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...

What are the three most impactful books you’ve ever read? In this episode of the Practicing Catholic Podcast, Taylor Kemp and Dr. Scott Hefelfinger share the books that profoundly shaped their faith, prayer life, and approach to work.

From Genesis 1–4 to Deep Work, they reflect on how Scripture,...

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.

The Bible Proje...

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...

Action Item: Mediate on whether you are on fire with the love of God as you should be

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This book is the fruit of Fr. Dubay's many years of study and experience in spiritual direction and in it he synthesizes the teachings on prayer of the two great doctors of the Church on prayer--St. John of the Cross and St. Teresa of Avila--and the teaching of Sacred Scripture.
But the teaching...

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...

Action Item: Pray about whether you are obeying what God has specifically called you to do.

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