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A Lenten PlaylistSupport My Work via PatreonLent isn’t primarily intellectual.It isn’t self-improvement month.It isn’t a productivity cleanse.Lent is descent.In this episode of Mixtape Mysticism, I read six modern songs through the desert, the Cross, and the mercy seat, not as a ...  Show more

This Sunday’s Gospel (Matthew 17:1–9) gives us the Transfiguration, one of the most mysterious and beautiful moments in the life of Christ. But this passage is not only about proving that Jesus is God. It reveals what humanity looks like when it is fully united to God.In this epi ...  Show more

The Roman Catholic Church teaches numerous unbiblical doctrines. So, can devout Catholics be genuinely saved? 

We continue our examination of the first commandment, unpacking irreligion and atheism. Fr. Mike highlights the different elements of irreligion, namely tempting God in words or deeds, sacrilege, and simony. He emphasizes that the sin of tempting God is easy to fall into when we ...  Show more

The entire point of religion is to make us humble before God and to open us to the path of love. Everything else is more or less a footnote. Liturgy, prayer, the ...

In this episode, Trent warns about how "Catholic fundamentalism" can harm the Faithful and scandalize non-Catholics.