Little by Little

Getting out of sin is tricky. We often fall into one of two traps: acting out or, the opposite, acting in. Fr Columba outlines how to avoid these two errors, and offers a solution that can transcend both.  🔴  ABOUT US Called to More is a Catholic not-for-profit media apostolate based in Ireland. We create videos, articles, and a podcast to help you know, love, and serve God. 🔴  THIS SERIES Littl...

There are some things we need to spend time discerning (St Francis de Sales lists five), but then there are things we need to feel free to make decisions about a little more quickly. It's a balance to strike, and a thing to be discerned in itself — what things are worth discerning, and what things do we just need to act on? 🔴  ABOUT US Called to More is a Catholic not-for-profit media aposto...

We all have an inner conversation, pretty much all of the time. When it gets negative, who's steering? Is it God, or is it your overly critical self? God will rebuke us when we need it, but it will feel very different to us hating on ourselves. 🔴  ABOUT US Called to More is a Catholic not-for-profit media apostolate based in Ireland. We create videos, articles, and a podcast to help you know...

It's not for everyone, but sometimes drawing can be an aid to prayer. Even if it's bad art, even if it's just matchstick figures, if it helps you to pray — do it. (If it becomes a distraction, stop.) 🔴  ABOUT US Called to More is a Catholic not-for-profit media apostolate based in Ireland. We create videos, articles, and a podcast to help you know, love, and serve God. 🔴  THIS SER...

You could view the place where two people meet as a dividing line, or you could view it as a point of communion and connection. It's quite like that with altar rails. In this video, Fr Columba gets all passionate about why he thinks altar rails are great. 🔴  ABOUT US Called to More is a Catholic not-for-profit media apostolate based in Ireland. We create videos, articles, and a podcast to he...

While each of us is called to a specific vocation, figuring out what that is can be a challenge. Fr Columba lists three things you need to do to discern well. If you're sitting on the fence, this is your wakeup call.  🔴  ABOUT US Called to More is a Catholic not-for-profit media apostolate based in Ireland. We create videos, articles, and a podcast to help you know, love, and serve God. 🔴 ...

Whether you're an avid pray-er, an inconsistent pray-er, or simply don't like praying (happens) — never fear, Fr Columba has been there and (even better) has advice that will help you. Building a prayer life is an adventure of a lifetime. Never stop investing. 🔴  ABOUT US Called to More is a Catholic not-for-profit media apostolate based in Ireland. We create videos, articles, and a pod...

Do you cringe at the thought of talking about your faith with certain people, or maybe any people at all? There's a way to normalise talking about your faith and it's really simple.  🔴  ABOUT US Called to More is a Catholic not-for-profit media apostolate based in Ireland. We create videos, articles, and a podcast to help you know, love, and serve God. 🔴  THIS SERIES Little by Little |...

Merry Christmas! A time of year to open presents, stuff our faces, and much more importantly celebrate the incarnation. God becoming man. Jesus entering our midst. The leap from God to man far surpasses the (hypothetical) leap from you as a human to a worm. Think about that. And thank God. 🔴  ABOUT US Called to More is a Catholic not-for-profit media apostolate based in Ireland. We create videos,...

Being Irish is mostly great, but we also have a few funny things about us. We can be insular, guarded, and deeply jealous. It's important to be aware of the good AND the bad things about your own culture — and from a place of awareness begin to tackle and root out the ugly. 🔴  ABOUT US Called to More is a Catholic not-for-profit media apostolate based in Ireland. We create videos, articles,...

Lots of us get baptised as babies — but did you know the grace of that day is available to you right now, in this very moment? All you have to do is engage your faith. Fr Columba shares some ideas on how to do this. 🔴  ABOUT US Called to More is a Catholic not-for-profit media apostolate based in Ireland. We create videos, articles, and a podcast to help you know, love, and serve God. 🔴  THIS SE...

We want to trust teachers. We want to think they have our best interests (or at the very least none of theirs) at heart. Unfortunately, this is not always the case. Fr Columba shares his experience with some university professors, and what he learnt (no thanks to them). 🔴  ABOUT US Called to More is a Catholic not-for-profit media apostolate based in Ireland. We create videos, articles, and a pod...

Some of your thoughts are from the devil. It's creepy, but it's true. So, how do we spot his lies and, very importantly, how do we kick him out? 🔴  ABOUT US Called to More is a Catholic not-for-profit media apostolate based in Ireland. We create videos, articles, and a podcast to help you know, love, and serve God. 🔴  THIS SERIES Little by Little | Episode #144 Little by Little is a we...

It's sad to see a disconnect between our wants and our needs, yet it happens all the time. Are you conscious of potential gluttony at meals, or potential drunkenness at parties? Even with good things, like prayer — do you pray the amount you should, the amount God is asking you — not the amount you feel guilty enough to demand of yourself, especially if it's unrealistic? Fr Columba expla...

Do you ever view life as a chance to fail? Well, that's a good sign you might be taking yourself too seriously. Fr Columba looks at "play mode", being a good loser, and why we should joke at the devil. 🔴  ABOUT US Called to More is a Catholic not-for-profit media apostolate based in Ireland. We create videos, articles, and a podcast to help you know, love, and serve God. 🔴  THIS S...

Ever find yourself with dead time — in the car, on a bus, plane, or train? Fr Columba has a great idea for how to transform this time and find hidden opportunities for prayer. 🔴  ABOUT US Called to More is a Catholic not-for-profit media apostolate based in Ireland. We create videos, articles, and a podcast to help you know, love, and serve God. 🔴  THIS SERIES Little by Little | Episode #141 Lit...

When life gets stressy, how do you react? By procrastinating, getting overwhelmed, or feeling alone? Stress is a part of life, and we need to learn how to deal with it. Fr Columba suggests a solution, while sharing his deep-seated hatred of filling out forms. 🔴  ABOUT US Called to More is a Catholic not-for-profit media apostolate based in Ireland. We create videos, articles, and a podcast to hel...

Back in the Middle Ages, to be successful was to be holy — with holiness defined as the full flourishing of your person brought to completion. Today, we have redefined success. We have reduced it. If you're good at one thing (pleasure, power, possession) you're considered to be "living the dream". That you've arrived. But it's not true to our nature. Jesus has a diffe...

Why does God want us to intercede, surely He already knows what we want and what we need? Well, it's less about trying to get Him to do things for us and more about helping us realise that we're not God. Yes, He answers prayers, big and small. But much more than that, He wants a relationship with us. And a big part of establishing that relationship is for us to realise who is God, and wh...

It's St Therese season again! And Fr Columba drops his third video on this wonderful saint. His insight this time is into her great conundrum — wanting to love Jesus the most and experience his mercy the most, but not having many sins for which she needed mercy. Her answer? It lies in the blessed mother. You'll see. 🔴  ABOUT US Called to More is a Catholic not-for-profit media apostolat...

Children's psychology shows that they need at least 10 minutes of undivided attention every day. But isn't this true for all of us? We need to be seen, known, loved — not just by God, but also by others. Do you have people you can share your heart with? If not, search for that. And while you can't control how others are there for you, you absolutely can control how you are there for...

There are a huge number of people the Church has declared saints over the years — they are giants of intercession waiting in Heaven for you to ask them for their help. They can get prayers answered that would terrify you! So, do you ask them? Do you have your go-to saints? And if not yet, here's some inspiration. 🔴  ABOUT US Called to More is a Catholic not-for-profit media apostolate based...

Quantum mechanics is fascinating, even on a superficial level. It seems to call into question everything we think we know about the physical world around us. Fr Columba opens up an interesting analogy between our immortal destiny and the nature of a particle. Hope you enjoy (and maybe even learn something)! 🔴  ABOUT US Called to More is a Catholic not-for-profit media apostolate based in Ireland....

Lots of people try to reduce the Christian faith to a set of rules. And they're not entirely wrong, there are plenty of them. But this is not the heart of the Gospel! Rules only outline the boundaries of our relationship with God — they instruct us on how to not make a mess of it all. But it would be a shame to focus so much on the boundaries that we never get to the centre, never get to the...

We experience God all the time, that's not the problem. The problem is that we're not always aware of it. We're not always tuned in to the reality that engaging with things of the faith is different (and feels different) to engaging with things of the world. Fr Columba quotes and explains Fr Giussani's phrase: "Catch yourself in the act of being generated and know that you...