Dec 12, 2025 | Substack
What do you do when you kid’s school emails and asks you be the substitute St. Nicholas? Well, what would Mary do? She would say “yes” and so did Mike. This week, Mike’s experience playing the part of the beloved bishop of Myra has him...
Dec 5, 2025 | Substack
Rorate Mass, December 2024, St. Michael the Archangel, Worthington, OhioThis time of year as we prepare to celebrate the coming of our Lord, a common Advent theme is one of waiting. This week Mike avoids talking about the Israelites waiting for the messiah, and...
Nov 21, 2025 | Substack
Are you feeling overwhelmed by being always busy, and still feeling like you’re not working hard enough? You’re not alone. You’re living a broken work ethic that dates back to the mid 1500’s. (Gee, what happened around then?)This week Mike...
Nov 14, 2025 | Substack
A postcard of Michelangelo’s Pietà and a discussion of sacred art is the jumping off point for this week’s episode. Listen in as he covers:Michelangelo’s unfinished “The Prisoners”A profound quote from Michelangelo The Martyrs of...
Nov 7, 2025 | Substack
Many devout Catholics who have a strong Marian devotion are up in arms about the latest document Mater Populi Fidelis (“The Mother of the Faithful People of God”) which they claim is de-throning the Mother of God by saying that we are not to use the title...
