About SmartCatholics
Get smarter and renew your faith.
We’re building the fastest-growing community for Catholic creators, learners, and millennials who want to regroup, discuss, and explore our faith. We are faithful to the magisterium of Pope Francis, free of trolls, ads, and toxicity.
Let’s get smarter!
Are you tired of feeling lost in your faith?
Do you wish you could better understand Pope Francis’ teachings and how they apply to your life? SmartCatholics connects you with inspiring content, practical courses, and live classes. Join the movement to rebuild and renew our Church.
Don’t let the noise and toxicity of social media and ‘Big Catholicism’ drown out the wisdom of Christ. Join us today to get updates on events and new courses, and start your journey towards a stronger, smarter faith.
Together, let’s ignite the fire of renewal and be a beacon of hope for our Church.
Read
Get truthful, faithful, and inspiring content
Find posts and videos from our collaborators and friends, here to help you live more faithfully, and think deeply with the magisterium of Pope Francis.
learn
Shows & courses
Follow Catholic creators who share practical, inspiring advice that thinks with the Church. Start our on-demand courses, or explore our growing podcast network.
Discuss
Chat with speakers and special guests
Go deep. Hang out with your favorite hosts in the community. Chat live with members like you. You’re not alone anymore!
Free of ads, trolls, & toxicity
Support Pope Francis
A culture of kindness
“Life grows by being given away…
“those who enjoy life most are those who leave security on the shore and become excited by the mission of communicating life to others.”
‘Evangelii Gaudium’, The Joy of the Gospel
partners we love to work with
We are everyday Christians, the frontier of witness with the world.
The smartest thing we can do is rediscover the ability to celebrate what is noble, true, good, and beautiful, wherever we find it.
All truth comes from God, no matter the time, place, or voice.
Let’s renew our sight to see Christ in the arts, sciences, and history, in our own lives and the lives of our neighbors.
We are not masters, kings, or generals. We are servants, guardians, and stewards.
We are not bystanders, but first-responders.
Faithful
We are faithful to the magisterium of Pope Francis and the need of renewal in our modern world.
Traditional
We are grounded in the traditions of the Church, and know that renewal and re-learning is part of growth.
Millennial
With so many young people leaving the faith, we are reconstructing how we talk about and live the Gospel.
Our Mission
When Catholics understand how to live our faith in the modern world, we experience greater personal joy, and confidence in being Christ to others.
Meet our team
SmartCatholics is a one-man passion project. So far.
Dominic de Souza
Founder, Learner-in-Chief
A cradle-Catholic passionate about how Faith, history, and science meet in today’s world. Born in New Zealand, studied in Fiji and France, raised in Australia, and now living in the USA.
My conversion from radical traditionalism in 2012 launched a personal pilgrimage to rediscover my Faith. I wanted to love and understand Catholicism in the ‘space age’. My guides have been WherePeterIs, Word on Fire, and our Holy Father, Pope Francis.
I begin to realize how much of that must be done in a state of hope. Not resignation. Not revolution. But renewal.
Catholics must rediscover the inner life we are baptized into, and let that life out. Life is worth loving. And living!
About the Logo
The triskelion is an ancient symbol for the Trinity, its looping lines flowing into each other. The three distinct points speak to Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
For SmartCatholics, the 3 points speak to how we solve problems. We fuse activity with community and media. We love to talk about history, science, and faith. We are happy servants to the Church, the Scriptures, and the Magisterium of Pope Francis.
In the spirit of evangelizing with new media, the logo centers on a play button. That’s how many Catholics today need to access the faith: on-demand, and as accessible as possible.
Learning to be a faithful, intelligent Catholic shouldn’t be a ‘rich man’s game’, but open and available to all who hunger for truth.