The Dinner Hour

Sometimes things fall apart, but then you can pick up a ministry and help thousands of people.This is what happened to Eloy Sanchez .In this interview, Fr. Mike asks Eloy about his story. At age 11, he had a bicycle accident, was seriously injured and had a 50% chance of living. But a doctor operated […]

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Jesus Reps

Sometimes we think of Christianity as Jesus in my heart. But that’s not all! The call of Jesus is to proclaim the Good News to the whole world. Fr. Mike talks about some people who really took this call seriously. People like Paul, who was unstoppable, went many places to preach the love of Jesus. […]

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Lost Boys of…

What would you do if war came to your land and you were uprooted from all that is familiar and had to walk thousands of miles to escape? That is what happened to about 36 to 40,000 young boys in Sudan in the 1980’s. They are known as the “Lost Boys of Sudan.” Atem, a […]

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God of Changes

Have you even thought of the possibility of Jesus changing his mind? Sounds strange, and a bit sacrilegious, but he did change his mind. In God of Changes, Fr. Mike gives his insights into this perhaps disturbing thought. He starts with the Gospel of Matthew and shows that at the beginning Jesus sent the Apostle8s […]

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No Greater Gift

At sixteen years of age, Melanie was killed by a drive-by shooter. Then something beautiful, though painful, happened. In this interview of Linda Miers, Melanie’s mother, Fr. Mike explores with her the legacy of Melanie’s life. Not too long before, Melanie had mentioned to her mother that she wanted to be designated as an organ […]

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Despite Abuse

Suppose you are a small child and you become friends with a priest. Then it turns out that the priest sexually abuses you. What do you do with this? In this program, Fr. Mike interviews Hugh Patty who was abused by a priest — as well as by many others — years and years ago. […]

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Safe Children

Many people are deeply angry about pedophilia and the priests and bishops who have been doing the wrong thing. What is the Catholic Church doing about this? This interview by Fr. Mike is with Elder Samaniego, Associate Director of the San Bernardino Diocesan Office of Child and Youth Protection. After telling his personal conversion story, […]

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Potter God

Who is God for you? As an orphan,while loving the foster parents, wants to know the birth parents, so, too, we want to know God, the source of our life. In this program, Fr. Mike explores what it means for us to know God. Because God is so great, we need images to help us. […]

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Home Run for…

Imagine a great baseball player, five times an All Star and he makes Jesus the center of his life! That is the true story of Mike Sweeney. Mike spent over 20 years in professional baseball – 15 of those in the major leagues.He maintained a 297 batting average and hit 215 home runs.In this interview […]

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Embracing God

We have to make choices every day. There are many things out there reaching out to us and saying “This is the answer!” In Embracing God, Fr. Mike is bold enough to say that he has the answer for us! He explains the two worlds in which we live. The one world, the secular world, […]

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8 Strike Chaplain

Imagine being in prison for several years, getting out and then being asked to come back and be a chaplain! That is the story of Ed Welsh who now serves as Chaplain Liaison for the LA downtown jails with over 18,000 inmates. In this interview with Fr. Mike, Ed tells the story of his life […]

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A Better Life

Immigration is a struggle within our nation and around the world. How do we deal with the real people involved? Fr. Mike’s interview of Jose Jullian, a young actor in A Better Life, deals with this question. The movie centers on a father who struggles to get a job, standing on the street corners with […]

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Forever Hope

When our lives become difficult and we don’t know what to do, is there any hope? Fr. Mike gives a resounding YES! He goes on to speak about St. Paul’s advice to the Corinthians in 1:26-28. God chose the foolish and the weak… Sometimes we have to hit bottom before we can truly know God’s […]

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Faith Base

Faith is an important word. There is our faith in God, but faith covers much of our lives. This program wrestles with the problem of faith. Pope Benedict XVI has declared a Year of Faith. So, Fr. Mike has decided to spend much of the coming year exploring this topic. He has studied the Bible, […]

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For Life

Imagine if you were a TV soap opera movie star, very successful, and yet not happy. What would bring happiness to you? In this interview, Fr. Mike explores with Karyme Lozano the story of her conversion. She has been in eleven Spanish novellos and has established her career. She has also appeared in several movies. […]

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HEALING THE LOSS

Losing someone you love, losing a job or a home, or losing the presence of a spouse through deployment in the service can leave you devastated. Is there any way to get help while going through the pain of this loss? In this interview , Fr. Mike explores with Victoria Stephan what she did when […]

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Community Action

Poverty is all around us, in this country and around the world Is there anyone out there who cares? Marlene Merrill is one who cares very much. In this interview with Fr. Mike, she tells him a little of her family background and how she became involved in community action. She herself had gone through […]

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Strong in Faith

Sometimes we might be “wishy-washy” with regard to our faith. There are times when we need to stand up for what we believe.In this program, Fr. Mike looks at our natural faith in pilots and doctors and then at our faith in God.In our pluralistic society, there are many faiths and some say one is […]

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Birthing Jesus Today

There is a very special guest on this show today. Lupe visits with Fr. Mike to hear about how Jesus is born in us at Christmas time. She doesn’t quite understand it, so Fr. Mike explains that God loves us so much that Jesus comes to live in us. He explains what that means and […]

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Sweet Surrender

Imagine a priest who not only prays but has a talent to compose and sing! That is the story of Fr. Raul Caga, SVD. Fr. Raul is from the Philippines, a country made up of over 7,000 islands and 85% Catholic. He comes from a religious family of ten children.Now he is a professor and […]

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Saving Sirens

We all admire firefighters. They protect us and save us. There are also firefighters who want to bring us to Jesus.In this interview by Fr. Mike, we discover that Tommy Neiman is just such a firefighter. Tommy has been a fireman for over 28 years. He has made it into a real spiritual ministry. While […]

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