Brazil Mission Reveals Shared Heart for Christ

Brazil Mission Reveals Shared Heart for Christ

by | Apr 25, 2025 | Blog

Isn’t it fun when you meet someone and realize they have a common friend or shared experience? In those moments, we often marvel, “Small world, isn’t it?” Rachel Herbeck and I recently completed a whirlwind mission to Brazil, and this was a common refrain throughout...
Walking with the Lord in Suffering

Walking with the Lord in Suffering

by | Feb 25, 2025 | Blog, Pete Burak

It’s understandable that St. Paul equates our journey to heaven with athletes competing in a race, because victory in athletics requires pain. As in sports, suffering in life is inevitable. In this fallen world, before the restoration and transformation of the Second...
Experiencing Revival at the Eucharistic Congress

Experiencing Revival at the Eucharistic Congress

by | Aug 9, 2024 | Blog, Pete Burak

Recently, a significant moment happened in the life of the American Church—the Tenth National Eucharistic Congress. I was there as one of three hosts broadcasting the Congress for EWTN, which covered the event across all its channels worldwide. Several years ago, some...
Lift Jesus Higher Rally Helps Many ‘Take Heart’

Lift Jesus Higher Rally Helps Many ‘Take Heart’

by | May 3, 2024 | Blog

We recently gathered in Toronto with a nearly sold-out crowd of over 2600 adults and nine-hundred youth for the Lift Jesus Higher Rally in Toronto. The theme was Take Heart! from the story of the blind man Bartimaeus in Mark 10. The attendees were grateful for the...
Young Adult Discipleship: Looking Forward

Young Adult Discipleship: Looking Forward

by | Mar 23, 2024 | Blog, Uncategorized

It was the summer of 2011, and I didn’t know what to do next. I had just graduated from Franciscan University of Steubenville with the plan of coming back to Michigan for a master’s degree in education. But as I filled out the application and thought about the path...