Awakening
The journey begins with wonder, desire, meaning, the story of salvation, and God's initiative in Jesus Christ.
For pastors & parish leaders
The Founding Parish Continuity Path: Your First Holy Journey Gathering Within 90 Days.
A Founding Parish is one of the early parishes partnering with Holy Journey.
You welcomed them into the Church. Now help them keep walking.
Holy Journey is the parish pathway for continuing faith formation after initiation: seven volumes, your own trained leaders, and a partner beside you for the first year and beyond.
30 minutes with the Founders or a Parish Success Coach. No obligation.
The quiet gap
The journey into Catholic life doesn't end at Easter.
After initiation or a return to the Church, the structure of formation ends just as the lifelong path of discipleship begins. Many new Catholics begin with sincerity and joy, yet the months that follow can bring isolation, uncertainty, and a lack of direction.
Structure ends
The weekly rhythm of OCIA concludes, and there is no clear next step.
Belonging is fragile
New Catholics step into the parish hall unsure where they fit or who will walk with them.
Leaders are stretched
Parish teams want to accompany people, but need a repeatable path and support to do it.
The Holy Journey Pathway
One connected path. Seven volumes. A full year and beyond.
A progression from awakening through core formation into mission and holiness. Participants meet weekly for 60–90 minutes in small groups and keep a short daily practice, each with their own printed volume set and companion journal.
Awakening
Movement I · Volume 1Core Formation
Movement II · Volumes 2–5Conversion
The Good News is received more directly through the Paschal Mystery, mercy, repentance, Baptism, grace, and life in the Holy Spirit.
Following Is Daily
Faith moves into ordinary practice: receiving the Word, prayer, worship, the sacraments, and ongoing conversion.
The Battle for the Human Heart
The interior life: desire, freedom, habits, temptation, sin, grace, and the direction of the heart.
The Mind of Christ
Mature moral and practical judgment through freedom, conscience, prudence, virtue, charity, discernment, and wisdom.
Mission & Holiness
Movement III · Volumes 6–7Every Disciple Is Sent
The journey becomes missionary: vocation, gifts, service, accompaniment, works of mercy, and the mission of the Church.
Universal Call to Holiness
The mature horizon: every Christian's call to holiness and eternal communion with God.
Don't take our word for it. Step inside.
Experience a lesson the way your people will.
Every lesson follows the same seven-part rhythm, so participants and leaders always know the way.
StoryReflectionScriptureCatechismIntegrationDiscussionPractice
Interactive sample · Volume 1 · AwakeningWhy is there something rather than nothing?Opening prayer · Video · Scripture · Catechism · Knowledge check · Journal · Closing prayer
Begin the lesson →What your parish gains
A pathway your parish owns.
I
Rooted Catholics
New and returning Catholics become rooted in ordinary parish life, mature in discipleship, and discover their place in the Church.
II
Formed leaders
Your own leaders are trained, with facilitation guidance and ongoing coaching.
III
A repeatable rhythm
Parish-owned and repeatable, not a single event. Each cohort strengthens the next, with progress you can review.
How a parish begins
Six steps, walked together.
Apply
A brief, non-obligating application.
Discern
A 30-minute pastoral fit and readiness conversation.
Commit
Agreement, sponsor, and a named implementation leader.
Prepare
Readiness assessment, pathway map, and leader formation.
Launch
Your first cohort gathers and begins Volume 1: Awakening.
Continue
Review, renew, and prepare the next cohort.
The Founding Parish Cohort
25 parishes will help shape what comes next.
Founding pricing is for the first 25 parishes or until Easter 2027. Founding parishes work directly with the founding team and help shape the U.S. model.
25 founding spots
Founding pricing · per parish campus
- Begin: $499/mo or $4,999/yr (Standard: $599/mo · $5,999/yr) · 1 leader · Founders: no softcover sets in year one
- Walk: $599/mo or $5,999/yr (Standard: $699/mo · $6,999/yr) · 3 leaders · Founders: 2 softcover sets added at no charge in year one (annual prepay)
- Accompany: $699/mo or $6,999/yr (Standard: $799/mo · $7,999/yr) · 5 leaders · Founders: 4 softcover sets added at no charge in year one (annual prepay)
Founders save $1,000 a year on annual plans. Founders save $100 a month on monthly plans. Founder softcover sets come with annual prepay, first year only. Standard plans include no sets. Extra sets are bought as needed, or in bulk up front at per-set price breaks ($179 to $149 softcover, $229 to $199 hardcover).
Start monthly and switch to the founding annual price within 60 days. Renewal is confirmed in writing each year; founding renewals go up at most 5% a year until they reach the standard price. No participant tuition.
Founded from need
Kevin & Nasrin Krebs
Kevin returned to the Church in his thirties. Nasrin encountered Jesus Christ through the underground Christian movement in Iran, and that journey led her into the Catholic Church. Since 2022 they have served in Alpha, OCIA, Bible studies, and faith formation.
“In Christ, the parish is a family of brothers and sisters who pray, learn, serve, and grow together.”Kevin & Nasrin Krebs
“But doing the truth in charity, we may in all things grow up in him who is the head, even Christ:”Ephesians 4:15 · Douay-Rheims
Our Team
A great cloud of witnesses.
Christ is at the center of everything we do. Our digital service team draws inspiration from the lives of biblical figures and Catholic saints.
Digital personas, not human employees, saints, or clergy. No endorsement is implied.
Questions pastors ask
Honest answers.
Does Holy Journey replace OCIA?
No. Holy Journey is complementary to OCIA and parish sacramental life. It begins where initial evangelization and OCIA leave off, helping newly initiated and returning Catholics continue into ordinary Catholic life and discipleship. It does not replace clergy, parish staff, diocesan structures, or pastoral discernment.
What does it cost?
Parish partnerships are priced per parish campus, not per participant, and Holy Journey requires no participant tuition. There are three tiers: Begin, Walk and Accompany. Founding pricing (first 25 parishes or until Easter 2027) is $499, $599 or $699 a month, or $4,999, $5,999 or $6,999 a year. Standard pricing is $599, $699 or $799 a month, or $5,999, $6,999 or $7,999 a year. Renewal is confirmed in writing each year. See the full pricing on the For Parishes page.
What does the Founding Parish Cohort include?
Founding pricing on any tier, plus founder softcover sets added at no charge with annual prepay in year one (Begin 0, Walk 2, Accompany 4). Standard plans include no sets. Founders can start monthly and switch to the founding annual price within 60 days. Founding renewals go up at most 5% a year until they reach the standard price. Other details are confirmed in your agreement.
How much parish staff time is required?
It depends on the partnership and your local model. Preparation typically asks 2–3 hours of parish leadership time in weeks 1–2, followed by leader formation and then weekly 60–90 minute sessions led by your own leaders. The fit conversation helps clarify roles before any commitment.
Who leads the cohorts?
Your own parish leaders, selected and prepared through the Holy Journey leader-formation process, serving with the knowledge of parish leadership. You lead your people; Holy Journey provides the formation system and support.
Can we start small?
Yes. A smaller first cohort is a thoughtful way to prepare leaders, learn from participants, and establish a sustainable rhythm. Founding cohorts are typically 12–30 participants.
Begin with a 30-minute conversation.
Meet with the Founders or a Parish Success Coach to talk through your parish, your timing, and whether Holy Journey is a good fit. No obligation and no pressure.