The Fr. Mike Schmitz Catholic Podcast

Fr. Mike Schmitz offers encouragement to parents, emphasizing that perfection is not necessary to lead your children to heaven. Love, presence, and doing your best are what truly matter in parenting.

Fr. Mike, a Catholic priest, delves into the role of the Catholic Church as a mediator between individuals and Jesus, emphasizing the importance of the Church in connecting believers to God through various means such as intercessory prayer and confession.

Fr. Mike Schmitz and Ascension team up to give a 10-minute summary of the Bible story, exploring the challenge of condensing creation, sin, redemption, and salvation into a shareable narrative. They reference the Great Adventure Bible timeline and urge listeners to watch a captivating video capturing the essence of God's story.

Learn how to cope with a loved one walking away from their faith with tips on open communication, prayer, avoiding self-blame, and holding onto hope for their journey, drawing from the story of St. Augustine.

Discover the comfort people find in signs from deceased loved ones. Learn how to interpret these signs, differentiate true messages from potential deception. Reflect on personal experiences of grief and longing for connection.

Fr. Mike explores the topic of staying happily married by presenting a pop-quiz scenario about missing a flight with your spouse. He shares a funny story about an older couple's travel problem and discusses the importance of trust, unity, and prioritizing marriage over obstacles.

Explore offering up pain and suffering to God, embracing sacrifice in spiritual life. Surrender grief to God, trust Him, bear your cross, connect suffering with Christ's sacrifice for others.

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.

Exploring the Truth and Goodness in Different Religions while making the case for Catholic Christianity. Embracing the importance of the 73 books of the Bible and the seven sacraments for Christians.

Exploring the fate of those who never heard of Jesus in Catholic teachings, discussing salvation for pre-Christ individuals, and emphasizing hope and responsibility in spreading the message of Jesus for all.