Overcoming Scrupulosity: Rebalancing Your Cat...

In this episode of Mass Prep for the Mystic Heart, we reflect on the Gospel of John 4:5–42, the powerful encounter between Jesus and the Samaritan woman at the well.In Scripture, wells are often places where love stories begin. Isaac’s servant meets Rebekah at a well. Jacob meets ...  Show more

The Creed says that Christ descended into hell. In 1942, hell had barbed wire.This episode tells the story of St. Titus Brandsma , Carmelite priest, journalist, mystic, and martyr, who was imprisoned in Dachau for refusing to cooperate with Nazi propaganda. In the middle of a dea ...  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.