The Fr. Mike Schmitz Catholic Podcast

"I Go to Mass, but it Feels Like Nothing Changes"

Jun 6, 2024

Exploring the frustration of feeling stagnant despite religious practices, the podcast emphasizes the importance of actively participating and cooperating with God's grace to experience the life-changing power of the sacraments. It discusses the need to surrender to God's grace during Mass and Eucharist for spiritual growth and transformation.

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Cooperating with God's grace in sacraments leads to spiritual transformation.

Surrendering control and cultivating a desire for spiritual growth are crucial for cooperating with God's grace.

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Cooperating with God's Grace in the Sacraments

The podcast emphasizes the importance of actively cooperating with God's grace in the sacraments for spiritual transformation. It highlights that the sacraments are not magical but rooted in the life-changing events of Jesus' life, death, and resurrection. By actively participating in the sacraments, such as confession and receiving the Eucharist, individuals need to remove their 'spiritual raincoats' and 'umbrellas' to allow God's abundant grace to work within them. This cooperation involves surrendering to God's will, accepting forgiveness, and being receptive to the transformative power of the sacraments.

Understanding the Transformative Power of the Sacraments

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Surrendering to God's Grace and Cooperating with Sacraments for Spiritual Growth

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The sacraments that Christ gave his church are powerful. They are life changing. But... they are not magic.

Jesus Christ's life, death, and resurrection makes salvation possible for all of us. But there is one key ingredient that only you can supply. Fr. Mike encourages you to give that key ingredient to God today.

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