"For as a young man marries a virgin, your Builder shall marry you; And as a bridegroom rejoices in his bride, so shall your God rejoice in you." In Isaiah's foretelling of the new covenant, we see not only God's true plan for marriage but also for our salvation. We take on the Sacrament of Matrimony in this episode of the #BecomFire Podcast.

"Through this holy anointing, may the Lord, in his love and mercy, help you with the grace of the Holy Spirit. May the Lord who frees you from sin save you and raise you up." Once known as the “Last Rites,” the Anointing of the Sick can be given to us at any time, and that’s good news! Come with us as we explore the Sacrament of healing in this episode of the #BecomeFire Podcast.

St. John Vianney writes, "When you go to confession, you must understand what you are about to do; you are about to un-nail our Lord.” What keeps us from the confessional? Pride? Shame? Laziness? Whatever the reason, God YEARNS to forgive you in the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Find the strength to be restored in this episode of the #BecomeFire Podcast.

The Holy Eucharist, being the central mystery of our faith, deserves a second episode in this series. More than simply bread and wine, and yet, as simple as these elements to understand, we tackle the form and the matter of the Eucharist in this episode of the #BecomeFire Podcast.

"A sacrifice, therefore, is the visible sacrament or sacred sign of an invisible sacrifice.” St. Augustine’s teaching is as needed today as it was in 426 A.D. With only 2/3 of Catholics espousing a belief in the Real Presence, our Church is truly in a crisis of faith. Join us as we open up the Sacrament of the Eucharist in this episode of the #BecomeFire Podcast.

St. Philip Neri said, "The Holy Spirit is the master of prayer, and causes us to abide in continual peace and cheerfulness, which is a foretaste of Paradise." Come with us as we journey deep into the Sacrament of Confirmation in this episode of the #BecomeFire Podcast.

St. Gregory Nazianzen says of Jesus' Baptism, "He comes to sanctify the Jordan for our sake and in readiness for us." Baptism, like all Sacraments, was revealed in Scripture and entrusted to the Church. So, come down to the river to pray in this episode of the #BecomeFire Podcast.

"An outward sign instituted by Christ to give grace." The Baltimore Catechism said it beautifully, but most of us have never ventured deeper into this definition. Our Sacramentum series continues in this episode of the #BecomeFire Podcast where we dive into the expansive beauty of these great gifts that God has given us.

“All those who refuse to do penance and receive the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ are blind because they cannot see the true light, our Lord Jesus Christ.” St. Francis of Assisi admonished the faithful on what it meant to live a full life in Christ. Join in this episode of the #BecomeFire Podcast as we embark on an epic new series on the sacramental life of the Church.

"Come, Holy Spirit, come! And from your celestial home, shed a ray of light divine!" The Pentecost Sequence tells of the anticipation the Apostles surely felt as they awaited the Paraclete. In this episode of the #BecomFire Podcast, we break open one of the oldest prayers of the Church, the Novena to the Holy Spirit.