Spiritual Inspiration Between Visits to Church - There's an App for That!

Catholic smartphone apps abound, and several stand out as great overall tools to help us grow in faith and prayer throughout the week. These two apps, for example, both offer many prayer guides, Bible readings, inspirational talks, and guided meditations for Catholics. Amen is an app provided by the Augustine Institute for free (though donations are encouraged). Hallow is an app run by Bishop Robert Barron’s “Word on Fire” ministry, which provides a good amount of free content and some additional content by subscription ($5-9/month) – but Hallow is offering a free trial of their whole package during Lent (be sure to mark your calendar for the end of the trial so you can decide whether to continue the premium content before you get charged).

Whether our lives are busy or quiet, we can benefit from spiritual reading, reflection, and prayer time these two apps (and others) can provide. So, let’s use all the tools in our spiritual toolchest wisely this Lent: making sure we use them to bring us closer to God, as well as the people He has placed in our lives