Author
Fr. Mike Schmitz
144 Articles
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Is It OK to Hate Someone?
What do we need to do as Catholic Christians to convey that the message of our religion is one of pure love? So often we misrep...
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How to Love Your Difficult Parents
The Ten Commandments tell us to “honor thy mother and father”, but what does that really look like? Especially for adult childr...
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How to See God in Everything, Every Day (and How to Respond)
“It is good to guard the secret of a king, but gloriously to reveal the works of God, and with fitting honor to acknowledge him...
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The True, the Good and the Beautiful: A Lesson in Human Flourishing
Today Fr. Mike unpacks the three Transcendentals; Truth, Goodness, and Beauty, and why and how our hearts can be misled by emot...
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We’ve Got a New Pope! What’s Next?
Habemus Papam! We have a Pope — Pope Leo XIV! On this joyous occasion, Fr. Mike encourages us to welcome Pope Leo XIV with open...
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What we’re missing by not being in Scripture
When you think of holiness, what comes to mind? Is it a saint who has never stumbled? Does the idea of holiness feel out of rea...
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What You Have NOT Been Told About Baptism
Are you a child of the light or a child of darkness? Today, Fr. Mike reminds us that, though we are all born with original sin,...
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Hopeless?
Are you feeling hopeless? Fr. Mike offers insights on how to combat despair. If you feel like you've tried everything, see no w...
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The Fear That’s Keeping You from Prayer (And How to Overcome It)
Are you afraid to approach God?Jesus says, "When you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, who love to stand and pray in the syn...
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