Ask Fr. Mike

God has the ability to bring good out of evil.  You already know this.  You know the story of how God was able to use to evil of Joseph’s brothers selling him into slavery to bring about the good [...]

We believe in the Communion of Saints. That the Church exists on three “planes”: Earth, Heaven, and Purgatory. I recently heard it said, “the manifestation of ghosts is when the Church [...]

Pope Benedict XVI described biblical sacrifice like this: “In all religions sacrifice is at the heart of worship.  But this is a concept that has been buried under the debris of endless [...]

When we apologize, we are acknowledging the price someone else has paid for our error or weakness.  We are taking responsibility for what we have “cost” the other person.  I am sure that we are [...]

You’ve spoken about God’s love before, and how it is important to know that God will never stop loving us.  But my issue is that I teach young people who seem to think that, since God loves them, [...]

There are times when a person will shut themselves off from certain elements of everyday life or popular culture for very good reasons.  There are times when it is necessary to walk away from [...]

Thank you so much for writing and asking this question. There are times when “an answer” is not necessarily “the answer” that we need. This might be that time. I know that you asked the [...]

I feel like God is going to call me to do something big, but i don't know what. How can I make sure that I don't miss what he will call me to do...and what can I do in the meantime?

Remember, gossip (or detraction) is when a person, “without objectively valid reason, discloses another’s faults and failings to persons who did not know them” (CCC 2477). This definition implies [...]

At its best, gossip is merely a substitute.  It is a substitute for real connection.  It is a substitute for real processing.  And it is a substitute for real action.  Rather than addressing the [...]