Ask Fr. Mike

Q: I am wondering how much I can be vulnerable with people. I have been able to tell some key people in my life about struggles of mine, but when can I tell others? A: Thank you very much for [...]

When it comes to the past, many of us are tempted to fall into one of two traps: Either we choose to ignore the past or we choose to live in the past. Yet both of these choices will prevent us [...]

There are plenty of lessons that we learn as we go through this world by way of "compare and contrast”.  We say things like, “This lemonade is sour”.  In comparison to what?  Well, possibly in [...]

the decision to “be open” to God’s will is a decision!  And the decision to choose to accept all things as they come as a gift from God is in no way harmful or negative or a bad idea.  But I [...]

I find myself facing situations where I just don’t know what to do.  I feel like I am out of my depth, but I have responsibilities and people still look to me to have an answer.  What am I [...]

It is really rare that we would even be tempted to something that we didn’t desire in some way.  We are almost always tempted toward something that has some kind of good in it.  The problem is [...]

In the midst of temptation, it is a great time to remind yourself of what you truly want. To remind yourself of what you are truly made for.  Remember who you are; you are a son or daughter of [...]

A personal life committed to excellence and holiness.  I think that all parents learn (like all priests quickly learn), that giftedness is limited.  All parents make mistakes.  No parent is [...]

I fell in love with a married man.  We had been such close friends and then developed feelings for each other.  We haven’t done anything wrong, but I really care about him.

I read about the saints and how extraordinary they were. Some of them did really hard things like only getting a few hours of sleep and doing other painful things. I guess not all of them did [...]