Life is a unique movement of light where the beginning and the end meet. Just as we are born from our mother’s womb into earthly life, so too, we’ll be born from the Earth’s womb into eternal life. The impulse that assures the completeness of such movement is the...
Viewer beware: This Netflix series contains language, scenes of rape, normalization of same-sex romance, teen partying, graphic suicide, assault, and substance abuse. It does not depict a healthy teen culture and in fact contributes to a culture of toxicity, even...
In sitting down to write on this video, I am more aware than I have ever been of how little there is to add to the excellent and well-reasoned words of 16-year-old Autumn from StudentsForLife.org. All I can say is, go, go and watch the video for yourself! Still, I...
How does the Catholic Church feel about immigration, refugees, and border walls? We have a few resources that will help you grow in your understanding of Catholic Social teaching. What Does the Catholic Church Teach About Immigration and Border Walls? 1. We start with...
July 25th is the anniversary of Humanae Vitae, the papal encyclical which explains the Catholic Church’s teaching on marriage, sex, and responsible parenthood. It is estimated that 87% of Catholic women use a method of contraception instead of practicing Natural...
During a special Mass held in 2015 to mark the centenary of the Armenian Genocide, the Holy Father referred to “three massive and unprecedented tragedies” of the past century. “The first, which is widely considered the first genocide of the twentieth century, struck...
Have you ever simply sat and observed how others look? I am not referring to their outer appearance, rather to how to they look at what's around them. Where and how a person looks can tell you a lot about who they are and where their heart is. Every glance is filled...
Brother Terrorist: Tell me, what did you feel? When you looked into the terrorized eyes of your brother and you triggered his absence in this life… when innocent men and women begged for mercy, cried out to the humanity that runs through your veins, and you denied...
Today’s video talks about persons of special needs, and gives us some interesting facts. It invites us to recognize and overcome certain stereotypes that prevent us from discovering the beauty and dignity of those with Down Syndrome. What’s more, in better...
“Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 18:3 Throughout our lives, we have made many sacrifices to God. Now it’s a good time to start recognizing how amazing God is to us. It is a...
Director Brian Ivie and co-producers Will Tober and Bryce Komae bring to us the inspiring story of modern-day hero Pastor Lee Jong-Rak in this film "The Drop Box". After having his own severely disabled child and continually finding abandoned babies on the streets of...
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...
Lila –a dreamer, an artist– reimagines reality in her afternoon of village encounters. As she moves about town, observing the world and the lives of others, she brings a twinkle, a fresh gaze, a splash of color and a wondering spirit. Through these gifts, Lila...
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...
How powerful is forgiveness? How far can God’s mercy reach? Are we called to forgive what seems to be unforgivable? Gary Ridgway was an American serial killer who was known as the Green River Killer. He was convicted of 49 murders but later confessed to nearly double...
The producer of today’s video, Live Action, is a youth-led movement dedicated to building a culture of life and ending abortion. With their undercover videos, their goal is to expose the horrors of abortion. This video includes the same abortionists profiled on...
"Slap Her" is a thought provoking viral video created by Fanpage.it in order to create awareness about domestic violence. The Italian news organization took to the streets of Italy to ask a few boys ages 7-11 years old questions about themselves and then introduce...
"Celebration of life." A perfect name for the vital experience of the Christian existence. "Awe," wonder," "marvel," are all words that point to this deep, riveting beam of light which the faith allows us to perceive in all its richness. With it, each color that...
One year, Jill had her Advent, and her whole life flipped upside down. Awaiting Christmas and the birth of her first child, Jill's excitement was shattered by an unexpected diagnosis. Jill found God in a new way through this experience and shares how surprising...
One of the many commercials that form part of Dove’s Beauty campaign, this video addresses what is probably one of the biggest fears of our time: age. A study of 2,000 women conducted by Superdrug in 2012 found that women start to worry about the signs of aging at 29....
I recently had a conversation with a friend and we were trying to remember the age we began to feel self-conscious. When did we start thinking differences between peers were something negative rather than something unique? When did we start comparing ourselves to...
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...
"El Empleo” (The Employment) is an animated short that has been winning awards at film festivals around the world since it’s released in 2008. With over 2.5 million YouTube views, director Santiago Bou Grasso is reaching many with his depiction of the working world....
It's easy to criticize the crimes and tragedies of the world. They are there for all to see. But where do they begin? Each one started with an interior decision, a moment in which the person decided to look at reality differently. Things seem innocent, harmless enough...
When I found this video, I couldn’t help but be impressed. The first thing that I thought about was the courage of this young girl, the pain in her eyes, and the directness and clarity with which she conveyed her message. It is a message that, I believe, will save...