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The most valuable lesson... is the need to protect your headspace; the distance between your ears where you tend to spend so much of your time and attention.

Meet Rachel Harkins Ullman. Wife, mother of three young children, and the Executive Director of the GIVEN Institute. Rachel recently sat down with MSP Catholic contributing writer Susanna Parent to talk about the mission and vision of GIVEN as well as the upcoming GIVEN Gathering taking place in the Twin Cities this April 24.

It's easy to look at our current state of fragmented discourse and partisanship and think "Why should Catholics care about politics?". Well, here is your answer.

We seem to make Lent about what we do, not what the Lord is doing with us. Let's stop trying to increase our faith (as if we could!) and instead look to the One in whom our faith rests and gives us the gift of Faith to start with.

Our culture does not make it easy to talk about the Catholic faith. To do so feels like risking our social connection, possibly jobs, or even family connections. Fr. Hagan dives into this topic of sharing our faith with the society we live in, the traps or lies we can fall into, and how to expand our understanding of our faith so that we can truly dialogue with the people around us.

Virtual options are a gift of the modern age that have mitigated the negative impact of social distancing and quarantines, but they cannot become a new standard for Christians. Current numbers suggest that it is time to start showing up in person. 

Without a socially lived Christianity there is little power in an individually believed Christianity—a faith that cannot realize itself in a society (a circle of friends, a communion) remains a dead faith to the extent it remains at all. We are not called to be Christians by ourselves but with one another.

Why is packing for a trip so hard? Is it that we want to be prepared for every little thing that could happen...or do we not want to live without the comforts we've grown so used to?

Question - "Should God be your conscience? And if not, what is the difference?"

An interview with Dr. Michael and Teresa Naughton on the importance of leisure and rest on the Sabbath.

Under ordinary circumstances, Catholics are obligated to attend Mass on Sundays. But as we are well aware by now, the past ten months have not been ordinary, and since last March our bishop has leveraged his legitimate authority to suspend this obligation, giving Catholics the freedom not to attend.

The Saints were undoubtedly incredible people who lived lives of virtue and full of zeal for Christ. But how do you tell someone about all of these great stories without making them sound unreal or unattainable? That is the goal of the Dead Friend Saints podcast, created by Claire Ellendson. Nick Vance recently sat down with Claire to talk about her show and the saints.

"Looking to the sacred cave of Bethlehem, what have we seen? Not a disparate collection of mere “seekers,” but rather a human ecclesia, a unity-in-diversity, a community formed in joy, peace, and hope, and all at the intersection of human wisdom and divine revelation."

The Twin Cities-based theater has been telling redemptive stories of faith, hope, and reconciliation since 2011. Founders Jeremy and Sarah Stanbary sat down recently with MSP Catholic to share their story of starting and running OWT.

New Year’s Resolutions may be notorious for strong on intention and weak on follow-through, but that shouldn’t stop Christians from making them. This year, make a New Year’s Resolution that will help you grow as a disciple in 2021.

The first Christmas probably wasn't filled with sparkling lights or piles of presents under a tree. Christ chose to come into this world under the most humble of circumstances and it wasn't exactly the easiest trip for Mary and Joseph. In fact, it was a perfect mess.

...I am exercising the intentional habit of watching for Christ and allowing the Holy Spirit to fan into flame the ember of desire in my heart for the return of the one “whom my soul loveth.

Each year, millions of Christmas cards get sent all over the world. Have you ever wondered how this tradition started and why we keep practicing it? Susanna Parent dives into the history of Christmas cards, the meanings they've held over the years, and how we as Christians can use them to share the true meaning of Christmas.

Christmas is a Divine coupe d'état, overthrowing the ruling powers of this fallen world; God wants His world back, and He Himself is coming to get it.

Satan didn't create the events of 2020. But he’s nothing if not an opportunist.