When you clean and organize a room, you have to ask one very important question first: what is this room for? Once you can...
He is Risen! Indeed He is truly Risen! Today Fr. Mark-Mary challenges us to lean into the immense gift of this Easter season...
"I don't... think... I'm prideful...?" Great! If you examine your actions and intentions and you don't detect any obvious...
God never ignores us, but sometimes we simply can’t hear him due to all of the distractions in our life. That’s why Fr. Mike...
Jesus asked the crippled man at the pool of Bethesda, “Do you want to be well?” It seems like an obvious question, but—as Fr....
Do your Lenten practices feel arbitrary? Do your penances seem ineffective? If you're feeling this way, you might be wondering,...
Fr. Mark-Mary shares 3 ways to be more intentional this Lent. These tips are also included in his new book, Habits for...
Father Mark-Mary shares a goal-setting technique that helped make Google...well, Google. But instead of using this goal-setting...
Ask Fr. Josh is the question and answer show to help you navigate life when our Catholic Faith doesn’t give an easy...
Playing a video game called Injustice helps Fr. Mike explain the real answer to why God allows suffering. In Injustice,...
Fr. Mark-Mary gives some practical advice on how to do Lent differently this year. It begins with having the right mindset....
Fr. Mike knows the tricks we can play on ourselves when it comes to picking something for Lent. So he gives a straightforward...
Prayer can get difficult. It's hard to maintain attention. Sometimes our prayer feels "dry". We don't know what to say. We...
If you don't already have a "word of the year" for 2024 (or if you're open to a second one), Fr. Mark-Mary has one for you:...
If it feels like God isn't answering your prayers, that can be disheartening. But it can also be devastating. Today, Fr....
What is the best way to prepare for the season of Advent? You’re free to do what you know will help you prepare for Christmas...
In this introductory video, you will meet the hosts, Fr. Mark Toups, Sr. Miriam James Heidland, and Fr. Josh Johnson as they...
Bobby Angel encourages you to restart your life this Advent. A great way to restart is to go to confession. Many parishes take...
Begin Again Can you believe it, Christmas is almost here? Was your Advent as spiritually fruitful as you had hoped? Regardless...
We Are Made For Love Fr. Mark-Mary and Sister Mariae Agnus Dei explain how to let love rule your life. Every single person was...
How To Deal With Your Stuff Fr. Mark-Mary and Sr. Mariae Agnus Dei talk about how to let love deal with your “stuff”. We all...
Mary and Her Immaculate Conception Truly loving Mary will never lessen our faith in God, or take attention away from Christ....
Stepping into Advent What does Advent mean to you? A time to put the lights up, gift shop, and eat chocolate? Or is it...
Jackie and Bobby talk about how to bring your children to Mass, especially those under the age of reason. As parents of four...
God wants our brokenness. He wants everything that makes us imperfect in the eyes of the world. In this video, Fr. Mike...
At a glance, you may look at friendship and say it’s not necessary for day-to-day life. It’s just “nice to have.” And the truth...
If we put on a mask when we come to God in prayer, how can he love that fake version of us? In this week’s video from Fr. Mike,...
How many real friends do you have? Honestly, many people we call friends would probably better qualify as pals or buddies. The...
What does my community have to do with my relationship with God? Communion and community come from God; isolation and division...
Getting Closer to God When you're first growing in prayer and developing your relationship with Jesus, it is worth the...
When was the last time you told God “thank you”? We live in an extremely hectic world, full of distractions,...
Prayer: Start Here St. Paul's call in Thessalonians 5:17 is to "pray without ceasing", but how do we do that in our busy lives...
It can be easy in our modern world to fall into the trap of envy and jealousy. When we dedicate our energy and focus on what...
October 1st is the feast of St. Therese of Lisieux, patroness of foreign missions and a Doctor of the Church. But what can this...
How we spend our time is one of the most valuable decisions we make, because time is one thing we can never get back once it’s...
There’s an old saying, “Why put off until tomorrow what you could do today?” Our culture’s "seize-the-day" mentality can be a...
Signs are often tricky and fuzzy. They’re not always such a good tool for helping you make a decision. Let’s be honest: we...
Bobby hates natural family planning because it requires self-mastery and dying to self. While it sounds great in the idealistic...
Following up on their first two videos in this series, which cover the pill and contraception, Jackie and Bobby discuss the...
Jackie and Bobby give their reasons for not using contraception in their marriage. While sharing the Church’s beautiful...
Finding Rhythms for Summer Summer break is a time for rest, recreation, and renewal. But what do we do with that space?...
Why is it important to raise holy children? Being a parent is exhausting, but if you’re called to marriage and...
Does being a female make me motherly? If you are a woman, you were made to be a mother—even if you're not a physical...
What do you do when you don’t have the desire to pray? Today Fr. Mike encourages and challenges us to ask God to give us...
So... Why do we practice Lent? What’s the real connection between the Israelites’ forty years in the desert and the...
How can we prepare our hearts to make the most of Lent? In this video, Fr. Mike explains how prayer, fasting, and...
Everyone has a vocation. We're all designed for relationship here on earth to prepare us for eternal relationship with God...
Let's talk about exercise! Today Fr. Mike challenges us to re-evaluate the way we treat and view our bodies as well as to...
When you are struggling to forgive yourself As Catholics, we believe in the forgiveness of our sins through the graces of...
The age-old question: why do I need to pray?
How can we question and seek truth in a healthy way? When it comes to doubts or difficulties with the Catholic Faith,...
Don’t Let The Important Moments Pass You By Saint Teresa of Calcutta once said, "We cannot all do great things. But we...
Running the Spiritual Race What does a triathlon have to do with the Communion of Saints? Fr. Mike Schmitz draws...
Why Does God Need Us to Worship Him? God is an infinite, perfect, communion of persons, responsible for the intentional...
Do You Get Distrated During Prayer? Even with four hours a day of prayer, Fr. Malachy still gets distracted. After his...
Fr. Mike With Ascension Presents You may have seen the movie Rudy. Its eponymous protagonist is a not-so-athletic college...
Let’s take a breath and slow down. Sometimes we need to take the time to really think about our heart, mind, and actions....
Do you ver feel like your worst comes out when you get with your family? Even if you think you’ve gotten more patient, kind,...
A Reflection for Advent with Ascension Presents For all of Advent this year, Ascension Presents offers a beautiful reflection...
The waiting of Advent can be a time filled with great family activities and memories. Jackie and Bobby share some...
Sometimes we believe we just are a certain type of person, and that hinders us from being everything we are called to be. Fr....
Fr. Mark-Mary asks Fr. Pierre Toussaint about his experience of racism and division in the Church. And Fr. Mark-Mary listens....