If you are anything like me, it bothers you, it makes you uncomfortable, to see so many people sharing photos, prayer chains, and hashtags like #PrayForJuanito. You ask yourself, “Do these people really pray or do they just share an image?” Then again, “Have they...
Fr. Mike Schmitz from Ascension Presents gives this awesome talk about getting to bed and getting enough rest. Most of the people I know have issues sleeping... night owls, early risers, and plenty with insomnia. What are we doing to our bodies and how is it affecting...
As Jesus was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a sizable crowd, Bartimaeus, a blind man, the son of Timaeus, sat by the roadside begging. On hearing that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, "Jesus, son of David, have...
Miss America 2016 - While other contestants sang, danced or played instruments for the talent competition on the second night of preliminaries in Atlantic City, Kelley Johnson, Miss Colorado, delivered a unique monologue about her experience as a nurse. She spoke...
I can’t forgive. Not always and never easily. It is hard to forgive and sometimes I don’t want to forgive. What do you do when there is something in your life that is too huge for forgiveness? A friend of mine once visited Auschwitz. He described how he saw that...
When we are baptized, a special pair of adults are chosen in addition to our parents to be our spiritual guides. Personally, my godparents go above and beyond the call in their commitment to this vital role in a child's life. I’ve watched how they love...
This inspiring story of Jeanette and Alexander Toczko demonstrates the type of love that only a marriage in Christ can produce. The dedication and love this man and woman had for one another is reflected in the actions of their children. Among the many lessons that...
“What this world needs is a little wonder!” There are so many themes that can be unpacked from the short film, The Butterfly Circus, that it is hard to know where to begin, but maybe beginning with wonder is a start. Set in the era of the Great Depression, this short...
Caroline’s teacher, Mrs. Tranel, shared: She came after Easter and set it on my desk saying, "Read it if you want." I kind of forgot it and then one day discovered it under a pile on my desk. Parts of it took my breath away. I knew I needed to do something...
St. Joseph and St. Maria Goretti, two incredible Saints who chose to live holy and chaste lives no matter what the cost, are the focus of this video reflection. These two Saints led very different lives but each shows how chastity can be implemented in any...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...