We Are Moving!

 

🚚 We Are Moving! ❤️

After many years in the Sacramento area, Liz and I are packing up and heading back home to Redding, California!

It’s exciting, a little emotional, and definitely a lot of boxes! 📦 But most of all, we’re grateful for this new chapter God has placed before us.

And yes… The Catholic Journey is moving too! 🎙️

The microphones, computers, recording equipment—and probably way too many cords—are all being packed up. So we’ll be taking a short break from our daily episodes while we make the move and get the new studio set up in Redding.

This little song, “We Are Moving,” is our fun way of saying:

We’re not going away—we’re just changing addresses!

Thank you for walking this journey with us. Keep us in your prayers as we make the move, and don’t wander too far…

We’ll see you again soon—from Redding, California! ❤️🎙️

— Deacon Pat Kearns
The Catholic Journey

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When All You Can Do Is Trust God

 

Sometimes we reach a point where we've prayed, planned, worried, tried to fix things—and still don't know what comes next.

That's when faith becomes very simple:

“Jesus, I trust in You.”

In the final episode of our When Faith Meets Real Life series, we reflect on what it means to trust God when we don't have the answers, can't see the road ahead, and have done everything we know how to do.

Trust doesn't mean understanding everything. It means believing that God is still with us—even in the uncertainty.

This episode also marks a transition for The Catholic Journey. Liz and I are moving from Sacramento back to Redding, California, and the recording studio is moving with us! Because of that, I'll be taking a short break from the daily episodes while we get moved and the new studio set up.

We're not saying goodbye. We're simply beginning another chapter.

Thank you for walking with me through this series. Until we meet again from Redding, remember:

You don't have to know where every road leads.
You just have to trust the One who does.

🎙️ When All You Can Do Is Trust God
The Catholic Journey with Deacon Pat Kearns

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When You Need to Begin Again

 

Sometimes life doesn't turn out the way we planned.

A door closes. A relationship changes. A season ends. We move, retire, lose someone, make a mistake, or simply realize that life is asking us to go in a different direction.

And suddenly we have to begin again.

In Episode 17 of The Catholic Journey, we talk about the courage it takes to let go of what was and trust God with what comes next.

Beginning again doesn't mean forgetting the past. It means taking the memories, lessons, love—and even the scars—with us while believing that God is still writing our story.

You are not too old.
You are not too late.
And your best days don't necessarily have to be behind you.

Sometimes an ending is simply the place where God begins something new.

🎙️ Episode 17: When You Need to Begin Again
The Catholic Journey with Deacon Pat Kearns

Next, we conclude this series with one final reflection:

When All You Can Do Is Trust God.

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Today, I choose happy.

 

Today, I choose happy. ☀️

Life isn't perfect. There will always be problems, disappointments, and things we can't control. But we can choose what we focus on—faith, gratitude, kindness, family, laughter, and the blessings God has placed right in front of us.

My new song, “I Choose Happy,” is a reminder that happiness doesn't mean pretending everything is okay. Sometimes it simply means refusing to let the difficult things steal all the joy from today.

Trouble can knock, but it doesn't get the key.

Choose gratitude. Choose joy. Choose life. And today… choose happy. ❤️

— Deacon Pat Kearns
The Catholic Journey

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When Death Becomes Real

 

We all know that life will someday end—but there comes a moment when death stops being something distant and suddenly becomes real.

In this episode of The Catholic Journey, we reflect on grief, our own mortality, and the incredible hope Christ gives us: death does not have the final word.

Maybe remembering that life is temporary isn't meant to frighten us. Maybe it's meant to remind us to live—to love deeply, forgive quickly, cherish the people around us, and trust that beyond the Cross is the Resurrection.

🎙️ When Death Becomes Real
The Catholic Journey with Deacon Pat Kearns

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“Did any of it really matter?”

Have you ever looked back over your life and wondered, “Did any of it really matter?”

In Episode 15 of The Catholic Journey, we reflect on a truth we often forget: the greatest difference we make may be found not in our accomplishments, but in the people we loved, encouraged, forgave, and helped along the way.

We may never see the full impact of our lives—but God does.

We plant seeds. God takes care of the harvest.

🎙️ When You Wonder If Your Life Made a Difference
The Catholic Journey with Deacon Pat Kearns

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It’s Not Too Late to Go Into the Vineyard

 

It’s Not Too Late to Go Into the Vineyard

Have you ever said “no” to God? Maybe through anger, fear, pride, disappointment—or simply by walking away.

In Matthew 21:28–32, Jesus reminds us of something incredibly hopeful: your first answer does not have to be your final answer.

No matter how long we’ve been away, how many mistakes we’ve made, or how many times we’ve resisted God’s call, the Father continues to invite us into His vineyard.

You cannot change yesterday. But you can change your answer today.

The Father is still calling. The vineyard is still open. And it is never too late to say, “Yes, Lord. I’ll go.”

— Deacon Pat Kearns

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