Easter

Easter

Formed is excited to present curated content to help the Church journey through the Easter season. Check out these resources to help you deepen your understanding of Christ. You can find resources on prayer, the lives of the saints, and great spiritual content to help guide you and your family through the season. We pray that all these resources draw you deeper into the mystery of Easter, Divine Mercy Sunday, and Pentecost.

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  • Sent By The Spirit - The Sacrament of Confirmation

    1 season

    Confirmation, often misunderstood, is of vital importance for every Catholic Christian. In three brief, but compelling sessions, Dr. Brant Pitre unlocks the truth and power of Confirmation by exploring our relationship with the person of the Holy Spirit, the biblical history of Pentecost, and the...

  • What does God want?! Rules for discernment | Chris Stefanick Show

    Even the most faithful Catholics struggle with discernment.

    Figuring out what God wants can really stress you out. But when you develop your discernment skills, you can relax. There’s no peace like knowing you’re in tune with God’s will.

    That’s why it’s so cool to have Fr. Timothy Gallaghe...

  • Easter Sunday | Restore: Lent with Sr. Miriam James Heidland, SOLT

    In this final video of Restore, Sr. Miriam James Heidland, SOLT, reflects on what it truly means to be Catholic.

    Sr. Miriam says It is not simply about fulfilling an obligation—such as attending Sunday Mass—but also about living a life that is fully joined to the heart of Christ.

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  • Salvation | The Augustine Institute Show

    "Join Dr. Tim Gray and his guest, Dr. Michael Barber, as they discuss Salvation, and the role that faith and works play in the Catholic understanding of the topic.

    To learn more about Salvation from Dr. Michael Barber, see his incredible video series Lectio:Salvation and book Salvation:What Ev...

  • The Holy Spirit & the Life of Grace | Symbolon for Teens: The Creed | Episode 7

    One of the most profound aspects of the Catholic Faith is that Christ sent his Spirit to dwell in the hearts of the baptized. But who is the Holy Spirit, and how do we actively invite him to do what he was placed inside of us to do?

  • The Holy Spirit in Light of Pentecost

    Join Dr. Tim Gray and Dr. Ben Akers as they discuss the Holy Spirit throughout salvation history and the roll of Pentecost in our lives.

  • The Holy Spirit is the Lord and Giver of Life.

    This unit is all about the Holy Spirit. Join Real+True as we explore God’s breath, and how we are transformed by the Holy Spirit. Edmund gives us a new tool for teaching about the Holy Spirit. Emily shares behind-the-scenes insights about a major Real+True announcement. Together they explain how ...

  • Who is the Holy Spirit?

    How often do you think about your own breath? You’re breathing right now, even if you’re not fully aware. For our bodies, breathing is necessary. And for our souls, the Holy Spirit is necessary. Just as our lungs breathe air, our soul breathes God. And we need this breath of God to live our life ...

  • What it means to be transformed by the Holy Spirit

    Fire purifies and transforms. We can see this dynamic at work in both pottery making… and the Holy Spirit’s role in our lives. The Holy Spirit is often described and depicted as fire- and like fire, takes one thing and makes it another. In pottery making, clay is cast into fire, and transformed i...

  • Who is God?

    Catholics say, “I believe in God” when we recite the creed. But do we know who we’re saying we believe in when we recite that line?

    To say the creed with faith and believe it is to enter into a relationship with God who is the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and a relationship with the whole Chu...

  • Confirmation: The Sacrament of Evangelization & Martyrdom by Dr. Brant Pitre

    We often misunderstand the actual nature of the Sacrament of Confirmation and how it directly affects our lives. In this talk, Dr. Brant Pitre invites us to understand better the tremendous graces and calling received through this Sacrament. He points to various passages in Scripture that provide...

  • Discernment of Spirits

    Dr. Tim Gray and Dan Burke of the Avila Institute discuss the Discernment of Spirits.

  • Discernment and the Holy Spirit

    Join Dr. Tim Gray and Dr. Scott Hefelfinger for a conversation on discerning God's path, making decisions and listening to the Holy Spirit.

  • Why Catholics believe in "life everlasting"

    The Catholic Church cares about every BODY. Think of relics and funerals–reverence for our bodies and the body’s of holy people is part of being Catholic. But why? We find the answer at the end of the Creed: “I believe in the resurrection of the body and life everlasting.” That’s a pretty strong...

  • The Paschal Mystery: The Mystery of Jesus's Death & Resurrection

    "The Paschal Mystery" is a phrase we hear and use in the Mass and sacramental rites, but do we understand what it means in the greater story of Salvation, from the Passover in Egypt to the Last Supper and Crucifixion of Jesus?

    Click to return to the entire series, Symbolon:Knowing the Faith

  • ECHO with Bishop Donald Hying

    4 seasons

    The ECHO series from Ahava Productions will be a 36 part video-based study of the United States Catholic Catechism of Adults (USCCA) presented by Bishop Donald Hying of Madison, Wisconsin. These short and engaging videos introduce each chapter of the USCCA and provide an inspiring start to perso...

  • After the Search // Episode 6 // Am I Saved?

    Join Tim Gray and Chris Stefanick as they explore the themes of 'The Search' in 'After the Search.'

    To rent or own episodes of The Search, click here

  • Our Eternal Destiny

    What happens after we die? Is there life after death? Does what I do in this life really have eternal consequences? These are the questions that humanity has been asking since its beginning. For Christians, death is not the end of life; rather for those who hope in Christ, death is the entrance i...

  • The Saving Death and Resurrection of Christ

    "O truly necessary sin of Adam, destroyed completely by the Death of Christ! O happy fault that earned so great, so glorious a Redeemer!" These words proclaimed by the entire Church in the Exsultet of the Easter Vigil Mass powerfully sum up the saving Paschal Mystery of Jesus Christ. Jesus is our...

  • Level 4 Evidence: The Resurrection

    "The historicity of Jesus's Resurrection is important on a personal level in the same way as evidence from near-death experiences: it provides evidence of life after death, evidence that there is something transcendent about us beyond just our bodies, something that continues to live. Moreover, J...

  • Easter Monday: Reflections on the Resurrection

    "Join Dr. Elizabeth Klein and Dr. Tim Gray for special Easter Monday reflections on the Resurrection.

    Our content, including FORMED Now!, is made possible by the support of our viewers. To help us continue to spread the Gospel to nearly 1 million people, consider joining the Mission Circle. F...

  • The Resurrection of Jesus Fact or Fiction? by Steven Smith

    Come to grips with what really happened to Jesus as Dr. Steven Smith explores Resurrection narratives from the vantage point of each of the four Gospels as well as many of the vital medical details of Roman crucifixion. Dr. Steven Smith is a professor of Sacred Scripture at Mount Saint Mary's Sem...

  • I Thirst - Book Discussion (Part 7 of 7)

    Walk with Saint Mother Teresa throughout the season of Lent with I Thirst:40 Days with Mother Teresa accompanied by this seven-part book discusssion between Dr. Ben Akers and Fr. Daniel Moloney. Throughout Lent, Dr. Akers and Fr. Moloney will dive into Mother Teresa's spirituality, her teaching o...

  • Is the Resurrection a Lie?

    Are the gospel accounts of Jesus' resurrection reliable? Or did the Apostles make the whole thing up? Karlo Broussard discusses why we can believe the gospels when it comes to their account of the resurrection narrative.