Do you ever feel sluggish, overwhelmed, or anxious after spending too much time in front of a screen? Does the constant pressure of staying digitally connected with people, ideas, and the latest trends leave you feeling disconnected—from yourself, from others, and from God?
Recharge your spiritual life, relationships, and sense of well-being with our Media Fasting resources. Guided by Sr. Nancy Usselmann, FSP, you’ll create a personalized media fasting plan and grow in faith through Scripture passages, reflections, prayers, and practical tips on using media in a healthier, holier way.
Get started now with our free six-week email series—and go deeper with her book.
Media Fasting: Six Weeks to Recharge in Christ helps you assess your current media habits; develop a media fasting plan based on your personal goals; and grow in your relationship with Christ through six weeks of devotional readings, reflection questions, and prayer prompts. Learn tips for cultivating virtue, practice media mindfulness, and discover powerful ways to pray for our media world and witness to Christ from within it. By the end of your fast, you will have the tools you need to revisit your approach to media and develop a Christ-centered strategy for your personal media use—one that leads to greater freedom and peace.
Ready to get started? Check out our free downloads below, based on Sr. Nancy’s book.
“… a powerful, practical, six-week media fasting plan that anyone and everyone can follow.”
Jonathan Roumie
actor & voice-over artist
“… well-crafted and timely…. If you read and put this book into practice, you will love the results.”
Fr. Timothy Gallagher, OMV
author of The Discernment of Spirits
“This media fast really changed my friend group and me. The doom scrolling has stopped! We found ourselves having some of the best, most exciting days without it.”
Hilary R.
college student from California
Sister Nancy Usselmann, FSP, is a Daughter of St. Paul, the Director of Pauline Media Studies, and the author of Media Fasting: Six Weeks to Recharge with Christ. As a media literacy educator, speaker, writer, and film/TV reviewer, she presents ways to engage thoughtfully with popular media using faith values and spirituality. When not praying or sharing life with her community of sisters, Sister Nancy can often be seen at red carpet premieres and on film panels around Hollywood.
Create a personalized media fasting plan and grow in faith through weekly Scripture passages, reflections, prayers, and practical tips on using media in a healthier, holier way.