Heart to Heart, A Catholic Media Ministry
“Go into all the world and proclaim the
Good News to all creation.” Mark 16:15
Immediately after birth the mother Giraffe begins to put her baby to the test. Not out of malice, but out of instinctive love. So too the Lord requires us to pass the test of hardship by never giving up hope. Read the transcript:
Sometimes we pray, and pray and pray for something without getting the answer we want. Is God ignoring us or did He simply answer in His way…? Read the Transcript:
Noah built his ark thousands of years ago, but today’s Story Seed reminds us that some lessons are truly timeless. Here are 12 to carry with you this Lent.
If you are told that you only have one year left to live, what will be your response? Fr. Michael shares the story of his friend, Fr. Jim Willig, who when faced with this very reality chose to do 3 things…
The Statue of David by Michelangelo is an iconic masterpiece known throughout the world, but you may not know that the project was rejected by two prominent sculptor’s before Michelangelo…watch as Fr. Michael reveals the struggle to find “the man inside the marble…” PDF Download:
This time of Lent that connects back to the earliest days of the Church is a time for spiritual discipline and training. We pray, fast and give alms in order to prepare ourselves for the Easter feast. Read the Gospel (Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18) and the complete transcript:
Is Lent a time to give up dessert or a time to enter the desert along with Jesus? Fr. Jim suggests the latter. Listen for his profound insight into the healing struggle of this Lenten time. Read the Gospel (Mark 1:12-15) and transcription:
When Jesus returns to his hometown of Nazareth, he is greeted with enthusiasm which quickly turns to jealousy and suspicion. Fr. Michael suggests that we not fall into the trap of assuming that those we know cannot change. Read the Gospel and Homily Transcript:
A man with leprosy breaks societal convention and approaches Jesus. He kneels down and reaches out to Jesus physically and through faith: “If you wish, you can make me clean.” Jesus responds, “I do will it. Be made clean.” But Father Jim is challenged: “Why don’t you really heal anyone?” a woman asks him. Listen…
The sower abundantly scatters the seed but we must ask ourselves: Have we hardened our hearts like the dirt path? Are we rocky soil that can start life but not sustain it or have we opened ourselves to God’s love and purpose?