Your Faith with Fr. Chris Stanish

On this Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord, Fr. Chris Stanish discusses how fear can prevent us from following the Lord, and how important it is to have an unconditional readiness to be transformed in Christ.

On this 17th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Fr. Chris Stanish discusses how there is a hidden treasure, a pearl of great price, in each of our lives and our job is simply to discover it.

On this 16th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Deacon Bob Marben discusses the parable of the weeds and the wheat. He points out how easy it is to judge others and how we should wait to pass judgment.

On this 15th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Fr. Chris Stanish discusses why Jesus uses parables in order to teach the crowds and how the parable of the sower helps us to bear fruit in our lives.

On this 14th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Fr. Chris Stanish discusses what it means to be meek and humble of heart so that we can be more like Jesus in our lives.

On this 13th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Fr. Chris Stanish discusses what it means to be a disciple and to put Jesus Christ first in our lives.

On this Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ, Fr. Chris Stanish discusses how easy it is to lose a sense of the sacred and how we can regain the meaning behind what we do.

On the Feast of the Most Holy Trinity, Fr. Chris Stanish encourages everyone to consider why Jesus would become incarnate in order to die for us. He asks us to pour out our lives for others and to pray for really big things.

On the Feast of the Most Holy Trinity, Bishop Donald Hying visits St. Teresa of Avila for the sacrament of Confirmation. In this homily, he encourages the students never to give up on God or the Church but to rely on the strength they are receiving in the Holy Spirit.

The Collegiate Catholics of the Diocese of Gary gathered at St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Student Center. During adoration, Fr. Chris Stanish offers a meditation on the story of the blind man Bartimaeus.

On this Feast of the Ascension, Deacon Bob Marben discusses how we can rely on God in times of uncertainty.

On this 6th Sunday of Easter, Fr. Chris Stanish discusses how if we don't have what we need for where we want to go, then we are never going to get there. He talks about how Jesus gives us what we need through the coming of His Spirit.

While the students of Valparaiso University were in the midst of finals, Fr. Chris Stanish offered a guided meditation during adoration. In this meditation, Fr. Chris talks about keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus particularly when we find ourselves in the midst of life's storms.

On this 5th Sunday of Easter, Fr. Chris Stanish discusses God's plan for our lives and our role in that plan. He asks us to consider what kind of lives we are building.

On this 4th Sunday of Easter, Deacon Bob Marben discusses how important it is for us to hear the voice of the Good Shepherd and to respond accordingly as we touch the lives of others.

On the 3rd Sunday of Easter, Fr. Rich Kozak, a senior priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago, celebrates a Mass of Thanksgiving for his 50th anniversary to the priesthood. In his homily, he shares the joys of his ministry.

On this 3rd Sunday of Easter, Fr. Chris Stanish discusses how Jesus opens our eyes to know things in a deeper way and how we are able to see how God is at work in our lives.

On this Easter Sunday, Fr. Chris Stanish discusses how sometimes the thing we need most is the thing we think we need least. He describes how Jesus gives us what we need even when life seems difficult.

At our Easter Vigil celebration, Fr. Chris Stanish discusses how human nature can lean towards feeling helpless in our circumstances but that Jesus Christ provides us with the freedom we seek.

As we commemorate the Passion of our Lord, Fr. Chris Stanish offers a meditation from Mother Teresa on the words "I Thirst".

For the celebration of the Mass of our Lord's Supper, Deacon Bob Marben discusses the great love of Jesus in given Himself in the Eucharist and by washing His disciples feet.

On this Palm Sunday, Fr. Chris Stanish concludes a preaching series entitled "Teach us to Pray." In this final part, Fr. Chris discusses how we can deal with distractions in prayer as well as the reasons why we experience dryness in prayer.

On this 5th Sunday of Lent, Fr. Chris Stanish continues a preaching series entitled "Teach us to Pray." In this fifth part, Fr. Chris offers three ways to discern whether you are hearing God's voice in prayer.

On this 4th Sunday of Lent, Fr. Chris Stanish continues a preaching series entitled "Teach us to Pray." In this fourth part, Fr. Chris discusses the interior senses and how we can use them in a form of prayer called imaginative prayer.

On this 3rd Sunday of Lent, Fr. Chris Stanish continues a preaching series entitled "Teach us to Pray." In this 3rd part, Fr. Chris teaches the community Matthew Kelly's Prayer Process.