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Mary Lenaburg talks about losing her 22 year-old daughter, Courtney, to a horrific disease that developed at 5 weeks old, and was characterized by seizures and resulted in many permanent, physical limitations. Two years after Courtney's death, Mary has a ministry in which she encourages people to embrace the story God is writing with their lives and to trust wherever the path leads.

You might know her as Mrs. Virginia 2019, but what you might not know about Lisa Stover is how she lost her mother and suffered a miscarriage just before the pageant. This, plus her powerful story of conversion to Catholicism, and how she became a leader in the pro-life movement.

In the movie, Unplanned, actress Ashley Bratcher plays the role of a Abby Johnson, a Planned Parenthood facility director. But when she assisted with an ultrasound-guided abortion, Johnson turns into a staunch pro-life advocate. In this podcast episode, Ashley explains how this movie has the power to change the course of the pro-life movement and abortion in the nation.

Many of us take pleasure touring a museum filled with beautiful works of art. For the artist, it is a means of expressing themselves – and in some cases communicating a raw emotion that they would not have been able to express verbally. See how one mental health expert is using art therapy to assist women and children who have experienced traumatic events and even abuse.

Internationally acclaimed author and speaker, Chris Stefanick, has devoted his life to inspiring people to live a full Catholic faith. In this episode, listen in as Stefanick addresses more than 8,000 people at the EagleBank Arena in Fairfax, reminding us that true joy and strength come only from God.

Many of us don't need a car to get us to where we're going, but if you're a parent with more than two kids, having a car is a necessity! Hear how one car ministry is giving away cars to families... and how you can donate your own car – even if it doesn't work – to benefit families in need.

If you believe people deserve a chance at redemption, then you'll want to hear what one counselor is doing to help ex-offenders find their way back into society. For starters, they don't go home right after jail. Instead, they move into a home for recovering addicts, then dive head first into a rigorous program. Bev Tauke shares: "And what they realize is that I'm not this big clump of damaged goods; I'm not this loser. I'm someone that went through something that was very traumatic. I didn't have the tools needed as an adult to fix it as I should have, but now I have that opportunity."

Eighty-eight-year-old John Buckreis, who was an orphan, grew up calling the Holy Family his family and has been spreading the true meaning of Christmas sitting in Santa Claus' chair for more than 60 years in Northern Virginia.

For some women, the idea of handing over their baby to an adoptive family is unimaginable, but one mother we spoke to decided to put her baby's needs first.

It's a fact there is no shortage of food in the United States, and yet there are millions of people one pay check away from hunger. Hear how one ministry is providing more than a million pounds of food to people right here in Northern Virginia in this interview with Vince Cannava, Director of the St. Lucy Project of Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Arlington.