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An ACTS Retreat is a parish-based event which offers parishioners an opportunity to experience the love of Jesus Christ. This in turn fosters a desire for intentional discipleship. ACTS Retreats are given by parishioners for parishioners, and in this way, serve to build Christian community at the parish.
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Aleteia is an online Catholic news and information website founded by Jesús Colina via the Foundation for Evangelization through the Media. It has the approval of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications and the Pontifical Council for Promoting the New Evangelization.
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Offers coaching programs designed to help Catholic parishes establish a discipleship model for youth ministry.
Coming soon: an online subscription platform that seeks to encourage discipleship by simplifying the small group process and serve as a one-stop shop for small groups.
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Spiritually transforms people through the proven model of small-group faith sharing, while encouraging works of charity and justice. Consists of five seasons of six sessions each. Each season has a major gospel theme: 1-Encountering Christ Today, 2-Change Our Hearts, 3-In the Footsteps of Christ, 4-New Heart, New Spirit and 5-We Are the Good News!
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Learn about Benedictine spirituality and explore resources, including books, a blog, prayer resources, personal retreats and spiritual direction.
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Catholic Exchange seeks to enable all to be enriched and strengthened in their Christian faith as proclaimed by the Catholic Church. By offering accessible articles and helpful tools for spiritual growth, they seek to make saints in our own time — especially among those who live busy lives but still seek to grow in friendship with Christ.
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In depth, spirit-led Bible study whose goals are evangelism, catechesis, formation, and discipleship.
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Daily devotions for women.
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The Divine Mercy website. Great resource to learn about the history of Divine Mercy as well as associated resources, organizations and events. Has a link to the National Shrine of The Divine Mercy in Stockbridge, Massachusetts and information about the Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception, the official promoters of the Divine Mercy message.
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Provides Hope, Help and Healing On Issues Related To Relationships, Sexuality, and Childbearing for women of childbearing years. They have programs and options for local chapters.
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This Mass journal includes the readings for Sundays and feast days throughout the liturgical year, along with space to journal.
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Daily Gospel reflections, application, prayer and Saint of the Day. Reflections are from everyday people loving and living their Catholic faith. Takes prayer requests for the grotto. Managed by the University of Notre Dame Alumni Association.
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Lectio, numerous lectures and presentations by Bible scholars and movies based on the Bible. Parish subscriptions are also available.
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Daily Gospel Minute Meditations.
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Learn about the Franciscan Spirituality Center and its resources for retreats, spiritual direction and multiple 30-minute podcasts about spirituality.
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Provides a guide to various types of Catholic devotions.
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This Marian devotion was introduced in 200 AD by St. Iraneus and was reintroduced in the 1980’s in Argentina by Archbishop Jorge Mario Bergoglio, S.J. (now Pope Francis)
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A great source to learn more about Saint Ignatius and his spiritual teachings including the Spiritual Exercises, the Daily Examen and additional prayers by Saint Ignatius.
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Retreats based on Ignatian Spirituality, inlcuding the Spiritual Exercises, are offered at Jesuit retreat houses across the US. The closest retreat houses to Houston are located near Dallas, TX, Lafayette, LA and Baton Rouge, LA.
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Litanies are prayers that consist of a series of petitions and responses. Although there are only six litanies that have been approved for use in church services (Litany of the Saints, Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Most Holy Name of Jesus, Sacred Heart of Jesus, Most Precious Blood of Jesus and St. Joseph), there are hundreds more that can be prayed in private devotion.
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Our world is hurting. We all need healing, yet many of us are separated from the very source of our strength. Jesus Christ invites us to return to the source and summit of our faith: his Real Presence in the Eucharist. The National Eucharistic Revival is a movement to restore understanding and devotion to this great mystery here in the United States.
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A novena is an ancient devotion that consists of 9 days of prayer. Novenas are often prayed in preparation for a feast day or for a specific intention. This website provides access to well over 200 novenas. You can subscribe to receive daily emails with a novena prayer for that day or you can choose your own novena to pray from the website.
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Provides resources, including book recommendations, related to Benedictine spirituality.
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A 34-week online retreat for everyday life, based on Ignatian spirituality. Retreat materials are downloadable and guidance is given for their use either individually or in a group. A sharing page allows people to share about their experiences with the retreat.
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Provides counseling and referrals for pregnancy help and abortion recovery.
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A prayer apostleship focused on the challenges facing humanity. Founded in 1844 by a Jesuit priest and formally recognized by Pope Pius IX in 1849. Ever since, popes have entrusted their intentions to this apostleship. The website has links to a monthly video where the Pope discusses his intention for that month, as well as a “Click to Pray” app for Apple or Android.
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A favorite devotion of Pope Francis, this beautiful prayer, like the “Memorare,” moves us to invoke the compassion of our Blessed Mother. In her maternal care for each of us, she wants us to remain close to her Son, Jesus. Never would she want the burdens of life to cause us to lose hope or despair.
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Daily readings and reflections
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The RCSpirituality Center believes that God wants to transform every corner of our souls. They strive to provide quality resources to help make that happen. Their products are grouped into four key categories: pray (spiritual life), learn (knowledge of God’s plan), grow (in wisdom and virtue), and go (make disciples).
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Resources for grieving from the online ministries at Creighton University.
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World-wide movement of prayer for peace. Those who pray the Rosary regularly would do well to be enrolled in the confraternity to gain extra spiritual benefits for each Rosary they pray.
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Honestly addresses the pressures and temptations that men face in our modern culture, especially those relating to their roles as husbands and fathers. The program harmonizes current social and medical science with the teachings of the Church and the wisdom of the saints to develop the vision of man fully alive! Organized around a central theme for each program year and presented through the lens of 7 Steps that make it simple for men to follow, this engaging content is delivered in 26 sessions, divided between fall and spring semesters.
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The Augustine Institute was founded in 2005 on the 1650th anniversary year of the birth of St. Augustine of Hippo. Inspired by Augustine’s approach to theology and evangelization, the disciplines of theology, history and pedagogy are used in order to equip those who wish to share the Catholic faith with others.
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The Coming Home Network was established to help non-Catholic Christians, clergy and laity, discover the truth and beauty of Catholicism and to make the journey home to full communion with the Catholic Church. The website provides resources on topics, e.g., the Early Church Fathers, that have been instrumental to many conversions.
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One of the greatest obstacles to our relationship with the Lord is our desire to be in control of our own lives, our refusal to let God be God, and to abandon ourselves unconditionally to His will. Fr. Dolindo Ruotolo (1882-1970), a parish priest from Naples, Italy, lived a life of tremendous suffering but came to experience deep intimacy with Jesus. His Novena of Surrender is comprised of words that he heard Jesus address to him interiorly, a message which is just as applicable to us today.
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This website provides information and resources related to the series of audiences delivered by St. John Paul II between 1979 and 1984, popularly known as the “Theology of the Body.”
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Keating was a Trappist monk and priest, and a prolific author on various types of prayer. He is best known for his books on contemplative prayer, especially Centering Prayer. He was the founder of the Contemplative Outreach, a spiritual network of those committed to living a contemplative approach to the Gospels.
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Merton was a Trappist monk and priest. His spiritual writings on prayer include Seeds of Contemplation, New Seeds of Contemplation and The Inner Experience: Notes on Contemplation.
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Short computer-based prayer breaks with links to obtain phone app.
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U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops site for the daily Mass readings from the Lectionary.
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Daily video reflections for the daily readings.
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This website links to numerous churches with perpetual adoration and a live webcam for when you would like to spend some time with the Lord in adoration and cannot go in person.
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Creating a culture of vocations in parishes and Catholic education. Includes books, online courses and consulting.
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The walk to Emmaus is an experience of Christian spiritual renewal and formation that begins with a three-day short course in Christianity. It grew out of the Cursillo movement and is used by many Christian denominations. Each attendees is invited by a sponsor and, after the experience, participants are joined in small groups to support each other.
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Bible studies for women.
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Founded by Bishop Robert Baron as a global media ministry. Has daily email Gospel reflections, various blogs and podcasts, and videos.
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