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Joanna Operacz
St. Ignatius’ psychological advice … long before psychology was even invented
His 4 tips will help you understand your feelings better. St. Ignatius Loyola gives such revealing, accurate, and universal adv...
Subby Szterszky
The God of Real Time
Learning to number our days, personally and culturally More than 70 years ago, in the summer of 1945, the Second World War came...
Subby Szterszky
World Wars, Pandemics and the Hand of God
Seventy-five years ago, on September 2, 1945, the Second World War ended with the formal surrender of Japan aboard the USS Miss...
Abiding Together: Sr. Miriam James Heidland, Heather Khym, Michelle Benzinger
Cultivating Peace
In this episode, we begin a series on cultivating the garden of our hearts and reflect on what it means to cultivate peace–as a...
Kathleen Hattrup
5 Prayers for the Dead (That You Can Take to the Cemetery)
Remember, O Lord, that they are Thy creatures, not made by strange gods, but by Thee ... Requiem æternam dona ei, Domine. Et lu...
Cerith Gardiner
What Your Sadness is Quietly Asking From You
Sadness arrives quietly — often without reason — but it carries messages about what our hearts truly need. Some days we wake up...
Encountering God in prayer
Fr. Mike Schmitz
The Liturgy of the Hours Explained
You may have heard of the Liturgy of the Hours, but not quite like this. Fr. Mike Schmitz shares why this ancient prayer holds ...
Abiding Together: Sr. Miriam James Heidland, Heather Khym, Michelle Benzinger
Staying Grounded When Storms Come
In this episode, we talk about what it means to weather the storms of life well. Everyone experiences difficult moments through...
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. ...
Theology & Culture
Subby Szterszky
The God of Real Time
Learning to number our days, personally and culturally More than 70 years ago, in the summer of 1945, the Second World War came...
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...
For this liturgical season
Fr. Mike Schmitz
Feeling Nothing Spiritually? Here’s the First Step Back
Do you feel disconnected from God - like the fire you once had is gone, or maybe it was never there to begin with? You're not ...
Abiding Together Podcast
How To Thrive In The Summer
In this episode we talk about how to thrive during the summer, when we aren’t in our normal schedules. We chat about some strat...
Jenny Connelly
Keeping Spiritual Rhythms Outside of A Regular Schedule
About eight years ago, I went to confession with a Dominican priest in a gorgeous chapel in Nashville, Tennessee. Despite the b...
Discipleship Guides
Who is Jesus?
Fr. Mike Schmitz
How Being a Christian Will Affect Your Life
As we discover the lives of the saints, it seems they endured quite a bit of suffering before receiving their eternal reward. I...
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 dep...
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 of...
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 chose...
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 almsgi...
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, th...
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?
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Healing
Hannah Chartier
When Healing Doesn’t Come
Part of being human is experiencing brokenness. We live in a fallen world, as we experience the impact of original sin personal...
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 pr...
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, ...
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