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How Should Catholics Respond to the Coronavirus Pandemic?
Fr. Mike gives us some advice about how we should respond to the coronavirus pandemic. He begins with the story of the recent pilgrimage he took to I…
6 years, 6 months ago
Offering Up Your Inconveniences
A great way to make this Lent even better spiritually is to offer up not only something you chose, but also to offer up your inconveniences. Give God…
6 years, 7 months ago
How to Start Strong and Stay Strong
Starting strong is easy, but staying strong—perseverance—is a mark of holiness. It’s easy to be excited about a new relationship, ministry, job, or s…
6 years, 7 months ago
How to Live This Lent for Others
Lent is about transformation, but that transformation will be incomplete if we make it about ourselves. Instead of aiming for self-mastery alone this…
6 years, 7 months ago
Why Isn’t Ash Wednesday a Holy Day of Obligation?
Why is Ash Wednesday not a holy day of obligation? A holy day is a day that has been consecrated for God, so in that sense Ash Wednesday is a holy da…
6 years, 7 months ago
When Your Desires and God’s Plans Are Different
Just because you desire something deeply doesn’t mean it’s God’s plans for you. Sometimes our desires and God’s will are different. Our desires are n…
6 years, 8 months ago
Even More Questions from the Internet about Priests
Fr. Mike follows up on his episode “Answering the Internet’s Most Asked Questions about Priests” with answers to even more questions from the interne…
6 years, 8 months ago
BONUS: Telling the Story of God’s Love
Fr. Mike speaks about evangelization, new media, and telling the story of God’s love at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Philadelphia. Addressing fu…
6 years, 8 months ago
Answering the Internet’s Most Asked Questions About Priests
Fr. Mike is at the library of St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Philadelphia, and he’s answering the most asked questions about priests and the priest…
6 years, 8 months ago
Is Swearing a Sin?
Fr. Mike comments on whether swearing, as in using vulgar language, is a sin. He gives three times when using vulgar words can be sinful:
If I use t…6 years, 8 months ago