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The Bible in a Year
The entire Bible in 365 days
Fr. Mike Schmitz walks you through the entire Bible in 365 episodes.

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Brett Powell
The Internal Critic
Brett’s low this week leads to an extended conversation about the internal critic, a diminishing voice that tends to show up wh...
Jake Khym
Discerning the Internal Critic with Bishop Scott McCaig
In this episode of the Way of the Heart, we host special guest Bishop Scott McCaig, CC. We dialogue about discerning the intern...
Souls & Hearts
How You Hide From Your Anger at God
In this episode, we explore: 1) How anger at God is far more common and intense that you realize; 2) Why you need to work throu...
Souls & Hearts
Trauma's Devastating Impact on Our Capacity to Love
In this episode, we focus on how unresolved trauma undermines and sabotages both our capacity and our inclination to love well....
Fr. Mike Schmitz
The Virtue That Takes Virtue to the Next Level
Fr. Mike introduces us to the virtue that makes other virtues excellent: magnanimity. If someone asked you what the most essent...
James Pereira
Learning The Same Lesson Over and Over is Not Failure - It’s Love
I’m a famously terrible handyman. Usually my attempts to fix things end in frustration for me and something around my house bro...

Encountering God in prayer

Souls & Hearts
How You Hide From Your Anger at God
In this episode, we explore: 1) How anger at God is far more common and intense that you realize; 2) Why you need to work throu...
Josh Mcdonald
Patron Saints for Introverts: How to Live Your Best Introverted, Spiritual Life
We live in an extroverted world, and as an introvert and a writer, I love the idea of shutting out the rest of the world for se...
Fr. Mark Mary
Pray This Before Going to Bed
Do you ever feel like daily prayer is hard to fit into your routine? Fr. Mark-Mary introduces a simple four-step acronym — ACTS...
Fr. Mark Mary
How to Hear God’s Voice
Struggling to hear God’s voice? Fr. Mark-Mary reminds us that while God never changes, He speaks to each of us in unique ways. ...
Fr. Mike Schmitz
Fr. Mike’s Tips for Praying as a Busy Person
How do I fit in prayer with my busy schedule? Fr. Mike shares some practical advice for fitting in prayer when you feel you do...
Hannah Jakus
Learning to Pray Daily in a Life That Was Always Full
I have always loved routine and habit-forming. I remember having particular routines in late elementary school like packing my ...
Joanne McPortland
Why You’re Part of the Communion of Saints Even Before You Reach Heaven
Ain’t no party like a Catholic party, so they say, and on this All Saints Day the party has a guest list that dissolves the lim...
James Pereira
I Have Doubts About Faith - What Do I Do Now?
My first real struggle with doubts in my faith happened in the dark depths of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. Faced with the hardsh...
Mark Mossa
Essential Reading for the Spiritual Seeker
Most of us can identify certain teachers or mentors who have had a profound impact on our lives. The same can be said for parti...
Jonathan Teixeira
What *is* a Catholic Economy?
In this episode of The Catholic Money Show, host Jonathan Teixeira dives into the intriguing concept of a “Catholic economy” wi...
Abiding Together: Sr. Miriam James Heidland, Heather Khym, Michelle Benzinger
The Power of Play & Leisure
In this episode we discuss the importance of encountering God through play and leisure. We talk about how we remember what we p...
Jenny Connelly
House of David: Amazon Prime Show Review
The global success of Angel Studio’s The Chosen has demonstrated that audiences are hungry to see the stories of Scripture hono...

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Who is Jesus?

James Pereira
I Have Doubts About Faith - What Do I Do Now?
My first real struggle with doubts in my faith happened in the dark depths of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. Faced with the hardsh...
Mark Mossa
Essential Reading for the Spiritual Seeker
Most of us can identify certain teachers or mentors who have had a profound impact on our lives. The same can be said for parti...
Christina O'Brien
Knowledge of the Heart
I have always had a heart for science. As a kid I wanted to be an entomologist, then an astrophysicist, then a neuroscientist, ...
Fr. Mike Schmitz
God Loves You as You Are, Not as You Wish You Were
Regardless of sin, wasted potential, or discouragement, the Lord loves you as you are. Fr. Mike Schmitz shares the unending de...
Sarah Kozak
Embracing Detachment
I used to think of detachment as this terrible thing. That it could be translated as giving up on hope, ignoring the desires ...
Fr. Mark Mary
Is God Glad You Exist?
Many of us might think that creation is just a “set you and forget you thing”, but what we may not realize is that God is conti...

Building Community

Cecilia Pigg
How to Have a Fruitful Disagreement With Someone You Love, According to St. Ignatius
Whether it’s your boyfriend, sister, or best friend, chances are you’ll disagree with someone about something sometime. What ar...
Fr. Mike Schmitz
Wanting to Fix People
We have a tendency to want to fix the people we love. While delighting in all their good traits, we think, “If only they didn’t...
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...
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...
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...
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...

Authentic worship & 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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...

What does the Catholic Church teach?

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

John Touhey, OSV News
Christ is risen, but has anything really changed for us?
In the heart of Eastertide, we can ask ourselves: Has Easter changed us? What are the consequences of truly accepting the reali...
Fr. Mike Schmitz
Hopeless?
Are you feeling hopeless? Fr. Mike offers insights on how to combat despair. If you feel like you've tried everything, see no w...
Fr. Justin Huang
The Family Healing Families
Merry Christmas, everyone!  Someone here wrote me a card and has given me permission to share it.  This card means much to me b...
Fr. Mike Schmitz
Fr. Mike Schmitz and Sr. Miriam James Heidland, SOLT Explain Healing in the Gaze of Jesus
In this 3-part series filmed backstage at the 2024 Good News Conference, Fr. Mike sits down with 3 special guests to discuss ...
Veronica Szczygiel
Feeling Empty? Here are 3 Ways to Fill Your Cup Again
When I was a middle school teacher, parent-teacher conferences were held twice a year. Instead of regularly scheduled classes, ...
Josie Kuhlman
In the Waters of Lourdes
Have you ever had one of those experiences that was a big turning point in your life? In the moment, perhaps you didn’t know ho...