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...

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...

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...

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...

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? 

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Change Your Life in 40 Days

The season of Lent is about more than just giving up your favorite food…or not eating meat on Friday.  Find out more about the meaning of Lent and how the sacrifices we make during this time can have...

Too Young to Think about Marriage?

Many of us would say that teenagers are too young to think about marriage.  In reality, all of our experiences of friendship, dating and growing in self-knowledge help to form our attitudes about marriage...

Facing Temptation

Temptation is with us every moment of our lives. It ranges in intensity from a very simple desire to the agonizing lure of something that can do us serious harm.   Guests share how prayer and their...

Struggling to Believe

Adversities and tragedies in our lives can make us lose hope and sometimes even challenge our belief in God. How do we stay strong and trust that God will get us through the tough times?...

Learning from Our Mistakes

Making mistakes is a natural part of growing up; it’s a natural part of life.  We are only human after all.  What’s important is how we accept responsibility for our mistakes and grow from them...

What Do We “Hope” for Heaven?

No one can say for sure what heaven is like; but our faith gives us the hope that we will be united with God.  Heaven will be an amazing, everlasting experience...

Reconciliation

Finding inner peace, though not impossible, can be almost as difficult as finding peace in the world.  In order to uncover the feeling of calmness and serenity we seek, we must begin by...

What Are you Worried About?

We stress out over school and our over-scheduled lifestyles; we worry about family issues, finances and our future.  It can all be so overwhelming!  Guests share what they worry about and what they...

I Disagree… So You’re Wrong!

We all know someone who always has to be right; maybe, we’ve even been guilty of this ourselves.   While disagreements are inevitable, the way we deal with them says a lot about who we are and what we...

Using Good Judgement

Throughout our lives, we have to make a whole lot of decisions.  What is best is not always immediately clear.  We are told to use “good” judgment in deciding what to do...

Holding a Job

any young people today hold jobs, whether it’s babysitting, waiting tables at a restaurant or working in a retail store.  While finding and getting a job are the first step, doing the job well is just as...

Honoring Thy Parental Units

It’s easy to take our parents for granted and not give to them the love and respect they deserve.  It helps to remember that living as part of a family is a gift from God; it is part of the plan for how we... 

The Lure of Drinking

We know full well the dangers associated with the misuse of alcohol and underage drinking.  Why then is there such a “lure” to alcohol?  Why are so many teens...