Your Faith With Fr. Chris Stanish

On this 2nd Sunday of Advent, Fr. Chris Stanish discusses how God is true to His promises.

St. Teresa of Avila hosted the Office of Vocations for the annual St. Andrew Mass and Dinner. In his homily, Bishop Robert McClory discusses the priesthood and how the priest stands in the person of Christ.

On this 1st Sunday of Advent, Fr. Chris Stanish discusses how Advent is a time to reassess our lives and allow Christ to be reborn in our hearts every single day.

On this Feast of Christ the King, Fr. Chris Stanish discusses how the Lord of the Universe wants to be the Lord of our lives. As much as we try to ignore or manage the messiness of our lives, only Christ can help.

On this 32nd Sunday of Ordinary Time, the community of St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Student Center welcomes Deacon Chris Hawkins. In this homily, Deacon Hawkins introduces himself and speaks on vocations.

On this 31st Sunday of Ordinary Time, Bishop Robert McClory visited St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Student Center for the inauguration of Jose Padilla as the next president of Valparaiso University. In this homily, he discusses the core of what it means to be Christian.

On this 31st Sunday of Ordinary Time, Deacon Bob Marben discusses what it means to love your neighbor and how a little kindness and go a long way.

On this 30th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Fr. Chris Stanish discusses how the Lord's call resonates within the depths of our hearts seeking for us to take courage and follow the Lord.

On this 29th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Fr. Chris Stanish uses the example of St. Teresa of Avila as well as James and John in order to discuss how the cross is what gives meaning to our lives.

On this 28th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Fr. Declan McNicholas visits St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Student Center. He discusses the need to turn to Jesus when it comes to money, popularity, and the need to be in control.

Once a month, St. Teresa of Avila's Campus Ministry hosts an evening of adoration with praise and worship. This evening VU Student, Dana De la Cruz, gives her personal testimony about how in the midst of many trials she encountered Christ and was able to find hope.

On this 27th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Fr. Chris Stanish discusses dating and marriage and how emotional virtue is at the heart of every relationship.

On this 26th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Fr. Chris Stanish discusses how there is a widespread but popular idea that holiness is the work of human beings. In this homily, he shares how it is so much more than that.

On this 25th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Fr. Chris Stanish discusses what true greatness is and how we can live it out in our lives.

Once a month, St. Teresa of Avila's Campus Ministry hosts an evening of adoration with praise and worship. This evening FOCUS Missionary, Rachel Tschann, gives her personal testimony about how the Sacrament of Reconciliation gave her the freedom she needed to live her life in joy.

On this 24th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Fr. Chris Stanish discusses the three conditions of being a disciple of Jesus, and the necessity to embrace the Cross.

On this 22nd Sunday of Ordinary Time, Fr. Chris Stanish discusses the importance of putting our faith into action so that we are doers of the Word, and not hearers only.

Once a month, St. Teresa of Avila's Campus Ministry hosts an evening of adoration with praise and worship. This evening FOCUS Missionary, Dusty Boehm, gives his personal testimony about how finding true friendships helped him to find Christ.

On this 21st Sunday of Ordinary Time, Fr. Chris Stanish welcomes the University Students back to campus and discusses what it means to choose to serve Christ in our daily lives.

On this Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Fr. Chris Stanish discusses the Scriptural support for why we believe that Mary was assumed into heaven.