I love being around books but I’m not keen on sitting down with a book for a hour and trying to absorb as much as possible. In this post I hope to show a number of ways you can learn more about the Catholic Faith and more specifically the mendicant ways of life.

Ascension Presents – Fr Mike Schmitz

Fr Mike is an American Diocesan priest with a lot of energy and his short videos cover a wide range of topics, mainly focussed on those affecting young Catholics in the modern world.

Fr Mike Schmitz – YouTube Playlist

Breaking In The Habit

Br Casey Cole OFM, a Franciscan Friar, answers questions about the Catholic Faith and religious life in a jovial manner generally in the form of short videos though there are some longer discussions that are certainly worth watching.

Breaking In The Habit website

Breaking In The Habit YouTube channel

Godzdogz and God Matters

The Godzdogz videos are produced by the Dominican Students at Oxford covering a number of aspects of their life there including the Divine Office as well as reflections of the mysteries of the Holy Rosary.

God Matters is a channel housing a fascinating collection of talks on various topics. I make no particular recommendations; either watch them all or look at the titles and see what appeals to you.

Godzdogz YouTube channel

God Matters YouTube channel

The Light of Truth

Irish Dominican friar Fr Luuk Jansen OP leads a weekly discussion on Radio Maria that is also available as a podcast. The hour-long episodes allow for a deeper exploration of topics such as Vocations and means of integrating our faith further into our daily lives.

Light of Truth podcasts

I hope you find these resources as interesting and stimulating as I do!