Texting: Opportunity or Barrier?
Text messaging is one of the most popular forms of communication for young people today. It has opened up many opportunities to get in touch with and keep in touch with our friends. But can it create barriers?
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Building a Culture of Life
As Catholics, we are called to build a culture of life; Life, from conception until natural death. Issues like the death penalty, assisted suicide, stem cell research, abortion, euthanasia, poverty, hunger, healthcare and caring for the environment are all connected...
Rated R for Profane Language
With over 600,000 words in the English language to choose from some of us still choose to use profanity. Some of us do it to sound “mature”. While others may do it to fit in with the crowd. Some of us don’t even realize we’re cursing. Why do we use profanity and what do the scriptures say about the use of foul language?
I’ll Do It Later: Procrastination
Many of us have made a habit of procrastination or putting things off until “later”. Some of might even say that procrastination is synonymous with being a teenager and confuse it with laziness. How do we fight the urge to procrastinate?...
Hypocrisy
Do as I say, not as I do? How often have you heard this? How often have you witnessed people saying one thing and then doing something completely opposite? Throughout scripture Jesus tells not to be hypocrites...
Angels and Saints
The angels and the saints are special helpers in our lives who are there to assist us on our earthly journey. Find out more about angels and saints and how they can intercede on our behalf help to keep us on the path to heaven...
Stand Up and Speak Out
Meet Jon Leonetti and Jesse Weiler of Souly Walking. Jon and Jesse share about how they are “speaking out” to raise awareness on the need for pray by walking across the United States. They discuss the importance of speaking out about things that you believe in...
Teen Fathers: Stepping Up to the Plate
What does it mean for a young man to take responsibility for a child he has helped bring into the world? How will he be a good father and provide loving care to his child when he is still a teenager himself? With faith in God, the support of family and friends, and a lot of...
Looking for Light in These Dark Times
Most of us have at least one story about how someone who is experiencing loss or change as a result America’s poor economy. Find out how the economy is impacting young people today, how they are dealing with it and how their faith is helping...
When Someone You Love is Ill
It can be a devastating experience when someone you love becomes seriously ill. Our whole life can feel like it’s crashing down. How do we deal with the fears we have and continue to support our loved one? How can our relationship with God and prayer help us...
Patience is a Virtue
We live in a “gotta have it now” world and it’s easy to get caught up in the fast pace of our lives. It’s easy to “lose” our patience. But patience is a virtue. It’s something we don’t want to “lose”. Find out how we can grow closer to God...
Ripples in the Water: Little Things Make a Big Difference
When you drop a little pebble in a lake it makes a big ripple…so imagine what a big difference the little things we do can make. We often don’t realize the impact of the “little things” we do. RFTV guests share about the little things they have done or others have done...
Our Place in the Universe
RFTV special guest Brother Guy Consolmagno is a Jesuit astronomer and planetary scientist for the Vatican Observatory. He is also the curator of the Vatican’s extensive meteorite collection and author of the book, The Heaven’s Proclaim....
