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Family brings out the worst in you (so that God can heal it)
Fr. Mike explains how being at home with our family is one of God’s favorite ways to make us holy—if we are honest about the ar...
Is It OK to Hate Someone?
What do we need to do as Catholic Christians to convey that the message of our religion is one of pure love? So often we misrep...
How to Love Your Difficult Parents
The Ten Commandments tell us to “honor thy mother and father”, but what does that really look like? Especially for adult childr...
How to Transform Anger into Mercy
There are many virtues which people of all faiths and backgrounds extol. Courage, kindness, wisdom, love, and hope are recogniz...
How to Love Someone You Don’t Like
Some folks maintain the notion that Jesus said we "have to love people" but "don't have to like them". Besides the fact that Je...
Lent: A Time to Build and Strengthen Community
When I first moved to Dallas, I picked up a running habit. There was a trail near my apartment building packed with runners all...
A Practical Lenten Challenge: Become an Instrument of Reconciliation
"Therefore, if you bring your gift to the altar, and there recall that your brother has anything against you, leave your gift t...
Ways to Make People Appreciate You
Do you have anyone your life that consistently makes you feel seen, known, and loved? It's not magic—it's heroic charity, and y...
The Meaning of "I Love You"
Fr. Mike breaks down the real definition of love, which is willing the good of the other for the other. He goes further than th...