It’s Been Awhile….

It’s been awhile since I have posted – life is a little crazy around these parts.  Let’s see what’s happening:In addition to the normal hustle and bustle of homeschooling and daily living I have a few things going on…..My Mom and Dad moved out of our family’s childhood home last week – to a beautiful…

Cinderella, Prince Charming, and True Gentlemanliness

My wife and I enjoy periodic date nights, and for our most recent night on the town, I took her to see Disney’s new production, Cinderella. To be honest, I was a bit leery as Disney has ruined a good deal of movies lately with post-modern deconstruction (Maleficent paints the evil witch in Sleeping Beauty…

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Philippians 4:19 And my God will supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus The feedback from the listeners of St. Michael Catholic Radio has been humbling and exciting in the 4 and 1/2 months we have been on air. We have received numerous letters, emails, and phone calls from…

St. Michael’s Lenten Reflection

Thank you for joining us today.  I pray you had a great weekend! TODAY’S BIBLE VERSE: SIRACH 4:28 STRIVE EVEN TO DEATH FOR THE TRUTH AND THE LORD GOD WILL FIGHT FOR YOU. One of my favorite apologists, possibly my favorite living apologist, of the Catholic faith is a man by the name of Trent…

Holy Smokes

I’ve always been fascinated by smoke. Whether from a campfire, the censer at mass, or curling from a warm pipe (as in the classic tobacco pipe and not some monstrous, abstract glass leviathan that lurks in the back room of some “head shop”). The slow rise into the air transforms the typical quick mental state…

Day 31 of Lent

Thank you for joining us today. TODAY’S BIBLE VERSE JOHN 7:28 So Jesus proclaimed, as he taught in the temple, “You know me, and you know where I come from? But I have not come of my own accord; he who sent me is true, and him you do not know ne of the first…

Outside The Walls: March 16, 2015

Featuring: Mass Readings from the Fourth Monday of Lent The Treatise on Flight from the World by St. Ambrose Fr. Godfrey Mullen walks us through the 3 steps to getting the most out of Mass. The *Real* purpose of the Lenten Fast The importance of silence

Day 30 of Lent

Thank you for joining us today and Happy Solemnity of St. Joseph!! St. Joseph – Pray for us! TODAY’S BIBLE VERSE: EPHESIANS 5:25 HUSBANDS, LOVE YOUR WIVES, AS CHRIST LOVED THE CHURCH AND GAVE HIMSELF UP FOR HER. This is an extremely overlooked Bible passage in my opinion. The Bible instructs us to love your…

Day 29 of Lent

Thank you for joining us today! Today’s bible verse is a good piggy-back to Day 27’s reflection. (Click here to read Day 27) TODAY’S BIBLE VERSE: REVELATION 2:17 TO HIM WHO CONQUERS I WILL GIVE SOME OF THE HIDDEN MANNA This is a reflection from St. Thomas More on this verse: And yet, whereas such…

Overcoming Sinful Anger

If you read anything by St. Francis de Sales, you come away with the impression that he was patience incarnate. He talks endlessly about the wonderful benefits of meekness, gentleness, and kindness—especially to those who deserve it least. Yet, many don’t realize that this great saint struggled for most of his life with a fiery temper…