A daily formation app

One step a day. 43 steps total.

Most people do not need more spiritual inspiration. They need a rhythm.

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The rhythm

Five elements. One step a day.

Every step moves through the same five elements in the same order. The order is what makes it formation instead of consumption.

I

Reading

A short, guided lesson written for the day's virtue.

II

Reflection

Prompts that pull the reading into your own life.

III

Challenge

One concrete thing to do before the day is over.

IV

Prayer

A short prayer to sit with, written for the step.

V

Journal

What stood out. Stored locally on your device.

The climb

A 43-step path, in seven stages.

The structure is the point. The path begins with conversion and ends with integration. Each stage builds on the one before it.

  1. ConversionBeginning again, today.
  2. ViceNaming what gets in the way.
  3. VirtueThe habits that hold a life together.
  4. The BeatitudesA way of being, eight ways forward.
  5. The GiftsWhat is given to the person doing the work.
  6. DevotionThe practices that keep the rhythm.
  7. IntegrationCarrying it back into ordinary days.
Pricing

Seven days free. Then $4.99 a month.

A week is enough to know whether a rhythm fits your life. After that, the rest of the climb is on the subscription.

First 7 steps

Free · forever
  • Steps 1 through 7
  • All five elements per step
  • Local journal
  • Sign in with Apple
By design

What Ascent is not.

Quiet on purpose.

Seasonal paths

Advent. Lent. Ordinary Time.

Seasonal formation paths ship inside the app on the liturgical calendar. Leave an email and I will tell you when each one is ready.

One email per seasonal release. No newsletter. No reselling.

Start the climb.

iPhone · First 7 steps free