Pat and Fr. Mike Schmitz tackle the tension priests encounter between being popular and being authentic. The conversation dives into the spiritual and practical dangers of avoiding conflict, the need for truth-tellers in leadership, and the importance of genuine relationships built on love rather than admiration. Together, Pat and Fr. Mike challenge listeners to choose truth over comfort, love over applause, and authenticity over approval.
It may come as a surprise to many lay people, and perhaps even priests too, that worldly opposition can come from within the Church. ...
Parish priests are under a lot of pressure to be good at all things. Good homilists, good operators, good with pastoral care—the list doesn't...
With an increasing yearning for unadulterated truth and an attraction to the beauty of the sacraments, more and more people are curious about the...