by Michael LaMorte | Oct 24, 2025 | Substack
Following up from last week’s episode about crosses in the spiritual life, this week Mike takes a deeper look at quote from St. Philip Neri and gives you some ways to determine if a cross you’re carrying might be a cross of your own construction.A...
by Michael LaMorte | Oct 17, 2025 | Substack
The spiritual life can be a hot mess sometimes. Maybe it’s just distractions, maybe it’s a period of discouragement, maybe it’s something deeper and more difficult. This week Mike takes a look at:Temptations to take a shortcut (or abandon the...
by Michael LaMorte | Oct 10, 2025 | Substack
A story from the trenches of parenthood was the inspiration for this week’s episode, where Mike talks about:Re-watching the John Hughes 1984 classic 16 Candles (but only the first half hour)The rise of Christendom… and the influence of the Enlightenment in...
by Michael LaMorte | Oct 7, 2025 | Substack
Photo by Wikimedia Commons user Syrio Used under the CC-BY-SA 4.0 license.In 1570, Sultan Selim II, ruler of the Ottoman Empire, had a problem. Well, actually a couple problems. First, was that he was a drunk. Second, was that his favorite wine came from Cypress, just...
by Michael LaMorte | Oct 3, 2025 | Substack
Last week’s episode* inspired a listener to email about the lack of natural family planning (NFP) education, which is a small part of the bigger picture: are you ready to say “yes” to God in the work he’s calling you to do?This week Mike talks...
