For me personally, I think it has some of the best Catholic resources out there. It’s available free to us, and it’s easy to use, too. I’m on there at least once a week because I’m a mentor for YDisciple, so I get [a lot of materials] there. I also listen to all the audios. And just today, I was looking for a book and went on the FORMED site and saw it right there for me.
You can do it on your own time, whenever it’s convenient for you. For [my husband] Mike and I, it’s hard to get to some of the programs at church, but this we can fit into our lives whenever we get a chance. For example, we have date night once a week, and recently our date night was sitting down and listening to the Beloved program on marriage.
I will literally walk around with my phone in my pocket, listening to the audios while I do things around the home. My kids look at me like I’m a nut, but it works!
I think it’s always important to continue to learn about your faith and grow and get closer to God, and this is a great way to do that, because you can come to understand your faith more. I think it has helped me understand the reasoning behind what we believe and what we do. It’s easy to just go to Mass and go through the motions, but using FORMED helps you understand the ‘why’ behind it all.
Lisa Short