The Fr. Mike Schmitz Podcast
Fr. Mike’s popular Ascension Presents video series in audio form, so you can listen on the go.
Understanding Our Capacity for Evil
Fr. Mike asks if the bad things you think you don’t have the capacity to do are actually just things…
How Do We Spend Our Time?
How we spend our time is one of the most valuable decisions we make, because time is one thing we…
Catholic Teaching on IVF and Contraception Explained
For many people, the Catholic Church’s teaching on in vitro fertilization and contraception is a hard one, but it is…
Fitting in at Church
Feel like you’re not fitting in at your parish? Perhaps you’ve felt the temptation to be a cookie-cutter Catholic, one…
Feeling Sorry for Yourself
What good does it do to feel sorry for yourself? While you have the right to grieve when tragic things…
Old Testament God vs. New Testament God
Some people say God acted much differently in the Old Testament vs. New Testament. They say the God of the…
How Does Purification Work?
God wants you to be holy, so he is going to purify you if you choose to do his will.…
Do You Want to Be Well?
Jesus asked the crippled man at the pool of Bethesda, “Do you want to be well?” It seems like an…
The Role of Hope in Holy Week
There are many great ways to describe hope, but Fr. Mike defines it as “trust in another extended into the…
How To Pick Up Your Cross
Fr. Mike’s words on taking up your cross may come as a relief to many of us. He rejects the…
Do I Have a Good Conscience?
Jiminy Cricket said “Always let your conscience be your guide,” but how do I know if I have a good…
Why Catholics Call Mary Their Mother
When Catholics call Mary their mother, it may seem like they are taking away some of the respect due to…