Lighthouse Talks

Lighthouse Talks

Lighthouse talks help us more closely experience and appreciate the most profound act of God’s love for humanity.

Find wisdom from leading Catholic experts in biblical studies, evangelization, and more. No matter where you find yourself, this podcast provides signs of grace and hope.

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Lighthouse Talks
  • The Gift of Door-to-Door Evangelization with Austin Habash

    Spreading God’s message is our most important job as Catholics, but it starts from within our own homes. In this talk, Austin Habash takes us through his journey with door-to-door evangelization and explains to us the significance of sharing the Gospel with our neighbors.

  • 13 Reasons Why You Matter

  • The Crisis of Happiness

    When you hear the word “addiction”, what typically comes to mind? Needles? Alcohol? Pills? As Jim Owens, MA, LPC explains, addiction is much simpler, including everything from substances to technology, screen time, work, shopping, and even sugar. Addictions and distractions are used to manage pai...

  • The Jewish Roots of Holy Week

    Holy Week is the holiest week of the year. But why do we call the entire week “holy”? Does anything important happen on the days between Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday? Follow Scripture scholar and professor Dr. Brant Pitre as he walks through each of the seven days of Holy Week, and explains how ...

  • Advent: Rethinking the Season by Dr. Tim Gray

    Advent is an odd season. Unlike most other seasons, it’s a season that isn’t about itself, but is instead about preparing for Christmas. But that reality often gets lost in the shuffle and stress of trying to find all the right gifts, decorations, and dinner ingredients. In this Lighthouse Talk a...

  • Angels Explained: What You Should Know About the Nine Choirs

    In this Lighthouse Talk audio, Dr. Mark Miravalle, Professor of Theology and Mariology at Franciscan University of Steubenville, teaches on the fascinating subject of Angels. Why did God create angels? How are they different from humans? Are guardian angels found in Scripture? Discover the answer...

  • Los 10 verbos y actitudes fundamentales ante la vida por P. Fernando Orejuela

    Dios viene íntimamente a tocar en la puerta de cada corazón. El Padre Fernando Orejuela nos explica con detalle y pasión el cómo y por qué debemos dejar que Dios entre a nuestras vidas y lo que puede pasar si abrimos esa puerta.
    ¡Entérate de estas diez acciones que cambian vidas!

  • Los 12 Misterios de la Mujer por Patrick Reidy

    En esta presentación, Patrick hace una hermosa comparación entre la Mujer y la Iglesia. Le da a la mujer su lugar valioso y apropiado, colocándola perfectamente en el lugar que le corresponde en medio del mundo. Un valor, que ha faltado en nuestra(s) cultura(s) desde hace mucho tiempo. Además, no...

  • Love Conquers All: Faith, Family, & the Early Church by Mike Aquilina

    Mike Aquilina, author of over forty books and an expert on early Church history, shares how the faithful witness of Christian families amidst the trials and persecutions of the Church in the first centuries of its existence led to the rapid expansion of Christianity and the conversion of the Roma...

  • Love Hurts: The Truth Behind Redemptive Suffering by Matthew Leonard

    In this presentation, Matthew Leonard focuses on the new idea of love proclaimed by Christ and how it gives meaning to human suffering, penance, and ultimately death. Sounds a bit dark, doesn't it? But it's not! By looking at these issues we'll discover the secret to how we can "Rejoice in the Lo...

  • Love or Lust? by Jason and Crystalina Evert

    Scare tactics, guilt trips, and climbing teen pregnancy rates have minimal inspiration in discovering the true meaning of love. In this presentation from Jason and Crystalina Evert, you'll discover the difference between love and lust while getting straight answers about dating, relationships, an...

  • Love—Sacrifice—Trust: He Showed Us the Way by Fr. Mike Schmitz

    Fr. Mike Schmitz shares important insights on the meaning of Christ's Cross. He shows how God's rescue mission for us includes the need for each person to embrace his own cross in order to reestablish trust in the Father and the understanding that love requires sacrifice. It also includes a bonus...

  • Made for Greatness: Runway Model Turns to Christ by Leah Darrow

    Leah Darrow was a fashion model in New York City and a reality TV contestant on America's Next Top Model. She now travels the world sharing her unique experiences in the beauty industry. Leah now speaks to tens of thousands of people each year, audiences as diverse as a United Nations panel, the ...

  • Mary: Handmaid of the Lord by St. Teresa of Kolkata

    St. Teresa of Calcutta is known throughout the world as a woman who was totally committed to the Gospel. In this inspiring talk, she shares her insights on the Blessed Virgin Mary as a model of womanhood and perfect discipleship. She shows us that we, too, can do the will of God by saying "yes" t...

  • Mary: The Indispensable Mother of God by Tim Staples

    In this Lighthouse Talk, Tim Staples explains the incredible impact that the Church's understanding of Mary has on our spiritual lives, and the profound way that Marian doctrines and dogmas safeguard what we believe about her Son. Using penetrating insights and humor, Tim shows how correct knowle...

  • Meditations on the Stations of the Cross by Dr. Ronald Thomas

    The Stations of the Cross is a devotion and reflection in which we walk alongside Jesus on His way to Calvary. By prayerfully participating in this meditation, we are able to see clearly in His passion and death the depths of God's love for mankind and the price He paid for our salvation. This pr...

  • Men and Women are from Eden by Dr. Mary Healy

    God's design for life, love, relationships, and sex is written into our very bodies. With incredible clarity, Dr. Mary Healy explains how the Theology of the Body, Pope St. John Paul II's deeply biblical understanding of Our Lord's original plan for men and women, is astonishingly great news for ...

  • Men, Women, and the Mystery of Love by Dr. Edward Sri

    In today's culture, we're constantly bombarded with the secular notion of love and intimacy, instead of the kind of love that God intended for his children. In this Lighthouse Talk, Dr. Edward Sri explains how Pope St. John Paul II's teachings of the Theology of the Body can help us prepare for m...

  • Our Lady of Good Success

    Our Lady of Good Success appeared on several occasions in the early 17th century to Mother Mariana de Jesus Torres in Quito, Ecuador. Fully approved by the Church, this Marian apparition contains an immensely important and hopeful message for our troubled times. Listen as Matthew Arnold explains ...

  • The Sacrament of Penance by Fr. William Casey

    Speaking on reconciliation, Fr. William Casey, Superior General of the Fathers of Mercy, reminds us that confession, the forgotten Sacrament, is the ordinary means for the forgiveness of mortal sins after baptism and a veritable treasury of graces and spiritual strength for us in our daily strugg...

  • A New Heart My Story of Addiction, Abortion, & Conversion

    Depression and guilt. Sadness and anger. Drug and alcohol abuse. Feeling unforgivable. As Shawna Arnold explains, these symptoms of post-abortion trauma can be overwhelming—but they cannot withstand the love and mercy of God, who makes all things new. In this moving talk, Shawna describes her lif...

  • Why Almsgiving by Dr. Michael Barber

    Advent, the season in which we prepare for Christmas, is a penitential season. One of the key acts of penance that the Church recommends is almsgiving. But why? Citing the Old and New Testaments, the Catechism, and his own engaging personal stories, professor and author Dr. Michael Barber explain...