The Aim of the Christian Life - The Acquisition of the Holy SpiritDIG IN1. How can you create a deeper and regular awareness of the presence of God dwelling in you? 2. How can your life, your home, your school, your parish be more and more a place of "communion?" A place where everything in the environment is aimed at helping each person to grow in communion with the life of the Trinity dwelling in their soul by virtue of their baptism? 3. What is the biggest obstacle right now in y...

Fr. Victor sits down with Jack McAleer to discuss how The Cursillo Movement has impacted his life. DIG IN1. Have you ever been on a retreat before? If not, perhaps Cursillo could be your first experience? Consider the river of grace that has flowed in Jack's life since his first retreat. Imagine wha the Lord might want to do in your life! 2. Do you have a small group of men or women with whom you can share your faith? What the Lord is doing in your life? Your joys and struggles in t...

In Episode 3, Fr. Victor talks with Julianne Jackson about her journey with The Daughters of St. Francis DeSales. Julianne prayed for years for the Lord to take her deeper in her faith—and the Lord responded in an amazing way. Have you ever asked the Lord consistently to take you deeper in your faith? Could you trust that the Lord would create a path for you, even where there appears to be no path ahead? Have you ever read St. Frances de Sales’ Introduction to the Devout Life? If no...

Fr. Victor interviews Brandon Bender about SEARCH Retreats.DIG IN1. What are you SEARCHING for in your life? In what area of your life are you particularly searching for meaning and understanding? Consider taking some time to invite the Lord into that space. Invite God to speak into this area of your life. 2. How are you involved in Peer ministry? Who does the Lord want to bless in your immediate surroundings? Is the Lord calling you to attend SEARCH? To be a team leader? To serve your p...

Join Fr. Victor for Season 6 of Native Soil as he dives into the mission of the Lay Apostolate. Dig In Further1. How do you feel called to labor in the vineyard - to cultivate God's kingdom in your midst? 2. How do you feel you need to be grafted on the Vine that is Jesus Christ - I. E. to rely on Him more and not on yourself? In what ways do you feel fruitless and need Christ to come and fill you with his life? 3. What are the ordinary circumstances of your day-to-day life? Ho...

To wrap up this season on Youth Ministry, Fr. Victor shows how “youth ministry” is not a modern reality but something that goes all the way back to the heart of Jesus Christ himself. Jesus saw how vulnerable and formative our youth are and was very serious about caring for them and protecting them from sin. Fr. Victor shows how Jesus’s heart for the youth has lived on in the lives of the saints over the years—St. Benedict, St. John Bosco, Servant of God Luigi Giussani & Blessed Carlo Acut...

Joy Lang is the Youth Minster at Little Flower Parish in Mobile, AL. She grew up at Heart of Mary Parish and attended McGill. She really encountered the Lord in a new and life changing way a couple years back when she took her youth group to ACYC. Learn how the Lord brought Joy to this moment and how it has affected her entire life moving forward. Dig In Further:1. Do the teens in your youth group have somebody to minister to them who “looks like them?” If not, might there be ways of inv...

Today you will meet a rather unique woman—a person who is half Hungarian and half Chilean who grew up in Puerto Rico, lived for a time in Chile and Hungary and left her Native Soil when a friend invited her to take a job in Mobile! Andrea offers a compelling testimony to God’s Providence and the blessings that come when we trust the Lord. She shares a unique perspective on ministering to youth in a diverse parish setting and reflects on the particular needs of Hispanic families in feeli...

We recently had a live show at Well Red in Auburn with special guest Fr. Peyton Plessala. It was a grace-filled night with a great audience.www.nativesoil.org

Meet Ann Palamara. Again, appreciate the lengths God has undertaken to bring just the right people to live out the faith here on our Native Soil. Originally from a dairy farm in upstate New York, marvel as Ann shares how the Lord brought her to Eufaula, AL because of its “soil!” Literally, its SOIL! The Lord would get Ann involved in Church ministry quickly upon arriving and would end up serving the youth at her parish for years. She now claims “Eufaula” as her “Native Soil” and her parish as...