St. Anthony's Tongue

What if a Catholic Q&A… got weird?
Welcome to the very first episode of The Holy Fool Hotline, a chaotic, joyful, slightly unhinged public access-style show where we answer your questions, play music, and occasionally do things like interview relics and pray for WWE legends.
In this episode we talk about:
• dryness in prayer• contemplative prayer (what does it actually look like?)• how to approach the liturgical calendar• “convertitis” and overly combative faith• joyful saints (are they actually joyful?)• encountering God in the ordinary
…and a few things I did not plan.
This is a different kind of Catholic show.
Less outrage.
More joy.
Less performance.
More presence.

I love you. Jesus loves you.
Don’t let the bastards get you down.

What did Jesus say at the end?
In this reflection, we walk slowly through the 7 Last Words of Jesus on the Cross—not as distant sayings, but as words spoken in love.
These are not just final statements.
They are words of forgiveness, closeness, longing, surrender.
For the tired.
For the searching.
For the mystic heart.

In this episode we walk through the Glorious Mysteries of the Rosary as a path of the spiritual life.
From resurrection and new life, to being set free, filled with the Holy Spirit, transformed by grace, and sharing in God’s life — these mysteries show what it means to become fully alive in God.
With reflections inspired by St. Elizabeth of the Trinity and St. Seraphim of Sarov.

In this Palm Sunday Mass Prep, we reflect on the mysticism of Matthew 21 and the triumphal entry of Christ into Jerusalem.
Why do we welcome Jesus… and still struggle to recognize Him?
Why does God come gently when we expect power?
And what does it mean to lay something down before we understand where He is leading us?
This reflection is an invitation to enter Holy Week not with performance, but with awareness — allowing our souls to walk with Christ through the movement of surrender, confusion, and ultimately, resurrection.
Peace be with you and with your spirit.

I’ve always struggled a bit with the Luminous Mysteries, so this episode is more me working through them with you than teaching at you.We walk through how these mysteries form the soul — from being claimed by God, to learning trust, to living it out, to glimpses of glory, and finally union in the Eucharist.With insights from St. Francis de Sales and St. Faustina Kowalska.