The Chill Priest

This week's caller is a dancer and choreographer who takes Gethard inside the intense, demanding world of ballet and the path that led her to her life's work. She also opens up about a traumatic experience outside of dance and tells us about the ways movement has helped her turn ...  Show more

This week's caller is an Air Force veteran and longtime listener who talks with Gethard about military logistics, global shipping, what you can learn from a grocery store if you know what to look for, and the behind-the-scenes systems that keep things moving. Sign up for Beautifu ...  Show more

If you’ve ever been in a conversation where you had to defend the Catholic Faith, people have probably asked you this question. It can be a tough one to answer, but Fr. Mike lays out many reasons why confessing our sins to a priest makes perfect sense. Confession isn’t a man-made ...  Show more

Today, Fr. Mike tells us about the story of the patron saint of confessors, St. John Nepomucene, who gave up his life because he refused to break something called the "seal of confession", which is a sacred duty of a priest to never reveal what is said in the confessional. God hi ...  Show more

Fr. Mike is at the library of St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Philadelphia, and he’s answering the most asked questions about priests and the priesthood—according to the internet. He answers great questions like: Do priests get paid? Do they get married? Do they pay taxes? How d ...  Show more

It’s an age old question; “Why do I have to confess my sins to a priest?” Today Fr. Mike encourages and challenges us to see the Sacrament of Reconciliation not as a burden but as a gift from God. Your Heavenly Father wants to reconcile with you and offer you the grace of forgiv ...  Show more