Fog & Fire

Father Rob Ramser has been called to the priesthood since fourth grade, through mockings in grade school, the weight of comparison in his early years as a priest, and the strange isolation of saying Mass to an empty church during COVID.  In this conversation, he unpacks why comparison is a thief, why joy is a precursor to heaven, and what it actually means to listen for God in a world that never s...

Daren Douglas lost his railroad career and his marriage in the same brutal stretch of life.  Instead of falling apart permanently, he found himself doing rosaries alone in the car every morning and didn't realize until later that it was the moment the fire started.  Daren talks about the difference between secular healing and faith-led healing, why he doesn't recommend marriage counselin...

Josh Arbogast was halfway through seminary, studying to become a priest, when his world collapsed.  What followed was years of hospitalizations, identity loss, a drinking problem, and a road back that includes things most of us could not handle.  Now he works part-time at Our Lady of the Angels, helping people come into the Church and he texts parishioners asking how he can pray for them.  This on...