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Paul’s Road
How do we come to Christ? Sometimes it is the example of other people. It may be their courage, their love of the Lord, their willingness to change for the sake of the gospel. Somehow God touches us. We have an encounter with God and our lives are changed. That is what happened to Paul […]
From the Mount
Against the background of the beautiful Sea of Galilee amidst the waves and flying seagulls, Fr. Mike explains the story of the Samaritan Woman and the Beatitudes. This was filmed while he was on a pilgrimage with other Wordnet supporters in February 2008. He preaches from the very “mount” from where Jesus spoke and so […]
Advocate for the…
When we’re young, we have high ideals and may be drawn to things of God. Then as we grow older and become more successful, those ideals may go away and we think: What happened to that kid? That is the story of Gerard Straub. He became successful in all three networks (CBS, NBC, and ABC […]
In the Whisper
Sometimes God gets to be “a bit too much for us” and we want to run away from God. It might be a bit consoling to know that Elijah, a special prophet of Yahweh, felt the same way. But then he had an experience of Yahweh God that taught him not to let anything get […]
Trusting God
Who do you trust in your life? Is it someone you live with, someone you work with, an airplane pilot? Do you trust God? In this program, Fr. Mike explores the parable of the owner of the vineyard who keeps sending people to the vineyard for his portion of the harvest. He compares the foolishness […]
Get On The…
Imagine the fear, loneliness and even shame of a child whose parent has gone to jail. Some may not see this parent for months and even years at a time. A concerned group got together and decided to do something about this. They look upon a child not being able to visit the parent as […]
Optimistic God
Don’t you hate a pessimist? One who always see the dark side of life? It is so much better to be with one who is optimistic, isn’t it? Imagine God as optimistic! In this context, Fr. Mike looks at the gospels and explains how God is optimistic, even when we fail. He dramatically tells the […]
No Parents Here
What would happen if you were snatched out of your life and sold into prostitution? Would you ever be able to turn your life around? This interview with Janice Higgins tells her painful but powerful story. It almost seems impossible that all this could happen to one person. She was attacked at age 7; her […]
From Night to…
You and I know what it is to be discouraged and then experience love. Love changes everything. In this interview by Fr. Mike of Louie Velasquez, Jr. , we hear his story of struggle and pain that really began when he was only 3 years old. At that time he saw his alcoholic father beat […]
Hues of Joy
God gives us gifts to share with others. Today’s guest, John August Swanson, shares his unique gift of art to help us know God a little better. In this interview by Fr. Mike, John tells us of his early background, his interaction with Corita Kent, another famed artist, and his own struggle to find himself […]
Good News in…
When we Americans say “our church” we usually mean the church in the US. But the church is universal. In this program we see the vitality and life of the Catholic Church in Ghana. Rev. Gabriel Kumordji, SVD, is Bishop of a Vicariate in Ghana which has 14 priests, 17,200 Catholics, 500 settlements with 19 […]
Rising Anger
What do you do with anger? Are you far away from being a Christian if you are angry? In this program, Fr. Mike tells a very realistic story about Reed and his wife, Zoey. He paints the picture of a domineering wife and a man who just “takes it” and uses his baseball game to […]
Mary’s Mercy
We all know the story of Damien, the Leper. This dedicated priest served the lepers on Molokai and died at an early age of this dreaded disease. But Fr. Damien has a lesson for all of us.In Mary’s Mercy, Fr. Michael Barry tells of the influence of Damien in his own life. In this interview […]
Money Crunch
Sometimes financial problems can so weigh us down that we can become depressed and cause other problems in our relationships and family life. In Money Crunch, Fr. Mike tells the story of Paula in whose life everything had gone wrong. She was raped as a little girl. As an adult, this tragedy caused so many […]
Social Media Church
There is not much evidence of the Catholic Church in social media today. In this interview with Bishop Gabino Zavala, Chairman of Communications for the Catholic Church, Fr. Mike and the Bishop discuss the reasons for this and also the many ways that the Church IS encouraging the use of mass media. The Bishop talks […]
God – A…
What’s the most important thing about a relationship? What about our relationship with God? In this program, Fr. Mike looks at the Epistle of Paul to the Romans (8:35-39) and explains the passion that is reflected there and what it says to us now. A recurrent theme in Fr. Mike’s preaching, he repeats again that […]
Taste and See
Do you love to eat? What, if anything, does this have to do with your relationship with Jesus? In this interview of Henry Gonzalez, the Executive Chef at Spaggi’s restaurant, Fr. Mike talks with Henry about food and Jesus. They look at all the instances in the gospels when a meal or banquet is one […]