After Communion … Spiritual Fitness May 1, 2025 Be present to the Eucharistic Jesus within you. Read More Audio file Pause Play Listen to this article
Humility & Pride Theology 101 May 1, 2025 For when man becomes his own God…this self-idolatry becomes so arrogantly irrational that it demands the life of every human being as its victim.” Read More Audio file Pause Play Listen to this article
God’s will includes complex process of making choices Ask Father Mike May 1, 2025 What is the difference between drifting along in life and letting God do his will in your life? Read More Audio file Pause Play Listen to this article
Staying on the narrow way Grow as a Disciple of Jesus May 1, 2025 Isn’t it amazing how much the Father loves us? He not only sent Jesus to save us, but he also revealed to us the truth of our impending judgment. Read More Audio file Pause Play Listen to this article
Honoring the Elderly Apr 22, 2025 In 2021, Pope Francis established the World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly, to be celebrated annually on the fourth Sunday of July. Read More
Charity & Envy Theology 101 Apr 1, 2025 In this column, we’ll explore the ill effects of envy and the antidote we find in its contrary virtue, charity. Read More Audio file Pause Play Listen to this article
Befriend others in your work of discipleship Grow as a Disciple of Jesus Apr 1, 2025 Go engage in the evangelistic work of Christ by getting to know people and then lovingly introducing them to your best friend, Jesus Christ. Read More Audio file Pause Play Listen to this article
St. Stanislaus of Kraków Saint of the Month Apr 1, 2025 When others were too afraid to stand up for Christian morals, this saint stood fearless to the point of ultimate sacrifice. Read More Audio file Pause Play Listen to this article
Six ways to live out our baptismal promises daily Spiritual Fitness Apr 1, 2025 As baptized Catholics, we are called to live out our baptismal promises each day of our lives. Read More Audio file Pause Play Listen to this article
St. Agnes Tsao Kou Ying Saint of the Month Mar 1, 2025 Although she lost her family at a young age, St. Agnes Tsao Kou Ying carried her family’s Catholic faith with her as an orphan. Read More Audio file Pause Play Listen to this article
A mini-retreat with Mary Spiritual Fitness Mar 1, 2025 “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.” (Lk 1:30) Read More Audio file Pause Play Listen to this article
Generosity & Avarice Theology 101 Mar 1, 2025 This month, we’ll examine the virtue of generosity and how it helps us conquer another “deadly” (so-called because it gives rise to other vices) sin: avarice. Read More Audio file Pause Play Listen to this article
Seek and find the Lord Grow as a Disciple of Jesus Mar 1, 2025 Jesus is alive! But do we recognize him? Read More Audio file Pause Play Listen to this article
St. Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows Saint of the Month Feb 1, 2025 This particular St. Gabriel is the patron saint of Catholic youth. Read More Pause Play Listen to this article
A Lenten challenge: Grow as a Disciple of Jesus Jan 1, 2025 Be holy in thought and word. What would we look and sound like if we gave up hurtful language (for good)? Read More Audio file Pause Play Listen to this article
A mini retreat before Mass with the Good Samaritan Spiritual Fitness Jan 1, 2025 This mini-retreat is an imaginative exercise designed to help you prepare your heart to receive Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. Read More Audio file Pause Play Listen to this article
Patience & wrath Theology 101 Jan 1, 2025 Patience, or forbearance, is the virtue we need if we are going to overcome the deadly sin of wrath. Read More Audio file Pause Play Listen to this article
What is the sin that ‘cannot be forgiven’? Ask Father Mike Jan 1, 2025 I heard that Jesus said there is a sin that cannot be forgiven. What is this sin? Why can’t God forgive it? Read More Audio file Pause Play Listen to this article