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Modesty Isn’t About You
What a Substack fight over yoga pants reveals about the “I do me, you do you” gospel
Iced tea, bourbon, and transubstantiation
How the experience of covid can help explain belief in the Real Presence
Planting the Seeds of Christendom — Saint in Progress Episode #68
If we fail to rise up and be the agents of change, this will be the fall of Christendom
Sharing the Beautiful: Hobo Evangelism Part 4 — Saint in Progress Episode #67
Sharing the beautiful is not about art… it’s about you.
Sharing the Good: Hobo Evangelism Part 3 — Saint in Progress Episode #66
The key for sharing the Good is Imitation
Sharing the Truth: Hobo Evangelism Part 2 — Saint in Progress Episode #65
Last week, Mike talked about “Hobo Evangelism” and “Hobo Code” and how it relates to us helping out our fellow travelers on the road home to the Father’s house, in particular the new converts to the Church.
Hobo Evangelism and the Explosion of Catholic Converts — Saint in Progress Episode #64
In many ways, we saints in progress are a lot like hobos: we’re on the road, far from the Father’s house, and there’s an expectation to help out other wandering souls
At the intersection of Faith and Politics — Saint in Progress Episode #63
Trump said this… Pope Leo said that… Vice President Vance said…
Unapologetic Apologetics—Saint in Progress Episode #62
The most important two things you can have when doing apologetics are the virtues of humility and docility to the Holy Spirit
To Jesus, through Our Sorrowful Mother— Saint in Progress Episode #61
To understand the effects of our sins, perhaps rather than looking at Jesus, we should look instead to his mother
St. Patrick, awe, wonder, and hearing God’s voice — Saint in Progress Episode #60
How many times have you said, “I wish God would speak to me?” ... but then you do everything but make time to listen for his voice?
Is Baptism necessary for salvation? — Saint in Progress Episode #59
“Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.”
Almsgiving, prayer, and St. Basil on the goodness of fasting (originally released 2/28/2025)
This is a repost of “St. Basil and Preparation for Lent, Week 2 — Saint In Progress, Episode 15” which was originally posted on 2/28/2025
Rend your hearts — Saint in Progress Episode #58
“A soul without confession is like a room without a broom.” — St. Philip Neri
Know when to call a professional — Saint in Progress Episode #57
Growth in the spiritual life is about having the humility to say, “I can’t do this on my own. I need someone who has the power tools and the knowledge and experience and wisdom to use them.”
Spiritual Winters and Bountiful Harvests — Saint in Progress Episode #56
Farmers know: harsh winters lead to an abundance of fruit
Beyond the march
“God did not make death, and he does not delight in the death of the living. For he created all things so that they might exist.”
Mud
Part of our calling to share the Gospel means that sometimes we’re going to get a little dirty.
Millstones & Milestones
Another New Year.