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The Pressure of Public Conversion
Fr. Mike comments on Kanye West’s conversion. He celebrates Kanye’s conversion, but hesitates to lift him up as a Christian leader. He recommends tha…
6 years, 11 months ago
God Is Going to Interrupt You
Fr. Mike uses the life of St. Maximillian Kolbe as an example of how God is going to interrupt us if we choose to do his will. We may love schedules,…
6 years, 11 months ago
Does God Want Me to Be Spontaneous?
God may want you to be spontaneous, but he also wants you to be disciplined. How does that work? Well, unless you just want to have no control over y…
6 years, 11 months ago
How We Use the Word Should
We may be too hard on ourselves when considering how we use the word “should.” Of course, we should go to Mass and pray every day. We should avoid st…
6 years, 11 months ago
Is Curiosity a Vice?
Knowledge is always good, but St. Thomas Aquinas said curiosity—or the fickle pursuit of unnecessary knowledge—can be a vice. What he meant, and what…
6 years, 11 months ago
What You Can Control
If you’re in any kind of situation in your life where you feel you are limited in what you can control, you may not be as chained to your circumstanc…
7 years ago
How to Make Decisions Together
Fr. Mike says the key to making decisions together is distinguishing between preferences and principles. If the reason you’re favoring a choice is a …
7 years ago
Reading the "Signs" from God
Fr. Mike offers the antidote of common sense for the anxiety that often comes after making a big decision. As a campus minister, he sees many student…
7 years ago
How to Handle Spiritual Setbacks
After reading a book on will power, Fr. Mike discovered an important lesson when it comes to how we handle spiritual setbacks. He noticed how resisti…
7 years ago
Responding to 'Expressing Your Opinion' Video
Fr. Mike responds to last week’s episode, “Expressing Your Opinions”, where he said when we speak our mind we need to consider why, what, who, and ho…
7 years, 1 month ago