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The Mysteries of Our Lives (Part 1)
Welcome to Season 19! In this episode, we continue our tradition of reflecting on the mysteries of our lives through the myster...
Mathilde de Robien
A technique from the Desert Fathers to control our negative thoughts
Their technique of guarding the heart bears some similarities with today’s use of meditation.The Desert Fathers, Christians who...
Fr Rob Kosek CRSP
You can avoid grave sin and still be far from God
Not every conversion begins with a spectacular fall. It isn’t always about living far from God and then making a sudden return....
Arthur Brooks
The Meaning of Your Life
On happiness, vocation, and the difference between building a resume and building a life worth living.
Simon
Meet Simon. A member of Glass Canvas Ministries and a part of our Accompaniment Training team. As a young missionary kid in Papua New Guinea, Simon formed many of his early memories surrounded by missionaries and witnessed how they faithfully brought the gospel into the jungle. His worldview was...
Asia
Meet Asia, a a friend of Glass Canvas who has been accompanied by a member of Glass Canvas, and her own community. We were honoured to witness her life and her vulnerability as a model of the freedom we desire for those you are accompanying. Asia spent years chasing the film industry, believing...

Encountering God in prayer

John Mark Comer
Water From a Deep Well | Resilience E12
What kind of faith can actually last a lifetime?
Luke Schenk
Be Still and Know: Learning to Stop Trying So Hard
Prayer never came easily for me.Most of the time, I either tried too hard or not at all. I would sit down wanting to hear God, ...
Fr Columba Jordan CFR
Stop Negotiating With God (Trust Instead)
Do you turn prayer into a negotiation, bargaining with God until you get the outcome you want? Fr Columba shares a story from s...
Serenity prayer
The one thing we can never do enough of is praying. And the one thing we could all use a little more of is prayer. Our hope is that these videos will help you to grow in your spirituality. ‍ God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change courage to change the things I can and wisdom...
Hannah Jakus
I am Thirsty for More in my Prayer Life – What Should I Do?
In our human relationships when we ‘get closer’ with someone, it can feel genuinely lovely. We begin to feel more trust and mor...
Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P.
How to Pray When You Don’t Have Time
"Rejoice always. Pray without ceasing." - 1 Thessalonians 5:16-17 Fr. Gregory Pine is joined by his sister, Rebecca Dougherty, ...
The Mysteries of Our Lives (Part 1)
Welcome to Season 19! In this episode, we continue our tradition of reflecting on the mysteries of our lives through the myster...
Matt
Meet Matt. A dear friend of Glass Canvas whose identity at a young age was shaped by external factors. Throughout his formative years, he struggled with the way his identity was forming — either through basketball, friendships, and achievements — without first understanding who he truly was. He...
Asia
Meet Asia, a a friend of Glass Canvas who has been accompanied by a member of Glass Canvas, and her own community. We were honoured to witness her life and her vulnerability as a model of the freedom we desire for those you are accompanying. Asia spent years chasing the film industry, believing...
Simon
Meet Simon. A member of Glass Canvas Ministries and a part of our Accompaniment Training team. As a young missionary kid in Papua New Guinea, Simon formed many of his early memories surrounded by missionaries and witnessed how they faithfully brought the gospel into the jungle. His worldview was...
The In-Between Season
As a child, I despised the words “just wait.” Even into adulthood, I find that patience is the thing that I struggle with the most. Whether it’s waiting for a bus that is perpetually late or for God to reveal the next step, the desire seems to always be the same: I just want to move. Our society...
Wrestling with Euthanasia as a Christian
We knew my grandma was in pain for a long time. We’d seen her suffering from COPD for the better part of a decade and it was a painful and slow decline. Her lungs were losing their elasticity and every breath was slightly harder than the last breath. We'd see her about once a year and every time...

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Who is Jesus?

Arthur C. Brooks
5 Ways to Find Your Faith
Why do so many people drift from faith in early adulthood, only to feel drawn back to it later in life? In this episode of Offi...
Abiding Together: Sr. Miriam James Heidland, Heather Khym, Michelle Benzinger
The Way of Trust and Love: Being Reconciled to Our Weakness
In this episode, we continue our Lenten book study on “The Way of Trust and Love” and focus on Chapter 3: Being Reconciled to O...
Abiding Together: Sr. Miriam James Heidland, Heather Khym, Michelle Benzinger
The Way of Trust and Love: An Elevator for Small Children
In this episode, we continue our Lenten book study on “The Way of Trust and Love” and focus on Chapter 2: An Elevator for Small...
Why does God let bad things happen? (The problem of evil)
Why does god allow suffering and pain? Why does God allow evil, war (wwIII anxiety) natural disasters and all the bad things? Why doesn't God intervene? A "How to" get through the problem of evil with a look from the book of Job, to Jesus, to the Brothers Karamazov.
Let Jesus wreck your life
In this compelling short, Sr. Josephine Garrett offers a bold invitation to surrender control and let Jesus fully enter your life. Her message is striking: when you welcome Jesus in, He might not fit neatly into your plans. He might even undo them. But it is through this disruption that something...
Arthur C. Brooks
How to Find Your Faith
Faith and spirituality are on the decline—but what does that mean for our happiness and sense of meaning? In this episode of Of...

Building Community

Fr Columba Jordan CFR
The Biblical Way to Stop People-Pleasing
What would it be like to truly be free, from sin, from fear, and from anything else we can't say no to? In the letter to the Ga...
James Pereira
Living in Peace with Broken Relationships
“Love the Lord your God and love your neighbour as yourself.” This is pretty widely understood to be the end goal of the Christ...
What is love
An invitation to contemplate the nature of love, what it really is, why it matters, and how it shapes the way we live, relate, and care for others.
Maria Stempo
Learning the Wisdom of Holy Discretion in a Culture of Oversharing
When I was growing up, my dad, God rest his soul, used to say, “Never tell anyone your problems because half the people don’t c...
Kate Oczypok
Finding a New Church Community After Moving Away
Three-and-a-half years ago, my husband and I moved to Pittsburgh from Maryland to be closer to family, leaving behind a church ...
What Vulnerability Means in Male Friendships
As a kid, I had no interest in showing my cards and letting people get to know who I really am, and I spent much of my life building walls. It wasn’t that I had a lot to hide. I was just so scared of being unaccepted that I eliminated any opportunity for that to happen—and that meant assimilating...

Authentic worship & the Sacraments

Busted Halo
Homily: Eucharist is a Verb
The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ. Father Dave connects today’s Solemnity to the Greek word for ‘thanksgi...
Emily Jerger
Three Practices that Can Change How You Go to Confession
If you have ever experienced that pit-in-the-stomach feeling before going to Confession, you are not alone. The Sacrament of Re...
Sherry Antonetti
How to Spend an Hour in Adoration
Taking time to be with Jesus in the Eucharist is a recipe for finding the peace your soul needs.Adoration is one of the most be...
James Tynen
The Comfort of Silence: How Adoration Helps Us Pay Attention
For my first attempt at Eucharistic adoration, I was late. I had signed up online for adoration at our church’s chapel. I chose...
Fr. Mike Schmitz
What You Have NOT Been Told About Baptism
Are you a child of the light or a child of darkness? Today, Fr. Mike reminds us that, though we are all born with original sin,...
Aleteia
If feeling guilty is the reason you’re NOT going to Confession: A priest’s advice
“I already feel guilty enough about what I did. I don’t need a priest to make me feel more guilty.” Prayer, fasting, and almsgi...

What does the Catholic Church teach?

Find resources particularly relating to the teachings of the Catholic Church, and her fundamental doctrine.

Fear of what’s inside
In this compelling sermon, Pastor Rich Villodas delves into the often-overlooked realm of our internal fears and emotions. He emphasizes the importance of acknowledging and addressing these inner struggles to experience genuine spiritual growth and freedom. Drawing from biblical teachings, Villodas...
Processing anger
In this heartfelt talk, Lo Alaman shares his personal journey through pain, healing, and renewal in Christ. With raw honesty and poetic clarity, he explores how grief, struggle, and injustice can become sacred spaces where God meets us. Drawing on Scripture and lived experience, Lo invites...
A Neuroscientist’s Guide to Reclaiming your Brain
Nicole Vignola, a neuroscientist and organizational psychologist, explains how deeply rooted beliefs can limit our potential and keep us trapped in patterns of thought. These perceptions, often shaped by our upbringing and environment, aren’t necessarily our own—but they can be changed. Nicole...
How The Body Keeps the Score on Trauma
As we navigate the world and what it means to be human, we also navigate the internal structures within us: the ties between our heart, mind, and body. This exploration of 'how the body keeps the score' is a way for us to better understand how we specifically see and interact with the world -- and...
Metacognition: The Skill That Lets You Manage Any Emotion
Most people think emotions happen to them. In reality, emotions are signals—and you can learn to manage them. In this clip, I break down how emotions move from the limbic system, where they’re generated, to the prefrontal cortex, where you can interpret, direct, and act on them wisely. This is the...
An unfair beginning
It’s inevitable that our parents shape us – for good and bad. Andrew talked about growing up in a home where his dad shut down his emotions and his mother was unable to be present to him. It inevitably set the tone for how he would approach his own life and emotions. But there’s something unjust in...