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Good Shepherd
We all want to know who Jesus is. Well, in the 10th Chapter of John, he say this is who I am. In this program, Fr. Mike looks at what Jesus says through the story of the good shepherd. He researched shepherds and reveals what he found out about shepherds in the time of Jesus. […]
Blind Faith
Suppose you were born blind. You never saw color, the sky, birds or people. Then one day someone touched your eyes and you could see. Imagine seeing for the very first time – seeing this wonderful world! That is what happened in the gospel of John in the story of the man born blind. Those […]
Contemplative Dialogue
Is anyone listening? We want people to hear us and we want to communicate what is in our hearts.In this program Jean Holsten, Director of Dialogue and Outreach of Bread of Life Center, Sacramento, CA, discusses with Fr. Mike how she helps people achieve real listening and true dialogue with others. Jean tells of her […]
Come Home
Many people have left the Catholic Church – and other churches, as well. What can we do to invite them to return? To come home? In this program Fr. Mike talks with Tom Peterson, President and Founder of Catholics Come Home. They talk about the reasons people leave a church. Tom gives statistics about the […]
Faith to Follow:…
When someone we know and love dies, we are naturally sad. Did that happen to Jesus? The gospel of John tells us the story.In this program, Fr. Mike talks about the deep friendship that Jesus had with Mary, Martha, and Lazarus. He would often go to their home as he passed through Jerusalem. They were […]
Close to You
A beautiful woman comes, approaches Jesus, lets her hair down, and washes his feet with her tears. Imagine what the others at the table were thinking! In this program, Fr. Mike continues with the stories of people of faith in the Gospel of John. This time it is the story of Mary. He compares this […]
Life a Treasure
What do you do when you have a child who is physically challenged? How do you care for them, love them? How do you experience God in their lives? Fr Mike interviews Lisa Manning, a mother of a physically handicapped son. Lisa and her husband, John, were told that Lucas, their premature son, would not […]
Faith to Follow:…
Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve Apostles, betrayed Jesus. What went wrong? Why did Judas betray Jesus? Fr. Mike looks closely at Judas, the chosen one who had shown great promise. He was one of the twelve who followed Jesus closely. He was given charge of the money. Perhaps he was even intimate friends with […]
Faith to Follow:…
One of the most significant people in the life of Jesus was a woman – Mary of Magdala. Fr. Mike combines the gospel stories to construct what we know about this Mary. She used her resources to help pay for the expenses of Jesus and those who traveled with him. She may have been cured […]
Faith to Follow……
Thomas was a great apostle as well as a doubter! That’s why many of us can relate so well to this man of faith.In this session, Fr. Mike looks at the circumstances surrounding Thomas, especially in the gospel of John. Thomas was the one to whom Jesus answered – “I am the Way, the Truth […]
Life Assured
If you love Jesus, you have to love life. As followers of Jesus, we have to make sure life in the womb and life outside the womb is protected. In this program, Fr. Mike interviews Lutheran Pastor Jason Kilian who believes “Every baby is a miracle.” Pastor Kilian is involved with Assure Pregnancy Clinic which […]
Jesus the Person
Who is Jesus? This is a question that we spend our whole lifetime trying to answer. There are many ways to understand who Jesus really is. In this program, Fr. Mike tells his own personal experience of the Lord Jesus Christ. We know Jesus through prayer, our talking to him and Jesus talking to us. […]
Vincent de Paul…
Jesus cared for those whom no one else cared for.In this program, we hear the story of Vincent de Paul who is the inspiration for David Fields, Executive Director of Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Council of Los Angeles and how they care for the poor as Jesus did.Fr. Mike talks with David about […]
Wounds of Sin
It is apparent today that there is so much pain among us. Some are struggling with depression, homelessness, mental or physical difficulties. Fr. Mike talks about all this in this program.B ecause he is a priest, people are apt to share their stories with him. They believe that he can help and certainly that he […]
God’s Troubadour Part…
Sometimes God asks us to go where no one has gone. In this second interview, John Michael Talbot continues his interesting story. He explains how he now lives in reclusion and what that means. He is the Founder and General Minister of the Brothers and Sisters of Charity. Each member can choose to live a […]
God’s Troubadour Part…
Perhaps you have heard of John Michael Talbot, a former rock and roll musician turned famed religious musician and singer, but you may not know his unusual story. God turned his life around. In this interview John Michael tells Fr. Mike of his conversion from a Methodist to Catholic and how that occurred. In 1971 […]
God’s Women: Eve
Who are the women that God gives to us in the Hebrew Bible? You may be embarrassed and even shocked by their stories. Fr. Mike begins a series on the women in the Hebrew Bible. He finds that not all have lofty images. Some have stories that would make a racy novel with the women […]
Voice From Jesus…
Our news is filled with much information about the West Bank and Gaza. Do we ever think about Palestinians being Christians, being Catholics? In this interview with Fr. Mike, Jamal Nassar, a Palestinian Catholic, talks about what it means to be just that. He was born in Jerusalem and can trace his ancestry back to […]
Return to Family…
There are more people in prison in the United States than anywhere else in the world. What can we, as Christians, do to help those in prison? Fr. Mike interviews Norma Cumpian, a woman who was in an abusive relationship, made bad choices, and ended up convicted of second degree murder. She was pregnant at […]
Sing to the…
Music has great power. In this interview Fr. Mike and Lorraine Hess talk about what music can do for prayer. Lorraine is a Catholic musician who writes and sings her own music. She talks about her experience of Katrina in her home town of New Orleans. From this trauma, some of her best music was […]