MINISTRIES
Zeteo Ministries seeks to mobilize the laity in order to build up healthy Catholic culture within individual lives, within home life, within parishes, within the city, and beyond.
The Interior Life
The Catholic spiritual tradition is rich with inspiration and guidance for the soul’s journey to God. It can help us to overcome sin, grow in virtue, advance in prayer, undergo purgation, accept suffering, and deepen in our understanding of the supernatural. Making the journey to sainthood accessible to all people is one of the primary goals of Zeteo.
Zeteo provides spiritual formation opportunities through many different formats including talks, retreats, classes, consultations, books, and videos such as this video on growing in the virtue of penance.
Catholic tradition holds that one on one guidance is crucial for safely navigating the interior life. It is widely acknowledged that in our times there is a lack of experienced and competent guides, but we are committed to joining the growing movement which seeks to address this problem. Zeteo provides spiritual direction, promotes the training of spiritual directors, and seeks to make spiritual directors more readily available for all those seeking a closer relationship with God. If you are interested in spiritual direction email: jesse@zeteoculture.org
Zeteo provides a number of resources to help young and old connect more deeply to the faith. These resources primarily cover topics of spiritual theology, Scripture, and the lives of the saints in a number of forms such as charts, timelines, liturgical calendars, videos, songs, poems, artwork, and the book – Meditation on Spiritual Theology (for Kids) Volume I: Starting the Spiritual Journey.
Community
Without vision a people perishes. Zeteo invites the community towards a shared vision where Catholic culture truly seeks first the Kingdom of God. We aim to foster identity as a community, organize healthy community events, create effective community structures, and help provide spaces and facilities that meet the needs of the community.
Building a Catholic culture that seeks God in all things and transmitting it effectively to the youngest members of the faith is another fundamental focus of Zeteo. The Homeschool Discipleship Academy is a ministry that strengthens students academically and in the faith by reinforcing the social dimension of learning and spiritual growth.
Zeteo is involved in creating stronger community connection through grassroots efforts, by supporting the formation of various groups that offer ongoing community connection, and by putting on community events such as our Lenten Men’s Camping Retreat in the spring.
Zeteo is partnering with the local parishes to run the Witness to Love marriage prep program. It is an excellent way to connect couples with mentor couples and to draw them deeper into their faith and into the community.
Missions
The world is hungry for lasting happiness, unshakeable peace, transcendent joy, real fulfillment, and truth that can set people free. Most people are open to deep conversation and being challenged to something greater if they are approached with humility, goodwill, and respect. A major focus of Zeteo is to train Catholics to meaningfully connect with non-Catholics and to create relationships that reach out to every corner of the community.
By God’s grace, Zeteo has been a part of the Lord’s missionary efforts in the region through a series of focused one on one encounters. These have born good fruit in the lives of Catholics, Protestants, and non-Christians as seen through the opening of many hearts to the Church, conversions, and deep commitments to the interior life. If you or someone you know would like to explore, go deeper, work through difficulties, or just discuss the Catholic faith email: jesse@zeteoculture.org
Zeteo runs a branch of a ministry called Living Waters which helps people heal from sexual and relational brokenness. It is a powerful, 20 week, high-commitment program that provides teaching, spirituality, and community to help facilitate healing and growth.
Edify Mental Health is the mental health branch of Zeteo. It provides licensed mental health counseling services that are compatible with a Catholic view of the human person integrating evidence based methods with Thomistic psychology. Edify’s mission is to restore God’s people to the divine image with a priority for the poor through a majority of our clients being on medicare or medicaid and donor supported scholarships.
Through ties with the Catholic Psychotherapy Association, Edify is dedicated to contributing research on how to inform modern psychology with the riches of the Catholic philosophical and theological traditions. So far, we have had an article published in the peer-reviewed journal, Integratus on how to use the 11 passions of the soul as taught by St. Thomas Aquinas as a short intervention to aid in therapy.