A wonderful collection of books and cd’s are available in the lower church for you to use free of cost. Subjects include Pope Francis, Jesus, Saints, Parenting, Grief, and other inspirational topics. Come on down and just make sure to check the resource out in the log.  Click on the link to the right or HERE for more information.

Need a shorter dose of inspiration? Blogs can provide quickly digestible sources of continued learning straight to your phone, tablet or computer. Here are a few sites you may want to start with:
 
Word on Fire
Founded by Bishop Robert Barron, the host of CATHOLICISM, a groundbreaking, award-winning documentary about the Catholic Faith, this blog site is created with inspiring current topics from several authors. Click HERE to visit this blog.
 
Amy Ekeh
A frequent retreat speaker at St. Mary’s and a former student of Father Matera’s, Amy began teaching Scripture, theology and spirituality to adults in 2008.  She currently teaches New Testament in the Archdiocese of Hartford's Catholic Biblical School and at Sacred Heart University (Fairfield). She is also a freelance writer and her work has been published in St. Anthony Messenger, The Bible Today, Magnificat and Liguorian.   Click HERE to visit this blog.

Driving kids to sports? Stuck in the airport? Folding laundry? Eyes hurt?  Podcasts are a wonderful way to sit back and listen to some of the churches’ most inspiring and entertaining speakers. You will need to use a system such as itunes, playerfm, or powerplay to listen to the podcasts. These systems are easily downloadable and once you do it—you will be hooked!
 
Word on Fire Show (also available on the Catholic Radio Station)
One of the most followed Catholics in the world, Bishop Robert Barron is an acclaimed author, speaker, and theologian. He is also the founder of the global media ministry Word on Fire, which reaches millions of people by utilizing the tools of new media to draw people into or back to the Catholic Faith. Francis Cardinal George has described him as “one of the Church's best messengers."  Click HERE for more information.
 
Divine Intimacy Radio
Hosted by Dan Burke, President of the Avila Foundation and Executive Director of EWTN’s National Catholic Register, an international speaker, an award-winning author/editor of more than ten books on Catholic spirituality. He is a frequent radio and television guest, retreat master, and founder of the award-winning site dedicated to Catholic spirituality, SpiritualDirection.com. Dan lives in Birmingham, Alabama, with his wife and children.  Click HERE for more information.