God has only one plan to make the world a better place—Christians. How is God calling you to be part of building the kingdom of God where you live? You are his plan. He doesn’t have a back up!Dig In Further:How do you feel God might be calling you to work in the “vineyard” of the world around you?What is a local problem that you feel called to help with?What gifts, talents And resources has God given you? How do they line up with the needs in your midst?What is holding you back from being par...

Synopsis: The Holy Spirit knows what we need way better and way beyond what we could ever understand on our own. Listen to this story of how the Holy Spirit put a prayer in the heart of Fr. Victor which revealed itself to be the answer to a prayer of a group based in Mobile he had never even heard of! Marvel at how the Holy Spirit, in these trying times of pandemic, brought together people of many different faiths along with people of good will to pray for the healing of our Hearts and Home.&...

Synopsis: Hear the story of US Navy Seal Michael Monsoor and his relationship with Fr. Paul Halladay, a priest from Mobile. Consider the ways in which God called them to lay their lives down to love and serve their neighbor. Consider how God is calling you to lay down your life like Christ. Dig in Further:What is your rooftop? Who are the people there with you? What is the grenade at your feet?How do you think Christ is calling you to lay your life down in Union with his Spirit?Who are p...

Synopsis: Fr. Victor first heard his calling to be a Catholic priest at a non-denominational summer camp out in California. The first group of people he shared his sense of call with were non-Catholics. In his college years, God used a couple key Protestant friends to help his calling to resurface and encourage him to respond. As you listen, allow your understanding of what it means to be part of the “Body of Christ” to deepen and expand. Dig In Further:Has God ever used someone unexpect...

Synopsis: Meet Mike O’Neil. A cradle Catholic from Mobile, AL. Hear his story of how attending a non-denominational weekend retreat called “Outback" changed his life and led to him starting a Catholic men’s organization that has now spread itself around the world!Dig In Further:Did you know that the Men of St. Joseph started here in the Archdiocese of Mobile? Have you been touched by this ministry? Is there a chapter at your parish? If night, might God be calling you to start one?How can you ...

Synopsis: What if you found out your next-door neighbor was destined to die 25 years before you? How would you respond? What would you be willing to sacrifice if you knew you could help shrink that disparity? Listen to the testimonies of three local young professionals who were confronted with that exact scenario and marvel at how Christ inspired them to respond. Keep your heart open to what Word God might speak to you along the way.Dig In Further:How would you define the “bubble” that ...

Fr. Victor shares his favorite memory from a backwoods town in Alabama.www.nativesoil.org

Synopsis: Common sense is a good thing, but God calls us Beyond it. In the movie “42” depicting the life of Jackie Robinson, we find a compelling example of how God inspired a few brave souls to “deny themselves and take up their crosses” to help bring about the renewal of the minds of America. Dig In Further:St. Paul says “Do no conform yourselves to this age.” Are there any ways you have allowed yourself to be too conformed to our day and age?Is there any area of your life that you ha...

Synopsis: Fr. Victor’s friend Greg pointed out a big part of our Native Soil to reckon with—Protestants. This is a huge part of the landscape of the southern half of Alabama. Even St. John Paul II was aware of that! Unity amongst Christians is near and dear to the heart of Jesus. It was the last thing he asked he Father to do before he entered in to his passion (John 17). If we are going to seriously take up the task of renewing our Native Soil, it is going to involve us as Christians banding...

Synopsis: St. Paul quotes Job today in the seconding reading and invites us into the mystery of God which leaves us speechless and urges us to surrender to God...to completely depend upon God. As we see Peter, a rash, hotheaded fisherman, receive the keys to the kingdom of heaven, we are invited further to trust in God’s seemingly crazy...inscrutable...and unsearchable plan.Dig In Further:What areas of your life do you struggle to find purpose? God’s presence? God’s purposes?How can you surre...