Technology to Help You on Your Faith Journey
Going to Mass is the best way to bring us closer to God as we are in is His presence and experience Him through the Eucharist.
But what do we do in-between Masses to feed our passion for Christ? Of course, we can (and should) read scripture and spend time in prayer. However, we do not always have the Bible at our side as we are on the go. This is where technology can help.
“Discovering new methods of transmitting the Gospel message is part of the continuing evangelizing outreach of those who believe… God’s word should resound not only in the print media, but in other forms of communication as well.”
—Pope Benedict XVI (Verbum Domini, 113)
There are many Catholic apps, podcasts, websites, and daily meditations available to us. These provide us with the opportunity to read or listen to daily readings, prayers, devotions, news, and more.
Our team has put together a list of our favorite apps, podcasts, websites, and emails. We hope this will help you on your journey to become closer to Christ during your daily routines.
These are just the tip of the iceberg. There are many more apps to help you on your faith journey -- just a Google search away.
Here are our top 11:
This app provides daily readings, prayers (Latin and English), devotions, and liturgical calendar access. There is an area to add, bookmark, and categorize your own prayers. It also includes a variety of other resources, such as a directory of Catholic churches and schools.
First, what is the Divine Office?
The Liturgy of the Hours, also known as the Divine Office or the Work of God (Opus Dei), is the daily prayer of the Church, marking the hours of each day and sanctifying the day with prayer. The Hours are a meditative dialogue on the mystery of Christ, using scripture and prayer. The Divine Office app is great for praying the Divine Office on the go. You can download multiple days in advance, and it aligns perfectly with the actual books (not the case with other apps).
Through a variety of faithful prayers, trusted meditations, daily devotionals, and nourishing Scripture, the Amen app guides you to deepen your life of prayer and find rest in God.
Featured audio content includes: daily Mass readings, daily reflections, Bible in a year, Catholic meditations, family content, one-minute inspirations, pray the rosary, Catholic prayers
One of our favorite features is the psalms & stories for sleep.
Presented in a day-by-day format, the Magnificat App puts a treasury of beautiful prayers at your fingertips. Each day includes morning, evening, and night prayers inspired by the Liturgy of the Hours; readings and prayers of each daily Mass; daily meditations drawn from the best writings of the Church Fathers as well as recent spiritual masters; and essays on the lives of the saints from yesterday and today.
The App is free for subscribers to the printed version of the US edition.
This app offers all the joy of Catholic radio right from your smartphone or device. Catholics from across America can listen in to witness the priceless treasures of the Catholic faith. Learn scripture, become enlightened through powerful stories of the Church’s history, and hear from top Catholic apologists as they encourage and strengthen the reason for the Catholic faith.
Pray with Fr. Mike Schmitz with the new Catechism in a Year and Bible in a Year on Hallow, the #1 Christian Prayer App & #1 Catholic App in the World.
Connect with your friends, family, prayer group, parish, & community to share prayers, intentions, or journal reflections and grow together in your faith.
This is a perfect podcast for the kids.
The Catholic Sprouts Podcast is a daily podcast designed to help Catholic parents and teachers give Catholic kids a daily dose of the Faith. Podcast episodes are just 5 minutes long, perfect for listening over breakfast or in the car. With 10k+ daily listeners, the Catholic Sprouts Podcast is trusted and used by families and schools all around the world.
This site helps you do exactly what you’d think…find Mass times near you. This comes in handy if you are looking to try a new parish, or if you are traveling and want to go to Mass.
Morning Offering is a wonderful website which offers meditations, daily readings, Liturgy of the Hours, Saint of the Day, monthly devotion, and daily prayers.
You can sign up for a daily meditation email to be sent right to your inbox so you can start the day off right.
University of Notre Dame Alumni Association "Daily Gospel Reflection"
No. You do not need to be a Notre Dame alum to receive this daily email. This email (or online version) provides the day's Gospel, a reflection on the Gospel, a prayer, and a link to information about the saint of the day.
Church of the Nativity's "Daily Practice"
Nativity’s "Daily Practice” devotional breaks into the Word each day with a short scripture passage and reflection on the week’s message sent right to your inbox.
If you have any favorite Catholic apps you’d like to share with us, we’d love to hear from you!
