How to Practice the Presence of God

Our lives are so full of noise, distractions, constant activity. But we weren’t made to be filled with these things. Fr. Mike Schmitz reminds us that fasting isn’t just about food. It’s about emptying ourselves so God can fill us. Lent isn’t only about saying no, it’s about sayin ...  Show more

So often we focus our Lent on discipline, willpower, and perfection. But the goal isn’t perfection. The goal is union. Fr. Mike Schmitz shares that the most powerful thing he ever did for Lent wasn’t adding more prayers, books, or practices, instead it was choosing silence. See h ...  Show more

Et le roi leur répondra : « Vraiment, je vous l’assure : chaque fois que vous avez fait cela au moindre de mes frères que voici, c’est à moi-même que vous l’avez fait. » Matthieu 25.40 Un jour, j'ai entendu l'histoire d'une évangéliste en Russie qui marchait dans les rues en disa ...  Show more

Friends, Christians often speak of "having a personal relationship with Christ" or "knowing Jesus personally," but what does this actually mean? Is it possible? How do we go beyond knowing about Christ to truly knowing him? That's what Brandon Vogt a ...

As we continue our week on God’s heart to meet with man, today we’ll look at the best example I can think of. Many of us doubt the love of God due to all kinds of circumstances, but I pray today you become even a little bit more convinced and sure of his pursuit and ...

“Yes, I love you … but could you please stop leaving your things around the house?” God made us male and female, complementary yet different. We can choose to see the differences in our spouse as bewildering frustrations…or we can see them as opportunities to encounter Jesus and ...  Show more