How can your parish attract more capable volunteers? Here are some challenges, and some solutions...

In this episode of the Upstream Podcast, Father John Riccardo and I explore a fundamental shift in how church leaders can view and use volunteers, emphasizing that the church is the Body of Christ and not a corporation. The biggest challenges are rooted in low expectations, treating volunteers generically, and creating a division between paid staff and unpaid volunteers. By raising expectations, discerning people's unique spiritual gifts, and holding everyone equally accountable to the mission of rescuing, renewing, and transforming the human family, parishes can become more vibrant and effective.

I Hate When Eastern Orthodox Apologists Do This...

A look at popular Eastern Orthodox objections to Catholicism—and why many of the same critiques, from papal authority to ecclesial scandals, apply across both apostolic traditions. The video urges viewers to move beyond online polemics and toward serious theological dialogue aimed at eventual unity...

Lose the Distractions This Advent

What can you learn from a preacher who wore a camel's hair cloak while eating locusts and wild honey Plenty. In this week's Gospel, John the Baptist gives us the perfect playbook for entering into Advent...and for taking our spiritual lives to the next level. His ascetic appearance and way of life might seem crazy to us, but his intensity had the goal of stripping away life's distractions...

‘Miraculous’ Summer Wildfire Reveals Dramatic Discovery in Biblical Bethsaida

From Adrian Lawson of Sips with Serra...

A YouTube Priest Says You Shouldn’t Pray After Communion. Here’s Why He’s Wrong...

Jimmy Akin corrects popular Franciscan YouTuber Fr. Casey Cole’s claim that it’s “not appropriate” to pray privately after Communion and that EVERYONE must sing the Communion hymn. Jimmy goes through the argument line-by-line and exposes the claim as a classic “pious little legalism.” Jimmy quotes parts of the General Instruction that Fr. Casey never mentioned and reveals what Rome actually says about post-Communion prayer. A powerful, fact-packed defense of your right to thank Jesus after receiving him in holy Communion!

Watch Live: Pope Leo XIV Participates in ‘Digital Visit’ With Youth Conference in Indianapolis

Join Pope Leo XIV live from the Vatican as he participates in a first-ever digital visit to the United States for a real-time dialogue with 5 American teenagers about their concerns in front of over 15,000 youth in Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, IN.

The Most Extreme Red Bull Wingsuit Obstacle Course Ever Attempted

The world’s best aerial athletes and pilots come together to make the ultimate obstacle course in the sky. Precision flying meets creativity as wingsuiters take on a complex series of obstacles including jet planes, paramotors, skydivers, catapults, skyscrapers and drones in order to reach their final landing zone...

Dr. Peter Kreeft’s Journey to Catholicism — and the Top 5 Books He Recommends

Dr. Peter Kreeft joins Fr. Patrick Briscoe on this episode of Guestsplaining to discuss his conversion from Calvinism to Catholicism and the roadblocks along the way, his experience of fiction and non-fiction, and the top five books from the past he recommends.

“Hello, friends — this is Father Patrick Briscoe. Thank you for joining us for this episode of Godsplaining. My guest today is the one and only Dr. Peter Kreeft, longtime professor of philosophy at Boston College and a noted author. Perhaps you, like me, have read one of Dr. Kreeft’s many books — there are certainly plenty to choose from. I’m so excited to have the good professor with us today to discuss his latest works, From Calvinism to Catholicism and The Mystery of Joy. Dr. Kreeft, thanks for joining us on Godsplaining...”

My Experiences With Angels As a Hospice Nurse

“In this video, I share my personal experience with a possible angel encounter while working as a hospice nurse. I'll discuss what research suggests about angels, including deathbed visions and common experiences.”

5 Ways Protestant ‘Dunks’ on Catholics Backfire

In this episode Trent Horn examines how Protestant arguments against Catholicism can backfire...