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Fr. Anthony Ho
When God says no: the blessing of unanswered prayer
St. Faustina said, “Suffering is a great grace; through suffering the soul becomes like the Saviour; in suffering love becomes ...
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Fr. Mike Schmitz
Did Jesus Really Warn Against Repetition in Prayer?
"In praying, do not babble like the pagans, who think that they will be heard because of their many words." Matthew 6:7 (New Am...
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Rachel Wong
My Daily Bread: Reflecting on the Lord’s Prayer
Recently, my younger sister got married. It was undoubtedly one of the most beautiful weddings I’ve ever been to. But amid the ...
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Elizabeth Manneh
Praying With Your Eyes: How to Get Started With Visio Divina
A picture’s worth a thousand words, they say. And recently, I’ve been using the practice of Visio Divina (“divine seeing” in La...
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Fr. Mike Schmitz
Finding Balance in Christian Life
Balance in life is something many of us strive for while not having much insight on how to achieve it. In this video, Fr. Mike ...
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Fr. Mike Schmitz
God Is Asking You to Give Him Everything
How do we give God everything? It's obvious from the stories throughout the Scriptures that God is asking us to give him everyt...
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Encountering God

Dennis Lambert
What Is Grace? Three Truths That Help Us Understand God’s Favor
Shortly after being ordained a deacon, I was asked by my pastor to put together a presentation on the sacraments. Working my wa...
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Fr. Mike Schmitz
What To Do When You Feel Like God’s Not Speaking to You
Do you struggle to get much out of prayer? Do you feel like God’s not speaking to you?Today, Fr. Mike Schmitz invites us to dee...
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Tom Hoopes
Draw Close to God the Father Today and Every Day
The Father in heaven urges us, as children to heaven, to ask for the bread of heaven. Sometimes we forget to be close to God...
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Fr. Mark Mary
Liturgy and the Garden of Eden: How Are They Connected?
What does the Liturgy have to do with the Garden of Eden? How can art draw us into the beauty of God and His creation?  Fr. Ma...
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Fr. Boniface Hicks
How to See God in Your Life
Do you find it hard to sense God’s presence in your daily life? Does it feel like there’s a gap between your everyday responsib...
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Fr. Mike Schmitz
How to See God in Everything, Every Day (and How to Respond)
“It is good to guard the secret of a king, but gloriously to reveal the works of God, and with fitting honor to acknowledge him...
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What does the Catholic Church teach?

Find resources particularly relating to the teachings of the Catholic Church, and her fundamental doctrine.

Building Community

Fr. Mike Schmitz
Family brings out the worst in you (so that God can heal it)
Fr. Mike explains how being at home with our family is one of God’s favorite ways to make us holy—if we are honest about the ar...
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Fr. Mike Schmitz
Is It OK to Hate Someone?
What do we need to do as Catholic Christians to convey that the message of our religion is one of pure love? So often we misrep...
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Fr. Mike Schmitz
How to Love Your Difficult Parents
The Ten Commandments tell us to “honor thy mother and father”, but what does that really look like? Especially for adult childr...
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Anna Laughery
How to Transform Anger into Mercy
There are many virtues which people of all faiths and backgrounds extol. Courage, kindness, wisdom, love, and hope are recogniz...
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Fr. Mark Mary
How to Love Someone You Don’t Like
Some folks maintain the notion that Jesus said we "have to love people" but "don't have to like them". Besides the fact that Je...
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Gretchen Crowder
Lent: A Time to Build and Strengthen Community
When I first moved to Dallas, I picked up a running habit. There was a trail near my apartment building packed with runners all...
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Experiencing the Sacraments

Sherry Antonetti
How to Spend an Hour in Adoration
Taking time to be with Jesus in the Eucharist is a recipe for finding the peace your soul needs.Adoration is one of the most be...
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James Tynen
The Comfort of Silence: How Adoration Helps Us Pay Attention
For my first attempt at Eucharistic adoration, I was late. I had signed up online for adoration at our church’s chapel. I chos...
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Fr. Mike Schmitz
What You Have NOT Been Told About Baptism
Are you a child of the light or a child of darkness? Today, Fr. Mike reminds us that, though we are all born with original sin,...
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Aleteia
If feeling guilty is the reason you’re NOT going to Confession: A priest’s advice
“I already feel guilty enough about what I did. I don’t need a priest to make me feel more guilty.” Prayer, fasting, and almsg...
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Theresa Civantos Barber
5 Ways to Rest in Christ This Winter
Quiet. Rest. Stillness. Peace.  These aren’t things to which our rat-race culture gives much attention. But in recent years, t...
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Laura O'Callaghan
4 Ways to Make Your Life Eucharistic Even if You Can’t Make it to Daily Mass
Do you wish you could get to daily Mass but just can’t?It can be tough to find the time, particularly for busy employees, shift...
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