Strengthen (Personal Growth)

How My Morning Coffee Transformed My Spiritual Life
How do you pray? For the first 18 years of my life, it was mostly rehearsed prayers I learned in school or from my parents. For...

The Small Group That Changed My Life
I was not planning on being friends with her. In fact, at one point when we had met years before, we later admitted to one anot...

Saying Goodbye, Starting Over, and Transitioning
Change is always hard. Transitions in life are difficult. Goodbyes are never easy. Endings are rarely joyful. But today, Fr. Mi...

Leaning in to Our Restless Hearts: Why Two Emotional States Can Co-Exist
While driving home on a random Tuesday night in college, I felt a deep sense of gratitude for the moment I was in. And it wasn’...

If You're Tired of Needing God
Sometimes life brings us down. Difficult situations cause us to become discouraged. This is natural (and inevitable). But there...

How I Find God in Everyday Life
At Mass one Sunday morning, as I was kneeling after receiving Communion, I glanced up to see a man pushing his wife’s wheelchai...

Freedom From Spiritual Chaos: A Book Review of Discernment of Spirits
If your prayer life feels confusing or chaotic, Discernment of Spirits may be exactly what you are looking for.Discernment of S...

Episode 27: Unity in Marriage | Part 1 — Restore the Glory
This week kicks off a new series on finding unity in marriage. Jake and Bob will share what they’ve learned through their own m...

Our Story — Restore the Glory
In this episode Jake and Bob share some of their own experiences of personal restoration and the value of honesty and openness....