The Prince is a Pauper: Christian Echoes from an Unlikely Source

September 30th, 2025 | 5 min read

“though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor…” (2 Cor. 8:9)

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Mike Schramm lives in southeastern Minnesota with his wife and seven children. He teaches theology and philosophy at Aquinas High School and Viterbo University. He earned his MA in theology from St. Joseph's College in Maine and an MA in philosophy from Holy Apostles College. He is also the managing editor of the Voyage Compass, an imprint of Voyage Comics and Publishing, having produced Unexpectedly Catholic: Seeds of the Gospel in 20 Popular Stories and Spider-Man and Faith: Essays on Christian Truth in the Spider-Verse.

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The Prince is a Pauper: Christian Echoes from an Unlikely Source

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