Unwritten

Gabbi thought she had lost everything she'd been working towards. Her grades were slipping. The friendships were feeling distant and unfulfilling. The life she'd imagined for herself was starting to crumble, until one night, in her freshman dorm, out of desperation, she reached for a Bible she hadn't opened in years. That small decision led her back to Mass, back to God, and to the rea...

Abby found herself crying in the communion line. She couldn't understand why a piece of bread suddenly meant so much to her. Through a roller coaster of skepticism, a life-changing encounter at a FOCUS SEEK Conference, and a devastating accident changed the course of her life, Abby continued to look for God placing her life in His hands.

Austin thought he had everything he wanted. Good grades. Great friends. Leadership roles. A reputation everyone admired. But when the whole world got slowed down in COVID, he was forced to grapple with the question: What if the person everyone sees isn't who I really am? What followed was a move across the country, a surprising email, and an encounter with God's mercy that changed everythi...

Mark knew exactly where he was heading in life, or at least he thought he did before one injustice changed everything. What followed was a spiral into anger, disappointment, and a search for meaning in all the wrong places. But years after asking, “Who have I become?”, Mark found himself at a retreat he almost didn’t attend, listening to a message he didn’t know he needed. His story is about shatt...

John thought he was leading a Bible study. Then a skeptical Baptist walked into the room and asked a simple question: “What are Catholics actually about?” What followed was years of conversations, debates, disagreements, road-trip phone calls, and one friendship that neither of them could have predicted. Along the way, both men discovered something surprising: sometimes winning an argument isn't w...

Todd is back for Part 2! Todd went to a healing retreat hoping Jesus would heal his knee. Instead, something else happened. A few days later, during Eucharistic adoration at a youth conference, two strangers witnessed the same impossible thing at the exact same moment. Neither of them told anyone. Until one finally spoke up. What followed was miracle after miracle, a life changing experience, and...

In Part 1 of this amazing story Todd spent most of his life chasing success. Basketball. Business. Money. Achievement. And for a long time, it worked, at least on the surface. But underneath it all was a growing isolation he couldn’t explain. Even after building the life he thought he wanted, something still felt empty. Then came an encounter. A confession. A near-death experience. And a question...

Connor grew up chasing greatness. He found it in packed gyms, Friday night lights, long bus rides, and the feeling of fighting alongside a team for something bigger than himself. And for a while, it felt like everything had been working out. But there was still something missing At the same time, a different kind of brotherhood was forming through the Newman Center on campus. Men pursuing holiness...

At first, it was easy to overlook. Just another opportunity, easy to ignore. But later, in the quiet, something stirred. A prompting that didn’t quite make sense. Submit. What followed were weeks of preparation, doubt, and the growing feeling of being in over his head. He gave the talk. Three people came. It could have ended there. But just before that moment, something else had already begun—quie...

When James was born, something didn’t seem right. At first, it was easy to miss. The room was busy. There were nurses, questions, movement. But later, in the quiet of the nursery, his father saw it clearly. His arm wasn’t moving. What followed were weeks of appointments, uncertainty, and the slow realization that this might not fix itself. They tried everything they knew to try. And then, on a Sun...

We are celebrating ONE YEAR! 🎉 A huge thank you to you listeners for supporting us. We can't do it without you. It started small. A few people. A mustard seed of faith. They kept showing up—praying, believing, asking for more. And then… something shifted. Lives changed. Culture turned. Because sometimes, God only desires a little faith to change everything. Dr. Edward Sri discusses the beginnings...

We are celebrating ONE YEAR! 🎉 A huge thank you to you listeners for supporting us. We can't do it without you. She just wanted to be free. It seemed simple. Do whatever you want. Live how you want. And for a while, it worked— or at least it felt like it did. But somewhere along the way, something didn’t add up. The freedom she chased didn’t bring the peace she expected. The people around her wer...

We are celebrating ONE YEAR! 🎉 A huge thank you to you listeners for supporting us. We can't do it without you. In this episode of Unwritten , guest Dominic Paolucci shares a gripping and unexpected story from a mission trip to Asia. He recounts a moment in a secret chapel where a bizarre prompting from the Holy Spirit to "hit" a discouraged friend resulted in a profound breakthrough of divine lo...

He just wanted to lead a Bible study. That was the question. It should have been simple. But somewhere in the middle of that conversation, something shifted. What started as excitement turned into tension… and then something deeper. There was more behind his answer than expected. And more at stake than either of them realized. The conversation didn’t end cleanly. It didn’t resolve. But it led to s...

Dianna had spoken with Bill many times before. What started as a routine call turned into something more — visits to his home, long conversations over tea, and a glimpse into a life marked by sacrifice, loss, and a quiet kind of generosity. There was just one thing she never brought up. On her final visit, standing in his driveway after everything had been signed, the thought came back again: simp...

It was six in the morning when George’s roommate burst into his room and said the words no Catholic expects to hear. The Pope was dead. In the days that followed, George found himself grieving more than he expected. And in prayer, a strange idea kept returning, one that didn’t make much practical sense: Go to Rome. A few phone calls and a very uncomfortable flight later, he was standing in St. Pet...

Gabe was twenty years old and somehow responsible for directing the music for a college retreat. It was already more than he felt ready for: new songs, last-minute rehearsals, and a team trusting him to lead the most important moment of the weekend. Then one of the singers walked up to him at dinner. She could barely speak. There was blood on the napkins in her hand. The night’s music depended on...

Will and Nicole wanted nothing to do with the missionaries. They had learned how to survive on the streets of Denver — together, guarded, self-contained. Every offer of conversation met with distance. Every invitation declined. Then Nicole needed surgery. The decision didn’t go the way the missionaries had hoped. The recovery was worse than anyone expected. And still, the visits continued. Not to...

In college, Sam Kolar looked like he was doing just fine. Good grades. Full social calendar. Fraternity parties. Plenty of friends. No obvious disasters. But somewhere in the middle of all of it, something felt off — a kind of restlessness he couldn’t explain and didn’t really want to examine. It wasn’t a crisis that changed him. It was a conversation. One friend had the courage to say what no one...

The underside of the 15-passenger van started screaming halfway down a hill in Western Massachusetts. They were fifteen minutes from a chocolate factory. On schedule. On mission. The noise did not belong. What followed wasn’t heroic or efficient. It was an awkward stop in a place they didn’t expect to be, a handful of small exchanges, and a day that slowly began to feel different than the one we h...

It was supposed to be quick. A knock. A request for gas money. A simple yes or no. The man standing there was living out of his car. He had a dog. A past he couldn’t outrun. And a story that didn’t fit neatly into the categories Matt thought he understood. What followed wasn’t dramatic. No big speeches. Just conversation. Hesitation. And a quiet invitation that could have been ignored. It didn’t f...

It was supposed to be a quiet flight home from Italy. Early morning. Headphones in. No conversations planned. But somewhere over the Atlantic, the man in 14C started talking. He had everything most people are told to chase — success, recognition, a life that looked full from the outside. Still, there was something unsettled underneath it. By the time the plane began its descent, it was clear this...

Less than a year after becoming Catholic, Caleb said yes to something he didn’t fully understand. New city. New community. New prayers he barely knew by heart. He didn’t want to be the weak one. The new one. The one who didn’t belong. So when training started, he pushed himself like everyone else. Minutes later, he was walking off the field on crutches. What followed wasn’t dramatic. It was slower...

In this episode of Unwritten , host Trevor sits down with Craig Johring, whose life and mission have been shaped by years of walking alongside the poor in Mexico City. Craig shares the powerful story of Luis — a former street kid whose life was marked by addiction, instability, and survival on the margins. What followed wasn’t a quick fix or a feel-good moment, but a slow, demanding journey rooted...

In this episode of Unwritten , a simple act of kindness opens the door to one of the most unforgettable questions ever asked on the streets. On a cold, gray November morning in Minneapolis, a tired missionary is packing up after a long day of serving the homeless — rejected, exhausted, and ready to go home. Then a voice calls out from behind him: "Hey… you got any more coffee?" What begi...