The Fr. Mike Schmitz Catholic Podcast If You’re Too Busy, You’re in Danger of This Grave Mistake (w/ Fr. Mike Schmitz)
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Jan 15, 2026 Fr. Mike Schmitz highlights the importance of love, urging listeners to prioritize it over a packed schedule. He discusses the two great commandments of loving God and your neighbor. Drawing from a parable, he warns that busy lives can prevent us from accepting life's invitations to love. Emphasizing that truly being interruptible can enhance our connections, he challenges us to reassess our commitments. Ultimately, he reminds us that at the end of life, we will be judged on love alone.
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Final Judgment Focuses On Love
- In the twilight of our lives, St. John of the Cross and Jesus shift the final measure to love alone.
- Fr. Mike Schmitz connects that teaching to asking whether our busy lives allow true love to flourish.
Parable Of The Feast As Mirror
- Fr. Mike retells the Luke parable of the wealthy man whose invitees refuse the feast for good reasons.
- Their legitimate plans—new field, oxen, and a new wife—illustrate how good things can keep us from a greater invitation.
Interruptibility Reveals Priorities
- Being "interruptible" is proposed as a measurable virtue revealing true priorities.
- Fr. Mike argues that our willingness to be interrupted shows whether we've ordered life toward what is most important.
