Enrich your faith

"Jesus said to Simon, 'Put out into deep water.'"

~Luke 5:4

Ways to enrich your faith

Prayer is essential to our faith, much like food is essential for our body. Through prayer, we grow closer to God and open ourselves to receive what God wants us to be.

Prayer is not so we can attempt to change or convince God; rather, prayer changes us to be more accepting and trusting of God's grace in our lives.

More on prayer

Read the New Testament

Experience the good news of Jesus Christ firsthand by reading Jesus' word in the Gospels.  Continue reading the Acts of the Apostles which show how the Holy Spirit is active in the life of the Church. The letters of St. Paul and others teach us how to live our life in Christ.

Get daily readings on the USCCB website

 

The sacraments are pivotal to our Catholic faith and draw us closer to Christ.

In the Eucharist, we enter into deeper communion with Jesus.  Through reconciliation, we are forgiven and healed. If you haven't been to confession for a while, check out this advice

Read about the Seven Sacraments here

Are you getting all your information and news from secular sources? Consider expanding your options to include Catholic media such as Northwest Catholic, podcasts, local Catholic radio, apps, social media and more.

See suggested Catholic media sources

Welcome to the Faith Retriever, Fetching the Good News for your family with Deacon Eric Paige. Deepen your relationship with Jesus by listening to voices and perspectives from our local Church in the Archdiocese of Seattle.

Missionary discipleship

We hear about missionary discipleship, but what does that mean for us as Catholics?  

Jesus said, “Follow me” (Matthew 9:9), “Remain in me” (John 15:4) and “Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations” (Matthew 28:9). As we grow closer to Jesus, he invites us to share the gift of faith to others.  Missionary disciples embrace this invitation and find ways to share the reason for their hope in Christ (for more on this, go to the USCCB website).

Where is Christ leading you on your path of discipleship? 

Deepen and share your faith

We are all called to a vocation—some to priesthood, religious life, or the diaconate, others to marriage. What is he calling you to do?