Absalom’s Rebellion Begins. (2 Samuel 15: 1-3...

Send us a textTo receive my weekly newsletter: subscribe on Substack.Jeremy McCandless | SubstackTo receive all my podcasts early and ad free follow me for free on Patreon:Jeremy McCandless | Creating Podcasts and Bible Study Resources | Today, we step into one of the most heartb ...  Show more

Send us a textToday, we move into a chapter where the real battle isn’t fought with swords or armies — it’s fought with counsel, with strategy, and with the unseen hand of God quietly shaping the outcome.This is the chapter where human wisdom on one level reaches its highest poin ...  Show more

Fr. Mike offers a brief recap of today’s chapter from Nehemiah, identifying the difference between those who were able to live in Jerusalem and those who were not. He explains the ancestral gifts that each tribe of Israel received and applies this concept to the vices and virtues ...  Show more

In our reading of Proverbs 14, Fr. Mike reinforces that freedom is not the same thing as license, true freedom is the power to do what we ought. Fr. Mike also reflects on Jeremiah's repudiation of Israel's cult worship and how its distorted sexuality had serious consequences. Tod ...  Show more

Fr. Mike focuses on the concept of being rich in love instead of rich in wealth today, as we read about the heart of a mother and father in our verse from Proverbs. He also emphasizes the presence of sacrificial love in the vocation of marriage and family through God's decision t ...  Show more

The Church offers us a consistent ethic of life from the moment of conception until death. In today’s “Nugget Day,” we review the main takeaways from our readings about the fifth commandment. Fr. Mike reiterates that the Church’s teachings on the value of human life stem from the ...  Show more