Though St. Benedict was born in 480 A.D., he is certainly a Saint for our times. He was a man of strength, conviction, and courage. Although he desired to live a life of solitude by choosing the life of a hermit and living in a cave, when word of his holiness and devout life reached […]

It’s summer and that means many couples will be entering into the Sacrament of Marriage. If you want to give a great gift to your future spouse, then I would suggest studying a bit of Saint John Paul II’s Theology of the Body. You can find information and guides at the Theology of the Body […]

Today’s video is part of an ad campaign run by Nike. The general idea is clear: many times we complain and find ways to excuse ourselves without having any really good reason. To help remedy this fact, Matt Scott, nominated the best male athlete in the Paralympics in 2004 and 2008, takes a shot at […]

 This exceptional video is produced by Life Teen  and called “Armor of God.” When we hear the word “spiritual combat”, what do we imagine? Angels fighting over our shoulders? Some mystic monk? Without necessarily rejecting those ideas, I think it’s worth applying the concept to our daily lives. Each day we have a decision: live for […]

We live in a world of instant gratification— we are so connected through technology, we are disconnected from reality. Prince Ea says, “I’m so tired of performing in the pageantry of vanity, and conforming to this accepted form of digital insanity”. But how do we begin to change this culture of 24/7 screen time? How […]

“We’ve been lied to, and somehow we are okay with it. Have you looked around? I mean, really seen what is happening? The pain is real. We got used to it. Let me ask you something: why are you here? … Do you think someday freedom will just come? What if, one night at the […]

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 that distract us from the world, our lives, […]

“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 scolded by his boss, and in the film […]

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 wi-fi”. How much evidence, how many studies, how many repentant men and women will it […]

The desert experience is one in which Christ lives out to the extreme the question: what is truly important in life?  We too must ask ourselves this question. How many times do we invest our time, our efforts, our worries in things that really don’t matter? What is really essential in our life? Is it bread, […]