Faith is Not Something You Can Lose

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

When someone gets chosen instead of you, how should you respond? Fr. Mike Schmitz reminds us that God has a unique plan for each and every one of us. When others are blessed by being chosen, there is often a hidden burden that comes with it. We tend to see the blessing, but we fo ...  Show more

There tends to be this stereotype of the faith that uses Christianity as a safety net. We will shout with joy and praise the name of God, but do you truly find faith in Jesus Christ? When your faith is tested, will you still be obedient and trust the voice of God? In this episode ...  Show more

Friends, on this Nineteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time, our second reading from the Letter to the Hebrews offers us a great biblical description of faith. I stand with Paul Tillich, the Protestant theologian, who said that faith is the most misunderstood word in the religious voc ...

How I understand religion is faith in something or someone. Another thing I have been hearing is we all are lost without a religion. I grew up with a faith but that was handed to me by family and society I grew up in. It did not gel with me and now I am totally lost. I have no cl ...  Show more

In today’s episode, I teach from several Verses that teach us how to Keep a Strong Faith. We need a strong faith to make sure we don’t abandon that faith.