A Catholic show about how to be a saint. Your source for inspiration, information, and directions home to the Father's house.
catholictreehouse.substack.com (https://catholictreehouse.substack.com/s/saint-in-progress?utm_medium=podcast)
Lepanto, Longo, and Our Lady of the Rosary — Saint in Progress Episode #72
This week Mike retells the story of the Battle of Lepanto, from where we get the Month of the Rosary as well as the Marian titles “Our Lady of the Rosary” and “Our Lady of Victory”. He also explores the life of St. Bartolo Longo and how he lost his faith in college, became a satanic priest, returned to the Church, and became a champion for the Rosary as well as a canonized saint.
Also this episode, an urgent message from Bishop Burbidge from Arlington, Virginia, asking Catholics to fast and pray the Rosary this month for the defeat of two crucial ballot items in November. See catholicsvoteno.com (https://catholicsvoteno.com/) for more information.
Our work on Substack is made available at no charge, but that doesn’t mean that it’s free to make. Your generous support keeps the lights on in the treehouse, and helps us deliver our content to thousands of people every day. Support our work with an annual or monthly subscription.
Get full access to Catholic Treehouse at catholictreehouse.substack.com/subscribe (https://catholictreehouse.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4)
25 Sept 2026
My will, Lord, not thine be done — Saint in Progress Episode #71
This week, Mike talks a little philosophy as a backdrop for how some “armchair theologians” are leading people to sin… and why it makes him cranky. It ends upbeat, though, with a simple reframe that can re-orient a wayward heart.
Resources
* Mike “Gomer” Gormley on the Catching Foxes podcast episode “Rethinking How We Apply the Church’s Teaching on Birth Control” (https://www.catchingfoxes.fm/481)
* Modesty isn’t about you (https://catholictreehouse.substack.com/p/modesty-isnt-about-you) - the Substack post that dared to present Church teaching
Our work on Substack is made available at no charge, but that doesn’t mean that it’s free to make. Your generous support keeps the lights on in the treehouse, and helps us deliver our content to thousands of people every day. Support our work with an annual or monthly subscription.
Get full access to Catholic Treehouse at catholictreehouse.substack.com/subscribe (https://catholictreehouse.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4)
18 Sept 2026
Five Things Necessary for a Successful Marriage — Saint in Progress Episode #70
This first regular episode back from the break, Mike briefly chats about on a few summer visits to shrines with saints’ relics before reflecting on five things necessary to have a successful marriage.
References:
* Catechism of the Catholic Church: The Effects of the Sacrament of Matrimony (https://www.vatican.va/content/catechism/en/part_two/section_two/chapter_three/article_7/iv_the_effects_of_the_sacrament_of_matrimony.html)
* Gaudium et spes (https://www.vatican.va/archive/hist_councils/ii_vatican_council/documents/vat-ii_const_19651207_gaudium-et-spes_en.html), Paragraph 48 (https://www.vatican.va/archive/hist_councils/ii_vatican_council/documents/vat-ii_const_19651207_gaudium-et-spes_en.html)
* Familiaris consortio, (https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/apost_exhortations/documents/hf_jp-ii_exh_19811122_familiaris-consortio.html) Paragraph 56 (https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/apost_exhortations/documents/hf_jp-ii_exh_19811122_familiaris-consortio.html)
* Casti connubii, (https://www.vatican.va/content/pius-xi/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_p-xi_enc_19301231_casti-connubii.html) Paragraph 11 (https://www.vatican.va/content/pius-xi/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_p-xi_enc_19301231_casti-connubii.html)
Our work on Substack is made available at no charge, but that doesn’t mean that it’s free to make. Your generous support keeps the lights on in the treehouse, and helps us deliver our content to thousands of people every day. Support our work with an annual or monthly subscription.
http://www.honorthywife.com (http://www.honorthywife.com)
Get full access to Catholic Treehouse at catholictreehouse.substack.com/subscribe (https://catholictreehouse.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4)
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
Pod Engine is an independent podcast discovery and analytics service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by this podcast. Artwork and show content belong to their owners. Full legal notice.
Explore this show Podcast research with Pod Engine
