Reflections

Formed Video: The Story of the Man Closest to Christ

Joseph of Nazareth: The Story of the Man Closest to Christ The first feature film ever on the story of St. Joseph, the carpenter, the husband of Mary, and the foster father of Jesus Christ. Scripture tells us that St. [read more...]

Saying “Yes” in Dark Times

Second Sunday of Lent Sight and hearing are the two most important senses. Hearing begins the way that leads to understanding. This understanding and obedience leads us to act. Abraham, the Father of Faith, listened to God perfectly. In turn, [read more...]

Thankful, Mindful, Prayerful

First Sunday of Lent My brothers and sisters, as Lent has begun, we will be spending these 40 days preparing for the most important feast in the Church: Easter, the resurrection of Jesus Christ. In order to prepare for his [read more...]

FORMED Video: Jesus, The Model & Master of Prayer

JESUS: THE MODEL AND MASTER OF PRAYER Dr. Brant Pitre, Scripture scholar and bestselling author, uses biblical and historical evidence to bolster the “case for Jesus” by exposing the problems with the many false theories that have been introduced over [read more...]

Lenten Conversion

8th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year C This Wednesday Lent begins. During Lent, the Church encourages us to participate in these three forms of piety. Through fasting, we express our humility in relation to God. In prayer, we express [read more...]

FORMED Video: Jesus, The Model & Master of Prayer

JESUS: THE MODEL AND MASTER OF PRAYER Jesus not only preaches about the importance of prayer, he models it for us in the gospels. In this video we reflect on some scripture passages in the New Testament which show us [read more...]

The Courage to Forgive

“It does not take courage to exact revenge; rather, it takes courage to forgive and seek true justice.” In today’s gospel, Jesus compels us to fight evil through the power of good. “Love your enemies, do good to those who [read more...]

FORMED: Featured Video of the Week

Love, Sacrifice, Trust: He Showed Us the Way In this talk, Fr. Mike Schmitz shares with us the need to pick up our crosses and embrace Christ in our own suffering. He reminds us that love often means sacrifice but [read more...]

Selfless

Plea for Unity and Humility: If there is any encouragement in Christ, any solace in love, any participation in the Spirit, any compassion and mercy, complete my joy by being of the same mind, with the same love, united in heart, thinking one [read more...]

Please Support the Annual Catholic Appeal

Next week is Commitment Sunday for the 2022 Annual Catholic Appeal. The theme for this year’s Appeal has special importance in light of what we have all experienced in the past two years. The theme is: “Making all things new [read more...]