Keep the Faith: Catholic Resources

FORMED.ORG - A plethora of Catholic media for all tastes and technical abilities is available to you for FREE! Movies, documentaries, catechetics, audio books, e-magazines - even content to keep the kiddos engaged in the Faith while spending time at home together. Trust us - you can't possibly get bored with FORMED.ORG at your fingertips!

EWTN (Eternal Word Television Network) - Founded by a Franciscan nun, the late Mother Mary Angelica, EWTN is all-Catholic all the time. Talk shows, news programs, movies, and live broadcasts of the daily Mass are televised from Birmingham and Hanceville, Alabama. Click here to find out if EWTN is available on your cable channel lineup. Or, you can listen to or watch programs live on your laptop, tablet, or phone anywhere by going to www.ewtn.com.

Word on Fire - Bishop Robert Barron is the founder of Word on Fire Catholic Ministries and Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. He is also the host of CATHOLICISM, a groundbreaking, award-winning documentary about the Catholic Faith, which aired on PBS. Bishop Barron is a #1 Amazon bestselling author and has published numerous books, essays, and articles on theology and the spiritual life. He is a religion correspondent for NBC and has also appeared on FOX News, CNN, and EWTN. Bishop Barron’s website, WordOnFire.org, reaches millions of people each year, and he is one of the world’s most followed Catholics on social media. His regular YouTube videos have been viewed over 40 million times and he has over 1.7 million followers on Facebook.

USCCB.org is the website of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops which contains all sorts of media and resources for you to continue to practice your Catholic faith when unable to do so at the parish. For instance, click here to view the NABRE Bible, the same version used at Mass during the Liturgy of the Word. You can also view the Catechism of the Catholic Church to learn more about the what and why about our Faith. 

The Word Among Us is a Catholic devotional magazine which many use to accompany their prayer at Mass. With the help of the USCCB, The Word is providing complimentary access during these troubling times to the daily Mass readings and its entire website to help people pray from home.

Magnificat Magazine - another excellent resource which contains beautiful reflections, art, and articles to help deepen your prayer life with the Lord.

The Divine Office (or Liturgy of the Hours) is the Church's universal prayer. And don't think this is for priests and religious only! Millions of the laity have made it a daily practice to pray the Divine Office to enrich their souls and bring themselves in closer communion with God. The Divine Office is also available as an app - look for it in iOS or Android. 

The Vatican - need we say more?