Resources
Family brings out the worst in you (so that God can heal it)
June 2, 2026
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...
How Satan Uses Discouragement to Keep You Away from God
June 2, 2026
What does discouragement look like? What should you do when discouragement strikes? Today Fr. Mark-Mary shares how to overcome ...
God Loves You as You Are, Not as You Wish You Were
June 2, 2026
Regardless of sin, wasted potential, or discouragement, the Lord loves you as you are. Fr. Mike Schmitz shares the unending de...
Finding God in the School Year Rush: A Back-to-School Family Examen
June 2, 2026
This past summer, my family found ourselves in that familiar late-May whirlwind. My husband and I are both educators, and that ...
ASKING THE RIGHT QUESTIONS
May 29, 2026
“If you don’t change direction, you’ll end up where you’re heading.” – Chinese proverb Failure to Launch was the title of […]
WHY WE SAY, “AND WITH YOUR SPIRIT”
May 1, 2026
What can the words of the Mass teach us about the priesthood? Plenty, says Msgr. James Maroney, a liturgical scholar […]
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 […]