In this session, Bishop Cozzens teaches about the spiritual senses of the soul. With these senses, we are able to hear the voice of the Lord and to discern his holy will for us. The imagination plays a key role in this and thus is critical for prayer as well. Bishop Cozzens teaches us how to form...

In this final session, Bishop Cozzens tackles the universal experience of suffering and how we can face it in prayer. The truth that God is with us and that He loves us in the midst of our suffering allows us to avoid turning inward and losing our fervor and love. It can motive and inspire us to ...

In this penultimate session, Bishop Cozzens offers encouragement and tips for some of the most common experiences in the life of prayer: when prayer feels repetitious and when we encounter our own sinfulness. Repetition is a natural part of deepening prayer, and here fidelity and love are key. A ...

For this week’s session about the Heart of Prayer, Bishop Cozzens teaches about the deepest and most important movement of prayer: when we say to God, “Thy will be done.” But this can be challenging, especially in the face of hardship. To help with this challenge, Bishop Cozzens presents a simple...

The fourth session of this 8-part series teaches about the place of prayer within us—the heart. Understanding the heart better highlights the importance of love in prayer. Beyond that, Bishop Cozzens begins to teach about spiritual consolation and desolation and the need for emotional healing and...

Prayer rests on key truths revealed by God. This session explores the five theological presuppositions of prayer. Bishop Cozzens then builds on these to explain the four dispositions necessary for prayer. Taken altogether, these foundation stones for a life of prayer make up the starting points f...

In session two, with Bishop Cozzens as retreat master, we learn how important relationship and identity are in prayer. In the end, we can only really understand who we are if we see ourselves in relationship to God, who loves and redeems us. St. Ignatius of Loyola gives us a remarkable example of...

Action Item: Reflect on what holiness is and the deeds of love that you may be busy doing.

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Join Bishop Andrew Cozzens in the first part of this 8-part series, The Heart of Prayer. Everyone is called to a life of prayer, but do we really believe that God desires to meet us in prayer, to speak with us? In this episode, we are reminded about the call to prayer, its richness, and that pray...

Lent is almost here, and the question returns every year: What should I give up—and what should I take on? In this episode of the Practicing Catholic Podcast, hosts Taylor Kemp and Dr. Scott Hefelfinger walk through how Catholics can approach Lent with intention, freedom, and joy.

Together, they...

Holiness isn’t just for saints. Vatican II taught that every Catholic is called to holiness—here’s what that actually looks like in real life.

What does the “universal call to holiness” really mean? In this episode of Practicing Catholic, Taylor Kemp and Dr. Scott Hefelfinger dive deep into this...

Action Item: Make David's prayers your own, that in trials and afflictions you pray for the steadfast love of God

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Discover the richness of the Psalms, a collection of 150 sacred hymns and poems that serve as a "the masterwork of prayer in the Old Testament." The Psalms encompass all five types of prayer—blessing, praise, petition, intercession, and thanksgiving—guiding us to speak to God with honesty and dep...

The Bible’s main way of talking about God’s relationship to humanity is the image of a partnership. This video traces the way God entered into a series of formal relationships with various human partners in order to rescue the world through Jesus, the ultimate covenant partner.

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Action Item: Reflect on how God's mercy overshadows the law

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The Book of Ruth can feel strange to modern readers—but beneath its unfamiliar customs is one of Scripture’s most beautiful stories of fidelity, love, and God’s providence. In this episode of the Practicing Catholic Podcast, we begin a new Bible study by taking a fresh look at Ruth and why this s...

Father Chris defines who Jesus is as well as what Divine Mercy is, explaining why it is the highest form of the highest virtue. He then explains the meaning of the Mass in a nuptial way, showing how, when we are at Mass, we are at the wedding of Christ to His Church, which is us.

Action Item: Reflect on what you can offer to the Father

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St. John Paul II tells us that in the midst of The Joyful Mysteries, the 4th and 5th decades point to the drama yet to come. The Presentation is already foreshadowing the Cross. The offering Mary makes at the Presentation in the Temple becomes manifested and reaches its
fulfillment at Calvary. I...

There's ultimately only one reason to be Catholic: because it's true. In this outstanding presentation, Jason Evert shows us the beauty and the treasures of the Faith, as revealed through the Saints and Sacraments.

Jason has spoken about the Catholic Faith to more than one million people ar...