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God’s Women –…
Imagine a woman who poses as a prostitute and sleeps with her father-in-law. Would you expect that story to be in the Bible? Probably not, but the story of Tamar is in the Book of Genesis. She is often unknown and her story may shock you. Fr. Mike, as he has done in this series […]
Segway to Girl…
Imagine a college sophomore helping to change the world! At this time of Winter Olympics, we admire all those wonderful athletes. Here in this interview we have an athlete who is doing even more. Lindsay Brown is a dedicated soccer player. She made the team at Notre Dame but her dream is even higher. She […]
To See Again
Sometimes we go blissfully along and then something happens that changes our lives. In this interview, Fr. Mike questions Deborah Ouelette about her life. She was born and raised a Catholic in a wonderful Polish Catholic family. They moved to Detroit in the early 70’s in the midst of all the racial problems of the […]
God’s Women: Miriam
Imagine if you were pregnant and the government wanted to kill your son when he was born! That is the beginning of this story of Miriam whose mother gave birth to Moses. Miriam had an essential role in the life of Moses. She herself was a Prophetess who could speak in God’s name. As Fr. […]
God’s Women: Rachel
We all know about falling in love. Are there stories about falling in love in the Bible? In this program, Fr. Mike talks about Jacob falling in love with Rachel. It was love at first sight. Fr. Mike gives the historical context of the story of Rachel, including the deception of Laban, her father — […]
The Big Way
Imagine watching NCIS Los Angeles and recognizing a person on the show. That happened to Fr. Mike. In this interview with Augusto Valverde, Fr. Mike asks him how all this came to be. Augusto ‘s mother is a woman of strong faith and so he grew up knowing about God. His father died when he […]
Rare Joy with…
What do you say to your 18 year old daughter when the doctor tells her that she has cancer? How do you deal with that? In this interview, Fr. Mike talks to the parents of Rebecca Stepusin about their journey with her for nineteen months as she dealt with this devastating disease. During that time, […]
God’s Women –…
Today we hear a lot about dysfunctional families. Are there dysfunctional families in the Bible? In this program, Fr. Mike looks at the story of Isaac and Rebecca. You remember that Isaac is the son of Abraham whom he tried to sacrifice to God. Then when Isaac is ready for marriage, Abraham sends a servant […]
God’s Women :…
Can you imagine a woman being sold into a harem by her husband? Can we find God in the midst of this? In this program, Fr. Mike tells the story of Sarah, the wife of Abram, who lived in Ur, southern Iraq today. They were well off but were asked by God to leave and […]
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 […]
Christmas Today
God loves us so much that He wants to “touch” us , to be with us and so became one of us on this earth. In this program, Fr. Mike talks about this “touch” of God. God “touched” Mary and chose her to be the instrument of bringing God’s human body to life. He goes […]
Catholic Insights VIII
Fr. Mike says that he is often bombarded by people with the question “Why do Catholics call their priests ‘Father’ when scripture says “Call no man Father.” Dr. Ruth is bothered by that same question. So they explore this together. The bible also says “Call no man Rabbi or Teacher.” So in order to get […]
Catholic Insights VII
In this seventh of the series entitled Catholic Insights, Fr. Mike and Dr. Ruth discuss celibacy for Catholic Priests. Dr. Ruth stated that there is not scriptural basis for it. Fr. Mike refers to the fact that Jesus wasn’t married and the sections in Paul’s letters that substantiate this. Fr. Mike stresses that celibacy is […]
Discover Jesus –…
Have you ever wanted to change the world, to move it in another direction? That is what Jesus was about when He wanted to bring about the Kingdom of God. In this program, Fr. Mike talks about the Gospel of Mark, especially with regard to the Kingdom. When Mark speaks of the Kingdom, he means […]
Family Abuse with…
Can you believe that even in Catholic families over 90 million women suffer abuse and/or violence – physical, psychological or sexual? In this interview Fr. Mike talks with Christauria Welland, author of How can we help to end violence in Catholic families? published in six languages and distributed over the world. They discuss the size […]
Judging Justice
Sometimes what we know is right in our hearts, what our conscience tells us, is not always what the law states. In this interview, Fr. Mike and Cynthia Ludvigsen discuss her role as a judge and the challenges she faces every day. Cynthia states that a judge has a solitary life. It is difficult to […]
Catholic Insights 6…
In this sixth segment of the Catholic Insights Series, Fr. Mike and Dr. Ruth discuss the 14 or 15 books that are in the Catholic Bible but not in the Protestant one. Fr. Mike talks about the value of these books, highlighting Tobit, Daniel, Machabees and Wisdom. He tells a bit about their history and […]
Catholic Insights 4…
In the fourth of this series about the differences and unity of Protestant and Catholic religions, Fr. Mike and Dr. Ruth discuss Jesus and the Church. They agree that sometimes people place more emphasis on the ceremonies or obligations of the church than on one’s relationship with Jesus. Being a Christian is primarily accepting Jesus […]
Discovering Jesus —…
So many of us are slaves of powerful things! We need mercy. We raise the white flag and yell “Help”. In this program, Fr. Mike talks about all the words for mercy in different languages with their subtle changes of meaning – Hebrew, Greek, Latin, Spanish, etc. Each one illuminates a bit more about what […]
I Desire Mercy
Perhaps you remember Hunnicutt from MASH, the awarding winning TV comedy with Alan Alda. Mike Farrell played Hunnicutt and is our guest in this program. Mike is very involved with social concerns now. He discusses his Irish Catholic home with Fr. Mike and goes on to tell more of his interesting personal history. They […]