Detroit Stories

The Urban Playbook

September 21st, 2022  |  15 mins 48 secs

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Loyola principal's first book, 'The Urban Playbook,' a blueprint for empowering young Black men with the tools to succeed

Healing From Addiction

September 7th, 2022  |  19 mins 6 secs

A struggling writer and atheist, Jeff Jay's battle with alcoholism led him to the brink — and finally back to the God who loves him

Seasoned Saints: Celebrating Our Elders

July 22nd, 2022  |  15 mins 22 secs

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On World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly, Catholics recognize the importance of engaging the 'backbone of our parishes'

Healing After Abortion

July 14th, 2022  |  30 mins 51 secs

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A post-abortive couple describes the healing, forgiveness and peace they found through Rachel's Vineyard retreat

A Saint Who Can Relate

June 15th, 2022  |  18 mins 45 secs

Inspired by his life, a group of young adults wrote, directed, cast and performed an original musical about St. Ignatius of Loyola

Air Support For Priests

June 1st, 2022  |  17 mins 46 secs

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How one woman's inspiration to pray for her priest launched an archdiocese-wide movement of spiritual support

Catholic Morality in the Age of Crypto

May 18th, 2022  |  36 mins 4 secs

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Can the rise of digital assets help or hinder human flourishment? We speak with three Catholic financial experts to find out

Engineering and Empathy

May 4th, 2022  |  18 mins 34 secs

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After meeting a man with no arms and no legs, Notre Dame Prep students devise invention to make his life easier — but he changes theirs, too

Does the Music Matter?

April 20th, 2022  |  32 mins 48 secs

How can sacred music evangelize? Can drums and chant coexist in the same Church? And what does it mean to have 'unity without uniformity'?

Let's Talk About Adoption

April 5th, 2022  |  32 mins 18 secs

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People whose lives have been touched by adoption share their perspectives and the complexities of adoption – from the joys to the sorrows

Can a Catholic Gamble on Sports?

March 24th, 2022  |  22 mins 19 secs

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As Michigan's sports gaming industry reaches new heights, moral theologians and addiction experts weigh in on a Catholic's responsibility

National Catholic Sisters Week

March 7th, 2022  |  31 mins 33 secs

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Four women religious tell their stories about what brought them to the convent — and why sisterhood is still a vocation worth considering

Miracle Child

February 23rd, 2022  |  17 mins 22 secs

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Doctors told Nora Mies' parents her seizures as a newborn meant she wouldn't live a normal life; then, they prayed to Blessed Solanus Casey

Jaymo's Second Chance

February 9th, 2022  |  26 mins 58 secs

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How a once-juvenile lifer found redemption by finding the good in himself, with the help of a Catholic deacon

Pretty Brown Girl Club

January 26th, 2022  |  20 mins 46 secs

Mercy High alum Sheri Crawley created a club exclusively for black and brown girls to give them an empowering place to call their own

Hitting the Streets With St. Paul

January 12th, 2022  |  28 mins

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How God's gentle nudge led one Detroit man to share his faith on street corners — and the idea spread like wildfire