About DTESH Catholic Place

DTESH Catholic Place exists to help Catholics understand their Faith, deepen their life of prayer, encounter Christ in Scripture and the sacraments, and confidently explain and defend what the Church teaches. Through podcasts, courses, prayer resources, and Catholic education, our goal is to help people know the Faith more deeply and live it more faithfully.

Our Story

My name is Doug Sumowski, founder of DTESH Catholic Place. I created DTESH out of my own journey of faith and a desire to help others understand the Catholic Faith more deeply. My path has included leaving the Church for a time, returning to the Catholic Faith, studying theology, discerning the priesthood as a seminarian, and discovering along the way how deeply Christ continues to call us into a relationship with Him through His Church.

I founded DTESH Catholic Place in response to the Church’s call to evangelization, particularly St. John Paul II’s call for a New Evangelization. I wanted to use the opportunities provided by modern media to help people encounter Christ, understand what the Catholic Church actually teaches, develop a deeper life of prayer, and become better equipped to share their Faith with others.

My own faith journey has not always followed a straight path. Although I was raised Catholic, there was a period in my life when I stepped away from the Church. The challenges and questions I encountered during that time eventually became part of what led me back to the Catholic Faith. That experience gave me a deeper appreciation for the questions people wrestle with about God, the Church, prayer, and what Catholics believe—and it continues to shape the way I approach the work of DTESH Catholic Place today.

My journey eventually led me to pursue a deeper study of the Faith. I earned a Bachelor of Arts in Religion from Saint Leo University in 2015 and later entered formation as a seminarian for the Diocese of Belleville, where I discerned the priesthood from 2015 to 2017. In 2017, I completed my Master’s degree in Theology at Saint Leo University. That theological formation, together with my own journey away from and back to the Church, has shaped how I teach today: not simply to explain Catholic doctrine, but to help people understand why it matters and how it can draw us into a deeper relationship with Christ.

That is ultimately why DTESH Catholic Place exists. I want to help make the Catholic Faith understandable and accessible—whether you are a lifelong Catholic seeking to go deeper, someone returning to the Church, or someone simply trying to understand what Catholics believe. My hope is that the podcasts, courses, prayer resources, and teaching available here will help you grow closer to Christ, discover the richness of His Church, and become more confident in living and sharing your Catholic Faith.