Mark Mallett

LAST summer, I was asked to produce a video promo for Arcātheos, a Catholic boys summer camp based at the foot of the Canadian Rocky Mountains. After much blood, sweat, and tears, this is the final product… In some ways, it is a camp that portends the great battle and triumph to come in these times.

The following video portrays some of the events that occur at Arcātheos. It’s but a sampling of the excitement, solid teaching, and pure fun that happens there each year. Further information on the specific formation goals of the camp can be found throughout the Arcātheos website: www.arcatheos.com

The theatrics and battle scenes herein are intended to inspire fortitude and courage in all areas of life. The boys at the camp quickly realize that the heart and soul of Arcātheos is love for Christ, and charity towards our brothers…

Watch: Arcātheos at www.embracinghope.tv

THERE is an invisible gift awaiting each of us to be opened… but there is a key to how to find and open this Divine Present.

To watch Mark’s Christmas message, The Invisible Gift, go to www.embracinghope.tv

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I thought the flies were dead. But as the room heated up, there was a resurrection of sorts… and a powerful lesson on how to revive a cold heart.

To watch The Fly and the Cold Heart, 

go to www.embracinghope.tv

To watch Singularity, go to www.embracinghope.tv

…the challenge posed by a mentality closed to transcendence obliges Christians themselves to return in a more decisive way to the centrality of God… How often, despite calling themselves Christians, do the faithful not in fact make God the central point of reference in their way of thinking and acting, in their fundamental decisions in life? The first response to the great challenge of our time is then the profound conversion of our heart, so that the Baptism that made us the light of the world and the salt of the earth might truly transform us. —POPE BENEDICT XVI, Address to Pontifical Council for the Laity, November 29th, 2011

IT’s only day one into my ministry tour in Manitoba, and the bus has had several breakdowns, a $3500 repair bill, and one major snowstorm.

That’s good news.

Find out why in an all new episode of…

Embracing Hope TV — Road Edition.

To watch this webcast, go to: www.embracinghope.tv

PERHAPS the reason many of us are not growing in holiness is because we misunderstand how the power of God is applied in our lives. Mark explains in this episode how the transforming power of God works in a Christian’s life, and how it’s not too late for anyone to become a saint…

To watch The Power of the Cross, go to www.embracinghope.tv

WHY are Christians so joyless these days? In this webcast, Mark shares a personal experience in prayer, shedding light on how we can enter into the the joy and "peace that surpasses all understanding."

To watch The Joy of Jesus, go to www.embracinghope.tv

BETRAYED and forgotten, the unborn remain in our times the greatest ongoing holocaust in human history. As early as 11 weeks gestation, a fetus can feel pain when it is burned by saline or torn apart in its mother’s womb. In a culture that prides itself on unprecedented rights for animals, it is a horrifying contradiction and injustice. And the price to society is not negligible as future generations have now been decimated in the Western world, and continue to be at a startling rate of over a hundred thousand deaths per day worldwide.

This is The Passion of the Unborn. Watch at www.embracinghope.tv

WARNING: Contains graphic images

RELATED READING:

The Hour of Decision

Controversial Images

Images Moving Hearts

Is a Fetus a Person?

The Hard Truth

The Hard Truth – Part IV

The Hard Truth – Part V

The Hard Truth – Epilogue

The Writing on the Wall

Judgment of the Womb

3 Cities and a Warning for Canada

WE hear it more and more today: there needs to be a greater separation between Church and State. But what is really meant by some is that the Church simply needs to disappear. In this prophetic and instructive webcast, Mark sets the record straight as to what the proper role of the Church and State are in human affairs… and how the Church urgently needs to raise her voice of truth at this late hour.

 To watch Church and State? go to www.embracinghope.tv

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MANY people believe in God, but say they want nothing to do with religion. "It creates division, war, and scandal," they object. So, if I have a relationship with God, and I pray, do I need religion? In this episode, Mark looks at where religions have come from and why, in particular, we have the Catholic religion. Do we need religion after all?

St. Francis Preaching to the Birds, 1297-99 by Giotto di Bondone

EVERY Catholic is called to share the Good News… but do we even know what the "Good News" is, and how to explain it to others? In this newest episode on Embracing Hope, Mark gets back to the basics of our faith, explaining very simply what the Good News is, and what our response must be. Evangelization 101!

To watch The Basics, go to www.embracinghope.tv

NEW CD UNDERWAY… ADOPT A SONG!

Mark is just finishing the last touches on songwriting for a new music CD. Production is to begin soon with a release date for later in 2011. The theme is songs that deal with loss, fidelity, and family, with healing and hope through Christ’s Eucharistic love. To help raise funds for this project, we would like to invite individuals or families to "adopt a song" for $1000. Your name, and who you want the song dedicated to, will be included in the CD notes if you so choose. There will be about 12 songs on the project, so first come, first serve. If you are interested in sponsoring a song, contact Mark here.

We will keep you posted of further developments! In the meantime, for those new to Mark’s music, you can listen to samples here. All prices on CD’s were recently reduced in the online store. For those who wish to subscribe to this newsletter and receive all Mark’s blogs, webcasts, and news regarding CD releases, click Subscribe.