Praying in the Rain

Praying in the Rain


Latest Episodes

On Rowing Boats and Farming Souls
October 14, 2014

Fr. Michael talks about the changeability of our bodies in our endeavor to live in holiness. "We may be a mess, but we are God's mess, and He loves us."

Growing Up in God
October 07, 2014

Fr. Michael talks about the transition from fearing God to loving God.

Lukewarm Christians
September 30, 2014

Fr. Michael follows up last week's podcast ("Error to the Right") with a discussion about the warning to the Laodicean Christians to not be lukewarm (Revelation 3). "We are all sick, blind, naked, wretched, but it's only the lukewarm who don't think they

Error to the Right
September 23, 2014

Fr. Michael talks about the sin of becoming "too righteous."

Advice Concerning Distracting Thoughts in Prayer
September 16, 2014

Fr. Michael shares an article by Abbess Victoria of St. Barbara's Monastery (Santa Paula, California) on ways to handle worries and distractions while praying.

Camp, Berries, and Thorns
September 09, 2014

Fr. Michael shares about his experience with the first ever Antiochian Orthodox youth camp in western Canada.

What Does God Look Like?
September 02, 2014

Fr. Michael answers the familiar question, "If God is real, why isn't it obvious to everyone?"

Like Jonah in the Whale
August 26, 2014

Fr. Michael shares a quote and reflections from Jim Forest's book, Living with Wisdom: A Life of Thomas Merton (http://www.amazon.com/Living-With-Wisdom-Thomas-Merton/dp/1570757542), "I find myself traveling to my destiny in the belly of a paradox."

Coming to Confession
August 19, 2014

Fr. Michael talks about getting beyond "scribbling down lists of mistakes" to "allowing your reflection on your sins to break your heart" in preparing for the sacrament of Confession.

Surviving the Summer
August 12, 2014

Fr. Michael compares the weather of Canada's Pacific Coast to spiritual life.