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...
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...
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...
Sep 26, 2025 | Substack
The truth is out there. And we all have a desire to know it.But how do we find it?Understanding the truth and accepting the truth depends on how we receive information, how we process it, and how we form our conclusions. Unfortunately, in our fallen state we are our...
Sep 24, 2025 | Substack
Image from newspapers.com via Carmelite QuotesIn 1899, a young Dutchman named Anno entered the Carmelite novitiate. He enjoyed the austerity, silence, fasting, prayer, and especially the study. Anno also encouraged other students to write articles on faith-related...
Sep 19, 2025 | Substack
Using the ongoing story of Charlie Kirk as a starting point, Mike takes a look at:How we get our news (and what the heck is “yellow journalism” anyway?)How we react to our news, especially onlineThe Epistle of James 3:5-10The dangers of uncharitable...
