Resources

HOW TO TALK TO THE VOCATION DIRECTOR

March 30, 2026

  If you wanted to be a journalist, it would make sense to talk to someone who works at a […]

Seminary 101

March 2, 2026

Many people, even many Catholics, have a vision of seminary as a very strict monastery. They imagine men walking around […]

THE ART OF SELF-KNOWLEDGE

January 28, 2026

“The unexamined life is not worth living,” Socrates famously said. He really meant it, too, as he also said that […]

DISCERNMENT SPIRITUALITY

December 22, 2025

Spirituality is the individual approach to one’s relationship with God. It involves making use of the tools of prayer and […]

POPE BENEDICT’S MESSAGE TO SEMINARIANS

November 25, 2025

“It does makes sense to become a priest: the world needs priests, pastors, today, tomorrow and always, until the end […]

Where To Start Reading the Bible

November 10, 2025

I remember trying to start reading the Bible several times in high school. Even when my life was very out of alignment with God...

What St. Philip Neri Can Teach Us About the Sabbath

November 10, 2025

If you’re anything like me, then the call to keep holy the Sabbath is something of a challenge, thanks to a constant struggle t...

We Need to Be More than a Welcoming Church

November 10, 2025

I was a lapsed Catholic once. I went through my late teens and early twenties chasing fulfilment in fleeting things. I was alwa...

Truth, Goodness, and Beauty in Everyday Life as a Busy Mom

November 10, 2025

“Mommy, can you read me this book? Please? It’s a short one.” My two-year-old was looking up at me with his big puppy dog eyes...

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