Tag Archive: #frmikeschmitz

Begin With the End in Mind

What do I want to be true about me at the end of this year that is not currently true? At the beginning of this new year, Fr. Mike shares the advice of Stephen Covey: “Begin with the end in [read more...]

Christmas: A Time for HOPE

While many of us may become stressed out before Christmas and depressed afterwards—working hard to make the holiday perfect and burning out once it’s all “over”—the Light of the season can still shine through if we remember one thing. In [read more...]

What a Perfect YES Looks Like

“God will never ask you to do more than Mary did.” And what did Mary do? She said “yes” to the Angel Gabriel. Fr. Mike wants us to meditate on how we can learn to say “yes” to God from [read more...]

Preparing for Christmas

What is the best way to prepare for the season of Advent? You’re free to do what you know will help you prepare for Christmas the best. If decorating and so forth does not help you prepare for the coming [read more...]

Thanksgiving Special: Squanto

Do you know the story of Squanto? It could be seen as a prime example of a life filled with one tragedy after another. But in this special Thanksgiving video, Fr. Mike Schmitz offers a different perspective by showing how [read more...]

Can Anyone Count on You?

You’ve probably heard the phrase “cancel culture”—the phenomenon where public figures get “canceled” for something they say or do in an effort to silence them. Well, today, Fr. Mike proposes the existence of a new and rising cancel culture—a culture [read more...]

What Does God Want Me to Do?

Father Mike offers some clarity regarding God’s will in our lives. He directs us to the story of Israel’s desert wanderings in the Old Testament and the Annunciation to Mary in the Gospels, describing how even the tribes of Israel [read more...]

Do the Saints Suffer More?

Sometimes when we look at the lives of the Saints we can be tempted to think that God singled them out to suffer more than most. But maybe that suffering is actually a gift.. In this video, Fr. Mike shares [read more...]

Evangelization: Telling the Story of God’s Love

Fr. Mike speaks about evangelization, new media, and telling the story of God’s love. How do you become a Catholic speaker? “Well, you get baptized and then you start talking.” Fr. Mike says.

How to Skip Purgatory

We all want to be saints, but the struggle against sin and selfishness can feel overwhelming. There may be days where we might feel satisfied simply making it to purgatory rather than entering the pearly gates. But is this lukewarm [read more...]