Father Michael
Father Michael O'Loughlin grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the oldest of 5. He currently has 18 nieces and nephews and counting. He went to public school, then attended Thomas Aquinas College in Santa Paula, California for a year before graduating with a BA in Philosophy from Franciscan University of Steubenville in 2001. Fr. Michael was ordained for the Eparchy of Phoenix in 2005 after seminary at Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Pittsburgh. He served as a priest in Denver, Colorado for 14 years, where he met Mother Natalia, and was a member of the priestly fraternity "Companions of Christ". He is now the pastor of the Proto-Cathedral of St. Mary in Los Angeles. Father Michael sporadically visits the Catholic Stuff You Should Know podcast, and currently co-hosts the What God Is Not podcast with Mother Natalia.