It's a hot summer day and Moses the Cat and the Cat.Chat Family can't wait to cool off. But first they learn about purity and what it means to keep their hearts pure and clean for Jesus. Let Mary, the Mother of Jesus, help train you to live a life of purity.

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The catechism says the beatitudes are the heart of Jesus’ preaching that they reveal the goal of human existence. What would happen if you tried to live out the beatitudes every day for a week?

The catechism says in paragraph 1723, “The beatitude we are promised confronts us with decisive mor...

Action Item: Reflect on how John the Baptist reminds us of the importance of confessing our sins.

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The Holy Spirit plays a key role in helping us prepare to encounter Jesus in confession. The very first thing we can do as we prepare for confession is to prayerfully start a conversation with Jesus, and ask the Holy Spirit to come and reveal our sins. This isn’t as bad as it sounds. The Holy Spi...

Join Dr. Jim Prothro, associate professor of Scripture and Theology at the Augustine Institute Graduate School of Theology, as he answers some of the internet's most pressing questions about the Sacrament of Confession. Can a priest share the sins I confess? What is confession? Find out answers t...

Action Item: Reflect on what sin I need to acknowledge to myself, to God, and to others.

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Jesus takes his disciples to Caesarea Philippi, a place riddled with images of pagan gods and idols. It is important that Jesus brings them to this place that elicits many images of gods. Jesus asks the disciples who people think he is. There are all kinds of various answers, but the significant ...

Is Catholic guilt real? There's a difference between guilt and shame. Guilt is a feeling of remorse or responsibility for a specific action or behavior that goes against our conscience. Guilt can even be a healthy emotion that leads to repentance and positive change.

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Action Item: Resolve to make a spiritual addition and a sacrifice for the Advent season.

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Let the Holy Family be your light through Advent as you receive the healing power of Christ.

In this beautiful guided video series, Sr. Miriam James Heidland, SOLT—author of the bestselling book Restore and co-host of the Abiding Together Podcast — walks with you as you explore familial wounds...

Join Fr. John Burns as he journeys deeper into the theme for week one: watchfulness.

Action Item: Imitate the king who seeks not to save himself, but others.

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Dr. Ben Akers and Taylor Kemp sit down with different pieces of Sacred Art to discuss their theological meanings and how they can speak to us today.

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During Christmas Week, Chris shares about the idea of amazement. Do we see the wonder in God the same way Anna and Simeon did when Our Lord was presented in the Temple? If we were at the manger scene, would we have been amazed?

G.K. Chesterton once said, “The world will never starve for want o...

Action Item: Have hope knowing God's justice wins in the end.

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"Our world is full of noise. Often, that noise is loud and negative. When was the last time you heard something good on the news? Because of the constant intake of “bad news,” many people no longer believe in the Providence of God nor trust that he has a plan for us.

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Dr. Tim Gray and Dan Burke discuss why we give so much attention to bad news rather than the good.

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Action Item: Reflect on how the water that flows is the life-giving Holy Spirit.

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