Father Matthew explores, Harold Kushner’s book When Bad Things happen to Good People. How has the trauma in your life, led you to more holiness? Trust? Here’s the coffee, can we talk? Father Matthew shares progress on Shrine Coffee. We have to reflect on the best way to draw people to the love of Christ. […]

How do you make big decisions? How do we learn to discern God’s holy will for us?  St. Ignatius of Loyola offers seven conditions for discernment. Father recalls his first Ash Wednesday service( 48 services in one day!); and today’s service. “If we die in Christ, we will rise in Christ.” – St. Paul Spring […]

Catholic Church has embraced life since the beginning; laws of government will not change Catholic Church’s position on life – we won’t be exempt from facing persecution in this world. (News from California)  In the same way that some technology helps us reduce chaos; we should cultivate virtues to reduce our tendency to become accustomed […]

What to do when you’re getting annoyed. Small things can lead you to holiness. Parents: safeguard the faith of your children. Computer programming teen Carlo Acutis to be beatified.  Pope Francis reminds us: if we expect to defeat Satan, we need to experience personal conversion. Two types of wisdom are referenced in today’s gospel; how […]

How much detail do you need to provide in making a good confession? Father provides some advice on being plain, entire and prudent. Landing an A380 airbus in tricky circumstances: parallels in the spiritual life. Embrace and exalt that in the Christian life, we are completely dependent on God. Is anxiety connected to memory? Memory […]

UCLA study shows a curious link between acetaminophen and willingness to forgive social pain. Are we concerned about the complete healing of each other? Healing begins when people work towards forgiveness. On the road again! Father Matthew recalls a rental car “surprise” from a weekend in Scranton. In this life we will only experience partial […]

The Death of Bob Nill, Operant Conditioning, IKEA bag purse, Discovery in Silence Bob Nill, an 88-year-old crossing guard, is killed after saving children from being struck by a car. The odd relationship between operant conditioning (i.e. clicker training) and training of surgeons. There is an art to helping one grow in virtue as in […]

Today’s show was originally broadcast on 1.6.20 Research shows stability decreases stimulation in prefrontal cortex whereas unfamiliar experiences challenged/increased brain function. Can emotionally painful events create patterns of growth? Do we allow our spiritual lives to stagnate? Prisoners rehabilitating with a cuppa joe: learning coffee service/barista skills at Rikers Island prison. Restoring relationships and human […]

“Bad Religion”, Life after a shark attack, Time off from work, Seeking Signs Lex Orandi, Lex Credendi – The law of prayer is the law of belief. Which came first: bad theology or bad liturgy? The recovery of young surfer, Bethany Hamilton, after being attacked by a shark. The counter intuitive facts about taking time […]

Satan the Accuser, Gate Control Theory, Medical Scams, Valentine’s Day The Evil One (“the Accuser”) loves to use our sins against us. Should we ever be discouraged by our sins? Why does it help to rub or hold your toe after you stub it? Father discusses the Gate Control Theory of pain. Father discusses the […]