the cloister as a religious brother or sister, or to serve in the priesthood, answering to God's call requires an "all-in" type attitude. Fr. Barron...
Celebrating International Women’s Day: The Most Influential Catholic Women of our Times
This March 8th, the world celebrates International Women´s Day. We celebrate the struggle of countless women whose efforts have secured for women of today the right to higher education, the right to vote, rights on the participation of the political life of the...
“I Never Expected To Meet God In The Middle Of Misery”
Thanks be to God, the apostolate that we do at Catholic-Link (CL) doesn’t only take place at a desk, sifting through resources and commenting on videos. If the online resources and our commentaries serve in any way to lead others to God, it is because we ourselves...
Seven Ways To Fight Pornography Addiction
Another great video from a FighttheNewDrug.com, Russell Brand, an actor/comedian with his own history of difficulties with pornography, lays out the many and unfortunate consequences of living in a world swamped by “icebergs of filth floating through every house on...
Who Will Help The Freezing Homeless Child?
Back in 1990, Bergoglio (now Pope Francis) spoke to a group about the Christian life and the good Samaritan. The title of the text was based on Isaiah 58:7 “Do not disregard those of your own flesh”. The message is clear: you can’t pretend to live your faith if you...
Watch This Beautiful Act of Love As A Nurse Sings To His Patients
Meet Jared Axen, Los Angeles’ “singing” nurse whose voice began to catch the attention of his patients when he was putting together their daily medications. He makes his daily tasks an act of love; even something as simple as changing his patients’ medication turns...
This Is One Of The Most Beautiful Videos On Vocations Ever Made
Saint Augustine, upon arriving at one of the most intense moments of his phenomenal work, The Confessions, once wrote these words to God: "Too late did I love You, O Fairness, so ancient, and yet so new!" Speaking from my own story, perhaps no other phrase summarizes...
MS Hasn’t Stopped Her From Running The Race
Lately I’ve been a bit jaded about sports, even as someone who grew up playing all kinds, and enjoying them as both a participant and a spectator. I’ve found myself thinking that all sports are on steroids these days (literally and figuratively speaking), and...
“A Letter To My Kids” | This Dad Expresses What All Parents Feel
This video is one of a series produced by SoulPancake, looking at what it means to be a father today, and the role our dads played in our own lives. In "A Letter to My Kids" from The Fatherhood Project this dad truly expresses what all parents feel. Filmmaker Corbyn...
Why “I Don’t Have Time” Is Never A Good Excuse
What if I told you that there was something you could do which was so amazing it would change your life and that, what’s more, it wouldn’t cost you a penny? Something which would involve making the best friend you could ever have, something that would give you more...
A Daughter’s Letter to Her Porn-Addicted Father
erhaps one of the greatest lies of our times is that what goes on in your head, in your interior, in your private space, is your business, period. It shows, believe me it shows. If you want to truly know a person, watch his or her eyes. The letter...
Is It Possible To Sustain A Relationship For More Than 4 Weeks Without Sex?
Let’s break this down. Elna Baker is a young Mormon woman who lives in New York. Her testimony of life in the city without drugs and sex is comical but proves to be difficult for her as she shares that she cannot sustain a relationship for more than four weeks without...
The Christmas Truce: Would You Take The Risk?
Imagine yourself in a muddy, filthy trench. You've been lying there for days, perhaps even for weeks. You're not sure what strange powers that be put you there, but there you are. 50 meters away, others are caught in a similar situation - although they speak a little...
8 Thoughts On How To Live The Experience Of Miscarriage
This video could not possibly make my heart ache more as I watched the loving tenderness of Chris Picco singing Blackbird to his baby, Lennon James Picco, in the NICU. Lennon was delivered by emergency C-section at 24 weeks gestation after Chris' wife unexpectedly and...
Kathryn’s Story: Unresolved Hurts, A Failed Marriage, And God’s Surprising Gift
Kathryn's story of love and redemption is beautifully told in this video put out by Crossroads Church of Cincinnati, Ohio. Kathryn's testimony reveals a painful past that is all too familiar to so many. She allows us to see how she carried those unresolved hurts into...
Longing for God: Three Homosexuals Share their Testimony about Returning to the Church
What more can I say about this extraordinary video, this moving “sincerity hour.” Perhaps it is enough to say that Perhaps it is enough to say that these testimonies deserve to be watched and listened to, above all for their sincerity. Here, we aren’t talking about...
The Hero Who Rescued 669 Children From The Nazi Holocaust And Lives To See Them!
Nicholas Winton is someone that we can truly call a superhero. Not because he possesses extraordinary powers, rather because of the incredible fact that he saved the lives of 669 people. Born in England, his parents were German Jews. Nicholas worked in England’s stock...
Interview With Bono: “Jesus Was Either The Son Of God Or Nuts!”
Our model is Jesus Christ and we discover paradigmatic examples in the lives of the saint. Period. When we speak about the conversion or faith of famous people, we are in no way affirming them as models of Christian life. Human beings that are still walking the walk...
From Prison To Faith: The Conversion Of Mark Wahlberg
What religion is Mark Wahlberg? Is he Catholic? It sure sounds like he is! Hear his story of conversion in the video below. I must confess that writing posts on Hollywood conversions can be terrifying. We Catholics tend to get excited when an actor says something...
God’s Gift: How A Mother’s Love Conquers Alzheimer’s
suppose that when Kelly Gunderson put "God's Gift" as the title of this video she was referring to the very special moment when her Grandmother remembered who she was, expressing how much she loved her. It was indeed a gift that is rare in...
The Third Way: Sexuality, happiness and authentic love
he Third Way, made by Blackstone Films, is a clear and sensitive discussion of the Catholic Church’s teachings on homosexuality, including personal testimonies from Catholics with same sex attraction (sometimes also called 'homosexual tendencies')....
Forgiving Yourself Is Something All Christians Must Practice
There are many things people do which hurt us and there are things we do which wound other people. Some are perhaps more obvious than others, some are clearly worse than others. There are two things that I think it is important to remember: 1. There are no good sins....
“Love Costs Everything” – A History of Christian Martyrs
Pope Francis recently said, "It is true that during the time of Nero many Christians were persecuted, and today there are just as many." This brief trailer helps us to get a glimpse at this reality. "Love Costs Everything" maps the history of Christian persecution...