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• A Life-Changing Day 😃
• The Purpose of this Page
• Fr. Mike Podcasts
• Fr. Mike Videos:
  • The Bible in 10 Minutes
  • Ascension Presents 2024
  • Ascension Presents 2023
  • Ascension Presents 2022
  • Ascension Presents 2021
  • Ascension Presents 2020
  • Ascension Presents 2019
  • Ascension Presents 2018
  • Ascension Presents 2017
  • Ascension Presents 2016
  • Ascension Presents 2015
  • Talks
  • Interviews
  • Other Videos
• “Ask Fr. Mike” Articles
• Books By Fr. Mike
• Classroom Resources
• Pictures

A Life-Changing Day 😃

The day I met Fr. Mike was life-changing – and in more ways than one!

It was the fall of 2002 at the St. Paul Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota. Being in his last year of priestly formation, Father Mike (at the time, Deacon Mike) needed to practice celebrating the Sacrament of Matrimony. As such, a pretend wedding party was organized: A fake bride, fake groom, maid of honor, and so on. Somewhere along the line I was invited (by a seminarian friend of mine) to be the fake best man. 😃

There was a lot of excitement on the day of the “wedding”. Deacon Mike did a great job, everyone had fun playing their parts, and there was all kinds of joy in the air. There was also a really cute girl in attendance… Her name was Kate, and she was there because she was a family friend of Deacon Mike’s and was personally invited by him to come be part of that day’s fun.

Little did I realize it at the time, but it was at this fake wedding that I not only met one of the world’s coolest and most inspiring priests, but my future bride as well! 😁 🎉

Fr. Mike, Kate, and I six years later – This time at a REAL wedding! 😉

Listen to the first ever recorded Fr. Mike homily!
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The Purpose of This Page

Chances are you’ve heard of “Father Mike” by now. While The Bible in a Year Podcast was his first (MEGA!) viral moment, Fr. Mike has done about a BILLION other amazing things since his ordination in 2003.

Knowing firsthand just how awesome and impactful his work has been (and continues to be!), I want to provide a place where people can find ALL of Fr. Mike’s content – in one spot.

That’s 4 podcasts, 603 videos, 137 articles, 8 books, 3 classroom resources, and 72 pictures (and counting!).

I’ll continue to link and update as many Fr. Mike videos, podcasts, articles, interviews, etc. as I can – and keep them organized for ease of searching and use. If you find any that are NOT already linked on this page, please let me know! You can reach me via my Contact page.

It’s my hope and prayer that the good work God is doing through Fr. Mike will bless you and anyone else who finds this page. Please share any and all links with those you know and love! 😇

God bless you and thanks for stopping by!

In Christ,
Greg Aitchison

Fr. Mike Podcasts

The Bible in 10 Minutes

Fr. Mike Videos: Ascension Presents 2024

1. The Raw Reality of Your Favorite Bible Heroes
2. Have You Forgotten What God Has Done For You?
3. What If God Doesn’t Exist?
4. What If Life Doesn’t Get Easier?
5. Adam and Eve Ruined Everything for Us. How Is That Fair?
6. How to Bring Order to Your Life
7. The Symptoms of Vanity (and the Surprising Cure)
8. Comparison: The Great Distraction
9. What’s Inside a Humble Heart?
10. Fr. Mike Schmitz Reviews “Cabrini” Movie
11. When a Miracle Doesn’t Happen
12. A Simple Key to Extending Grace
13. The Good Kind of FOMO
14. Pray with Us: The Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary with Fr. Mike Schmitz
15. Saying Yes to a Life You Did Not Plan
16. 4 Keys to Good Prayer
17. Can I Sin in My Dreams?
18. A Message to Cradle Catholics
19. Politics vs. Principles
20. The 5 Powerful Effects of the Sacrament of Confirmation
21. Theology of the Body Crash Course w/ Fr. Mike Schmitz — Session One: From the Beginning
22. A Theology of Your Body
23. Do You Go to Hell If You’ve Never Heard of Jesus?
24. I Love Being Catholic. Here’s Why.
25. “I Go to Mass, but it Feels Like Nothing Changes”
26. Do Catholics Believe in “Signs from the Dead”?
27. When Someone You Love Walks Away From God / Leaves the Church
28. How to Understand the Entire Bible Story… in 10 Minutes
29. Can’t I Go Straight to Jesus? Do I Need the Catholic Church?
30. Attn: Moms and Dads: You Don’t Need to be Perfect to Get Your Kids to Heaven

Fr. Mike Videos: Ascension Presents 2023

1. If God Loves Everyone, Why Doesn’t Everyone Go to Heaven?
2. The Stories We Tell Our Children Have Consequences
3. Pray as You Can, Not As You Can’t
4. Why Baptizing Your Baby Is the Most Important Thing You Can Do
5. Are You a “Child of God”?
6. Why Marriage Is NOT a Contract (It’s a Covenant)
7. 4 Reasons Catholics Must Give Alms This Lent
8. When Lent Gets Inconvenient
9. How Do I Know if I Made the Wrong Choice?
10. Why Belief Alone Isn’t Enough
11. When the Best Decision is to “Stay the Course”
12. If God Doesn’t Need Us, Why Are We Here?
13. Why Did God Choose the Jewish People?
14. What Really Happens in Eucharistic Adoration
15. Is My Confession Really a Secret? (The Seal of Confession Explained)
16. Can I Go to Confession Over Zoom?
17. Am I a “Good Person?”
18. Why Doesn’t God Heal Everybody?
19. Do I Need to Go to Confession?
20. If I’m Suffering, Is It Better to Never Have Been Born?
21. The Christian Life IS Impossible
22. Is it Possible to Pray Too Much?
23. Can I Sin on Accident? 😬
24. 3 Reasons You Still Feel Bad After Confession
25. Do Wives Have to Be Submissive?
26. Fr. Mike’s Prayer for Beginners
27. Why You’re Telling Little Lies and How to Stop
28. Which Jesus Is the Real Jesus?
29. Fr. Mike Schmitz Reviews “Sound of Freedom” Movie
30. What REAL Faith Looks Like
31. What You Need to Be Saved (Faith vs. Works)
32. Why Holy Mass Never Gets Old
33. Expectations vs. Reality
34. Would It Just Be Easier Not to Be Christian?
35. Did God Create Aliens?
36. Facing the Death of Those You Love
37. The Christian Response to Grief
38. How Do I Know If I’ve Actually Encountered Jesus?
39. How to Be Excellent (NOT a Perfectionist)
40. When You’re Distracted in Prayer
41. Prayer is a Battle: Strategies for Victory
42. Your Pastor Needs Help. Here’s Where You Come In.
43. Superheroes vs. Saints
44. Are Your Sins the Same Story Again and Again? Rewrite the Script.
45. Facing the Consequences of Your Actions
46. Why You’ll Never Be Strong Enough
47. Sneaky Ways to Be Prideful (and How to Stop)
48. How Guardian Angels Actually Work
49. When God Doesn’t Answer Your Prayers
50. You CAN Quit Porn. Here’s How.
51. “God, What’s Your Plan for My Life?”
52. How to Celebrate Christmas When Life Is Hard

Fr. Mike Videos: Ascension Presents 2022

1. Forgiveness is Not the Same as Reconciliation
2. What Can You Do When Another Won’t Forgive?
3. Kids: A Right? A Curse? or a Gift?
4. What Makes Mary and Joseph’s Marriage Different?
5. If God is Good, Why Do We Need to Pray?
6. Why Get Married If It Doesn’t Exist in Heaven?
7. God Ain’t Your Grandma (Making God an Idol)
8. When Attending Mass Virtually Just Doesn’t Cut It
9. Lent Is a Process—Not an Event
10. If Lent Doesn’t Make You Feel Good…
11. How Long Can You Be Miserable?
12. What (Not) to Do with Criticism
13. Will Smith, Vladimir Putin, and When Rules Get Broken
14. Father Mike Responds to “General Absolution”
15. Fr. Mike and Mark Wahlberg on Father Stu | What “Picking Up Your Cross” Looks Like
16. The True, the Good and the Beautiful: A Lesson in Human Flourishing
17. Fr. Mike Got a Tattoo?
18. Does God Have a Love Language?
19. The Truth Is, You’re Spiritually Burnt and Want to Quit
20. How to Love Someone that is Hard to Love
21. Pray About It? Or Just Do It?
22. The One Reason You are Not Yet a Saint
23. Is Judas in Hell?
24. How the Eucharist Changed My Life
25. Why Self-Care is Important for Loving Others
26. Why You Should Read the Catechism of the Catholic Church (+ NEW Podcast)
27. How Do We Maintain Freedom in America? (#independenceday Special)
28. The Miracle of Confession
29. Why It’s Important to Laugh at Yourself
30. The Shocking Reality of the Eucharist
31. Saying Goodbye, Starting Over, and Transitioning
32. The Disciples Doubted the Eucharist. Do You?
33. Why Can’t Catholics Scatter Their Ashes?
34. Your Questions About Cremation and Burial: Answered
35. “Judgmental, Bigoted, Homophobic, Elitist, and Hypocritical” (The World’s Perception of Christians)
36. What is Purgatory?
37. What Does the Holy Spirit Actually Do? (Superhero Analogy)
38. Struggling to Share the Gospel? Here’s What’s Missing
39. You Can’t Take the Cross Out of Your Life
40. Wish You Had Spoken Up? 3 Things You Need Next Time
41. How to Pray a Novena (the Right Way)
42. The Right Way to Receive the Precious Blood of Jesus at Holy Mass
43. Commitment Is Getting Cancelled
44. Do I Have to Obey My Parents When I’m an Adult, Too?
45. A Theology of Working Out
46. Should You Do Exodus 90?
47. Give God Your Best Yes (like Mary Did)
48. Does God Need Me to Pray for What I Need?
49. God Is Asking You to Give Him Everything
50. Starting 2023 with the End in Mind

Fr. Mike Videos: Ascension Presents 2021

1. What It Truly Means to “Love the Sinner, Hate the Sin”
2. “Is This a Sin?”
3. Are You Called to Be a Missionary?
4. How to Keep Your Faith Alive and Growing
5. Learning Detachment from Your Stuff
6. A Martyr for the Faith vs. a Victim of Circumstance
7. Why Love Is More than a Feeling
8. Setting Boundaries for Yourself and Others
9. Does God Need Us to Worship Him?
10. Why Did God Take On Our Humanity?
11. Turn Your “No, But” into a “Yes, And”
12. Pray Like Jesus Prayed This Holy Week
13. When You Have to Go It Alone
14. The Key to a Happy Death
15. How to Question Your Faith Well
16. When Your S.O. Has a Different Vocation Than You
17. How to Love Your Difficult Parents
18. What Should We Talk to God About? Everything.
19. What Does Surrender Actually Look Like?
20. What Is Real Truth?
21. Are You Your Own Worst Critic?
22. Going to Confession for the First Time in a Long Time
23. Why Christians Shouldn’t Cancel People
24. How to See God in Everything, Every Day (and How to Respond)
25. The Danger of Complaining
26. Why Forgiven Sins Still Have Consequences
27. What to Do When You Get Interrupted
28. Why It’s Important to Have Good Friendships
29. Why God Allows Us to Learn from Our Mistakes
30. You Can Be a Saint. Here’s How.
31. How to Lose Everything and Still Hope
32. Can Someone Be Denied Holy Communion?
33. Is Holy Communion a Right?
34. When You’re Discouraged
35. The Price of Forgiveness
36. What’s the Point of Religion?
37. Turning Annoyances into Blessings (“Backwards Blessings”)
38. If You Feel Like Giving Up — The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz and Jeff Cavins)
39. Who Is Influencing You? And Why?
40. Why St Thérèse and Her “Little Way” Will Change Your Life
41. Why is Faith a Virtue? Do We Need Faith?
42. Why Do Jews and Christians Have Different Sabbath Days?
43. Why Is It So Hard to Forgive Yourself?
44. The “Little Things” Are Actually Most Things
45. Why Do We Need to Rest from Work on Sundays?
46. How To Receive a Gift Well (in 4 Steps)
47. The Secret about Sex and Holiness
48. Understanding the Theology of the Immaculate Conception
49. What You Do with Your Body Matters (Ascension Cafe, WMF 2015)
50. What Did Jesus Actually Look Like?
51. Surrendering the Past and Future to Jesus’ Lordship and Dominion

Fr. Mike Videos: Ascension Presents 2020

1. Hope in the New Year
2. How Catholics Should Connect with Others
3. Why Is Taking the Lord’s Name in Vain Wrong?
4. Is Swearing a Sin?
5. Answering the Internet’s Most Asked Questions About Priests
6. Fr. Mike on Evangelization: Telling the Story of God’s Love
7. Even More Questions from the Internet About Priests
8. When Your Desires and God’s Plans Are Different
9. Why Isn’t Ash Wednesday a Holy Day of Obligation?
10. How to Live This Lent for Others
11. How to Start Strong and Stay Strong
12. Offering Up Your Inconveniences
13. How Should Catholics Respond to the Coronavirus Pandemic?
14. God’s Ways Are Not Our Ways
15. Does God Ever Lead Us Into Temptation?
16. Healing from the Wound of Sin
17. Have You Mastered the Basics of Your Faith?
18. How to Deal with Your Partner’s Sexual Sin
19. 4 Essentials for Every Catholic
20. This Is the Christian Solution to Vanity
21. How Do You Pray with the Bible?
22. Ask Father Mike Live!
23. The Benefit of the Doubt
24. How to Practice the Presence of God
25. Reconciling the Body of Christ (An Interview with Fr. Josh Johnson)
26. Family Brings Out the Worst in You (So That God Can Heal It)
27. Make Small Sacrifices for a Big Change
28. Finding Balance in Your Walk with Jesus
29. Are You Busy Doing the Right Things?
30. How to Share the Gospel (and How Not To)
31. Who You Are vs. Who You’re Called to Be
32. How Certain Is Your Faith?
33. Why Are Some People So Annoying?
34. Believing in a God Who Allows Evil
35. Afraid of the Coronavirus?
36. If You’re Not Feeling Loved
37. How to Get Real Friends
38. What It’s Really Like to Be a Catholic Speaker
39. The Real Answer to Why God Allows Suffering
40. What’s a Sign from God (and What Isn’t)
41. Is It Ever Okay to Give Up?
42. Which is Better? The Rosary vs. The Chaplet
43. Why Are We So Divided Right Now?
44. Why You Can’t Put Your Faith in People
45. Why Married Couples Must Be Open to Children
46. Regret vs. Repentance
47. The Virtue That Takes Virtue to the Next Level
48. Living Life Through the Lens of Scripture (and Podcast Announcement!)
49. Let Yourself Wrestle with God
50. The Absolute Necessity of Saying “Thank You”
51. When You Don’t Understand the Bible
52. Answering Your Questions About Mary and Her Immaculate Conception
53. Bringing the Bible Back to Catholics (with Jef Cavins)
54. The Most Important Part of Any Conversations
55. If You Think This Year Was Supposed to Be Different
56. Struggle Is Necessary

Fr. Mike Videos: Ascension Presents 2019

1. The Key to Discernment
2. Am I the Exception to God’s Rule?
3. What is Stopping You from Being a Saint?
4. You are a Burden
5. How Does God Restore Us?
6. The Meaning of “I Love You”
7. Getting Involved in Parish Life
8. Picking a Thing for Lent
9. What’s the Purpose of Lent?
10. What NOT to Do During a Breakup
11. Signs that Your Relationship is Falling Apart
12. Why Catholics Call Mary Their Mother
13. Do I Have a Good Conscience?
14. How to Pick Up Your Cross
15. The Role of Hope in Holy Week
16. Connections Between Christianity and Comic Books
17. Do You Want to Be Well?
18. How Does Purification Work?
19. Old Testament God vs. New Testament God
20. Feeling Sorry for Yourself?
21. Fitting in at Church
22. Catholic Teaching on IVF and Contraception Explained
23. How Do We Spend Our Time?
24. Understanding Our Capacity for Evil
25. Why Is It So Hard to Make Friends?
26. Trying to Keep God at a Distance?
27. In the World, But Not of It
28. Why Catholics Have a Pope
29. Signs that Your Relationship is Falling Apart, Part 2
30. Does God Make Us With Flaws?
31. Not Everything in the Bible is Morally Good
32. 5 Things the Church Can Learn from CrossFit
33. Can We Joke About God?
34. Why Catholics Use Scripture and Tradition
35. Expressing Your Opinion?
36. Responding to “Expressing Your Opinion” Video
37. How to Handle Spiritual Setbacks
38. Reading the “Signs” from God
39. How to Make Decisions Together
40. What You Can Control
41. Is Curiosity a Vice?
42. How We Use the Word “Should”
43. Does God Want Me to Be Spontaneous?
44. God Is Going to Interrupt You
45. The Pressure of Public Conversion
46. Why Is Prayer So Hard?
47. Battling Dryness in Prayer
48. How to Be a Steward
49. The True Meaning of Advent
50. The Difference Between Jealousy and Envy
51. Having Joy in Uncertainty

Fr. Mike Videos: Ascension Presents 2018

1. The Secret to Sticking to a New Year’s Resolution
2. The Virgin Mary’s Struggles
3. Inspiration to Stop Complaining
4. Why God Gave Us Bodies (The Theology of the Body)
5. Motivation to Go to Catholic Mass
6. 4 Helpful Rules for Discernment
7. Overcoming Envy and Dealing with Jealousy
8. Should Catholics Call Priests Father?
9. Why Confess My Sins to a Priest?
10. Confessing the Same Sins Over and Over Again
11. What’s the Point of Fasting During Lent?
12. Take Courage!
13. Fr. Mike’s Autobiography
14. The Culture of Netflix and Chill
15. Is It Okay to Spend the Night?
16. 3 Questions to Ask to Prevent Gossiping
17. Do You Present Your True Self to Others?
18. Religion Doesn’t Cause as Many Wars as You Think
19. Can a Catholic Marry a Non-Catholic?
20. How to Be a Good Disciple of Christ
21. Catholics, Alcohol, and Drinking
22. Why Non-Catholics Can’t Receive Communion
23. Consistency Will Make You Holy
24. The Church and Immigration
25. Freedom and Its Consequences
26. What Boredom Can Teach Us
27. Being Flexible to Accept God’s Will
28. Developing a Clear Vision in Life
29. For Those Without a Clear Vocation
30. Is Courtesy Required for Catholics?
31. Anti-Fragile Christianity
32. The Pennsylvania Sex Abuse Scandal
33. Repentance and Church Reform
34. Faith is Not Something You Can Lose
35. Do Catholics Have to Respect Everyone?
36. When Mass Feels Like Going Through the Motions
37. Why Joy Is More Christian Than Happiness
38. We are Not Cosmic Accidents
39. Farmer, Priest, and Martyr
40. Reminder: God Loves You
41. Building Healthy Relationships
42. Don’t Have Any Friends?
43. Why We Need Boundaries
44. Is it Ever OK to Deny Christ? / How Do I Know if I’m Working Out Too Much?
45. Giving Thanks is Necessary
46. The Heart of Sin
47. What Does it Mean to Be Blessed?
48. Why We Say “Memento Mori”
49. Do All Good People Go to Heaven?
50. The Role of Duty in the movie It’s a Wonderful Life

Fr. Mike Videos: Ascension Presents 2017

1. Learning from Your Past
2. Is Shyness Your Excuse?
3. What Defines You?
4. 3 Steps to Unceasing Prayer
5. Mortal vs. Venial Sin
6. The Real Purpose of Funerals
7. Personal, Not Private
8. That’s Offensive!
9. Why Fast on Ash Wednesday?
10. Fasting Can Change You Forever
11. The Meaning of Suffering
12. Acedia: The Noonday Devil
13. Where Is Lent in the Bible?
14. Hell is for Real
15. Good Friday: The Meaning of the Cross
16. God Doesn’t Owe You Anything
17. What is the Sin of Gluttony?
18. What You Should Know About Purgatory
19. What I Learned Getting Roasted at Seminary
20. How to Face Temptation
21. Why Be Catholic and Not Just Christian?
22. Why We Don’t Drink Coffee at Mass
23. Do Catholics Worship Saints?
24. Are My Sacrifices Working?
25. Generosity: The Greatest Spiritual Gift
26. Why Watching MMA Strips Human Dignity
27. Responding to the MMA Video
28. Let’s Talk Superheroes
29. Be a Hater
30. Talking about Suicide
31. Training vs. Working Out
32. Who Do You Spend Time With?
33. What’s Your Burden?
34. Is it OK to Judge Someone?
35. Avoiding Impurity
36. What is Hope and Why Do You Need It?
37. Finding Balance in Christian Life
38. NFL National Anthem Protests
39. Living in the Present Moment
40. Tolkien’s Leaf
41. Battle of Prayer
42. Decision Making 101
43. How Do Priests Pray?
44. Finding God in Darkness
45. The Problem with Criticism
46. Straightforward Career and Job Advice
47. Learning How to Love from the Bible
48. The Lost Christmas Episode
49. Christmas: A Time for Hope

Fr. Mike Videos: Ascension Presents 2016

1. Ways to Read the Bible
2. I’m Sorry vs. Thank You
3. #AskFrMike: Lucifer, The Trinity, and Leisurely Sundays
4. Preparing for Lent
5. The Significance of Ash Wednesday
6. 4 Reasons for Fasting
7. 4 Reasons for Almsgiving
8. #AskFrMike: Confirmation Sponsors & Female Priests
9. Tips for Praying
10. Prepare to Die
11. Praying Through Holy Week
12. Easter Special
13. Outdoor Weddings
14. I Ain’t Afraid of No Ghosts!
15. Praying in a State of Mortal Sin
16. Aren’t All Churches the Same?
17. Shifting into a New Relationship
18. Caffeinated Conversation with Fr. Mike Schmitz
19. Will I Ever Find “The One”?
20. Will My Pet Be in Heaven?
21. Can I Go to Confession Over the Phone?
22. Save Yourself from Helplessness
23. Learning to Be Alone
24. Discernment 101
25. Independence Day Special
26. Hope in the Face of Suicide
27. Wanting to Fix People
28. What Constitutes a Practicing Catholic?
29. 3 Reasons Catholics Genuflect
30. Why Does God Let Bad Things Happen?
31. The Value of Silence
32. Procrastination Isn’t Always Laziness
33. Letting God Take His Time
34. Venting or Gossip?
35. Does God Love Some People More?
36. #AskFrMike: Chapel Veils and the Significance of Dreams
37. Will God Heal My Wounds?
38. Dogma, Doctrine, and Meat on Fridays
39. Are All Catholics Hypocrites?
40. Can I Get a Tattoo?
41. Do We Deserve God’s Love?
42. The Power of Prayer
43. What is Sin?
44. Adulting Level: Expert
45. Advent: More than a Chocolate Calendar
46. The Immaculate Conception Explained
47. Waiting for Christmas
48. A Season for Everything
49. The Unpleasant Ancestors of Christmas

Fr. Mike Videos: Ascension Presents 2015

1. Bromance, Pizza, & Your Mom
2. How to Quit Porn
3. Loneliness After College – Facing the Quarter Life Crisis
4. Shame vs. Guilt – Their Meanings and How You Can Heal
5. Father Mike Reviews The Avengers 2
6. Bears. Beets. Battlestar Galactica.
7. Martha or Mary? – Who Should You Be?
8. The Transgender Question
9. Time to Pray
10. Batman vs. Superman
11. What’s My Vocation?
12. Forgiveness
13. Heaven: You’re Not Good Enough (and why that’s ok)
14. Learning from Judas
15. Love is an Ability
16. TV-MA: America’s Addiction
17. Acceptance
18. Captain America: Superheroes Analyzed
19. What Does God Want Me to Do?
20. Did God Change?
21. Ashley Madison and Crushes on Other People
22. Overwhelmed?
23. Fr. Mike with Fr. Josh Johnson at The World Meeting of Families
24. Padre Pio’s Secret to Holiness
25. Do Catholics Follow All Those Weird Old Testament Laws?
26. Made for Greatness, Not Comfort
27. Jesus is McDonalds on Sandals
28. The Greatest Surprise: Jesus’ Second Coming
29. How to Avoid Being Ungrateful
30. All Saints Day Pep Talk
31. Spiritual Blind Spots
32. Getting a Spiritual Director
33. No Spiritual Director? No Problem!
34. Thanksgiving Special: Squanto
35. What’s Your Bedtime?
36. Making a Good Confession
37. Influencing the World
38. Project Advent – Freedom to Fail
39. An Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy
40. Pregnant and Unmarried
41. A Father Mike Christmas
42. Did the Church Ever Sell Indulgences?

Fr. Mike Videos: Talks

1. Anti-Fragile Faith | SEEK 2019
2. Beyond No: What the Catholic Church Has to Say About Same-Sex Attraction | FOCUS Student Leadership Summit 2022
3. Chart a Joyful Course for Your Marriage | Good News Cruise 2022
4. Chosen | Steubenville Rochester 2013
5. Commencement Speech | Ave Maria University 2024
6. Day 1 Keynote | FOCUS Student Leadership Summit 2020
7. Don’t Let What Christ Did for You Go to Waste | SEEK22
8. Elevate Masculinity (with Matt Fradd) | Steubenville Main Campus 2017
9. Elevate Social Media | Steubenville Main Campus 2017
10. Evangelization | FOCUS Student Leadership Summit 2016
11. Evangelization: Telling the Story of God’s Love | St. Charles Borromeo Seminary
12. Finding Purpose in Work | SEEK23
13. God’s Plan Revealed | Steubenville on the Bayou 2018
14. Hope Does Not Disappoint | Steubenville Florida 2020
15. Homily: An Open Invitation to Mass | Steubenville West 2015
16. Homily: On the Word “No” | St. John Bosco Conference 2022
17. Homily: The Sacrifice of Jesus | Steubenville San Diego 2014
18. Homily: What To Do When We Are Lost | Steubenville Main Campus 2017
19. Homily: Your Time is Now | Steubenville 2017
20. How to Have Faith in Jesus (Even When It’s Hard) | SEEK23
21. Integrity in the Moment of Choice | Inferno Men’s Conference 2019
22. Is God Real?: An Argument for God | Steubenville San Diego 2019
23. Jesus’ Presence in the Eucharist | The University of Notre Dame 2020
24. Joy is the Gigantic Secret of the Christians | Good News Conference 2022
25. Life After the Apple: How to Love After the Fall | University of Notre Dame 2024
26. Keynote Speech | 21st Annual Conference on Business & Ethics 2024
27. Keynote Talk | The Catholic Education Foundation of Louisville Salute to Alumni 2023
28. Let God Define You | Steubenville Main Campus 2014
29. Love and Same Sex Attraction | Steubenville on the Lake 2016
30. Made For Greatness | SEEK 2015
31. Made for Happiness | Diocese of Lansing Assembly 2018
32. Magnify | Texas A&M 2022
33. March for Life 2022 | Washington, D.C.
34. More than Words | SEEK 2017
35. Not Forgotten | Steubenville West 2023
36. Pray The Mass Like Never Before | SEEK 2019
37. Pro-Life Encouragement | Save the Storks 2020
38. Real Prayer | Steubenville Main Campus 2021
39. Share | SEEK2019
40. Subtle Idols and Hidden Agendas | St. John Bosco Conference 2022
41. Take One Step | SEEK2024
42. The Cross Revealed | Steubenville on the Bayou 2018
43. The Family of God | Steubenville Atlanta 2022
44. The God of our Brokenness | Good News Conference 2023
45. The Greatest Love Story | National Eucharistic Congress 2024
46. The Hour That Will Change Your Life | SEEK2015
47. The Marks of a True Christian Man | Arlington Diocese Men’s Conference 2018
48. The Real Reason We Go To Mass | SEEK24
49. The Third Way | Defending the Faith Adult Conference 2016
50. The Truth Revealed | Steubenville Atlanta 2013
51. Theology of the Body Conference – Session 1: From the Beginning | Duluth 2021
52. Theology of the Body Conference – Session 2: Adultery in the Heart | Duluth 2021
53. Theology of the Body Conference – Session 3: Language of the Body | Duluth 2021
54. Theology of the Body Conference – Session 4: What Does this Mean for Your Life? | Duluth 2021
55. Theology of the Body Crash Course w/ Fr. Mike Schmitz — Session One: From the Beginning | Ascension Press
56. To the Top – Talk #1 | Idaho Catholic Men’s Conference 2017
57. To the Top – Talk #2 | Idaho Catholic Men’s Conference 2017
58. Tragedy Is Not The End | Good News Conference 2023
59. What Defines You? | NET Lifeline 2018
60. What It Means to Be a Beloved Son | Building a Legacy Men’s Conference 2016
61. What It Means to Be a Disciple | Building a Legacy Men’s Conference 2016
62. Why Can’t We Be Friends? | FOCUS Student Leadership Summit 2018

Fr. Mike Videos: Interviews

1. Ascension Presents: Answering the Internet’s Most Asked Questions About Priests
2. Ascension Presents: Ask Father Mike Live!
3. Ascension Presents: Caffeinated Conversations
4. Interview at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, New York City
5. Interview with Abiding Together: The Year of the Word
6. Interview with Ben Shapiro: Is Religion Making a Comeback in America?
7. Interview with Bishop Barron: Good News Conference 2021
8. Interview with Chris Stefanick: Coping with Success
9. Interview with Chris Stefanick: What Nobody Knows about Fr. Mike Schmitz – Rebellious Missionary, Almost Being Robin to Batman
10. Interview with Church Pop: Fr. Mike Schmitz Hilariously Answers 20 Questions About Himself
11. Interview with Del Rey Collective: Off Stage
12. Interview with Dive Deep Podcast: What Many Get Wrong about God and Prayer
13. Interview with Dr. Edward Sri and Beth Sri: All Things Catholic
14. Interview with Dr. Edward Sri and Beth Sri: Preparing for Marriage
15. Interview with Dr. Scott Hahn: How Do We Navigate Exile?
16. Interview with Dr. Scott Hahn (Steubenville)
17. Interview with Dr. Scott Hahn (The St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology)
18. Interview with Covenant Eyes: How to be Real in a Counterfeit World
19. Interview with Jeff Cavins: The Impact of God’s Word
20. Interview with JSerra Media
21. Interview with Life on The Rock (FOCUS Conference)
22. Interview with Life on The Rock: Fr. Mike Schmitz and Chris Stefanick
23. Interview with Matt Fradd: How to Love the Bible
24. Interview with Matt Fradd: Live from SEEK
25. Interview with Matt Fradd: The Matt Fradd Show (now called “Pints with Aquinas”)
26. Interview with Matthew Kelly: Fr. Mike As You’ve NEVER Seen Him Before!
27. Interview with Megyn Kelly: The Value of Having Faith, Heaven and Hell, and Believing in Signs
28. Interview with Michael Knowles: Marriage, Marriage, Marriage
29. Interview with Renewal Ministries: Surprised by Truth
30. Interview with Revive Parishes
31. Interview with Spoke Street Media: Bible in a Year on the Radio!?
32. Interview with The Word Among Us: On Fr. Mike’s book, A World Undone
33. Q&A with the Media from 10th National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis

Fr. Mike Videos: Other Videos

1. 3 Things to Know About the Sign of the Cross
2. 3 Tips for Single People
3. Biblical PROOF The Eucharist is Truly Jesus
4. Can Someone be “Born Gay?”
5. Connections Between Christianity and Comic Books
6. Fr. Mike and Mark Wahlberg on Father Stu: What “Picking Up Your Cross” Looks Like
7. Hanging With Father Mike Schmitz, Food Snob and Priest (Old Fashioned Catholics)
8. He Gives His Whole Self To Me
9. How to Discern
10. How To Never Miss God’s Will For Your Life
11. How to Talk About Homosexuality in the Church
12. Identity in Christ: More Than Just Gay
13. I Will Follow: Two Catholic Priests’ Vocation Stories
14. In Defense of Bishop Robert Barron
15. Jesus Is McDonalds On Sandals
16. Lent Q&A
17. Liar, Lord, or Lunatic
18. LIVE Q&A with Fr. Mike Schmitz at the UMD Newman Center
19. Made for Intimacy
20. Old Fashioned Catholics & Fr. Mike Schmitz Watch “It’s a Wonderful Life”!
21. Responding to Fr. James Martin on Homosexuality
22. The Catechism in a Year – Part 1: What We Believe (Introduction with Jeff Cavins)
23. The Catechism in a Year – Part 2: How We Worship (Introduction with Bishop Andrew Cozzens)
24. The Catechism in a Year – Part 3: How We Live (Introduction with Dr. Mary Healy)
25. The Catechism in a Year – Part 4: How We Pray (Introduction with Sr. Miriam James Heidland)
26. The Catholic Church’s Teaching on the Sexual Act
27. The Vocation Stories of Bishop Barron & Fr. Mike Schmitz
28. Trying Intermittent Fasting
29. What Makes Catholicism Different?
30. What’s in a Name?
31. What’s Your Why?
32. You can find inspiration in ALL KINDS of places… 😂

“Ask Fr. Mike” Articles

1. “I Fell in Love with a Married Man.”
2. “Love Your Enemies, and Pray for Those Who Hate You…”
3. “Oh My G-d”
4. “Not Worthy” at Mass. This Doesn’t Make Sense
5. Advice for Parents
6. Advice for When the Unexpected Happens
7. Am I a Good Person?
8. An Unbreakable Habit of Sin?
9. Angry With God? Tell Him How You Feel
10. Aren’t the Bishops Politicizing the Eucharist?
11. At A Loss
12. Becoming a Christian, More than Being Nice?
13. Becoming Hopeful in a Hopeless World
14. Before You Go to “Communion” at Another Church…
15. Being “Spiritual But Not Religious” Carries Consequences
16. Can a Christian Fight in War?
17. Can I Go to Confession If I Don’t Feel Sorry?
18. Can I Have My Ashes Scattered in the Boundary Waters?
19. Can I Just Vent?
20. Can We Get Married Outside?
21. Can We Have a Sense of Humor About God?
22. Centering Prayer
23. Choosing God, Not Blaming Him
24. Christmas Fatigue
25. Church Teaching about Ghosts
26. Church Telling Me How to Live?
27. Consequences of Some Parenting Styles Invite Questions
28. Conservative Catholic?
29. Contraception Turns Acts of Love Into Lie?
30. Cremation
31. Dealing with an Untimely Death
32. Defending Traditional Marriages Makes Me a Hater?
33. Defined By My Past?
34. Defining Homosexuality
35. Discerning Your Vocation
36. Distractions In Prayer
37. Do I Have Faith?
38. Do I HAVE to Raise My Kids in the Catholic Faith?
39. Do I Just Not “Want It” Enough to Be a Saint?
40. Do Not Judge
41. Do We Need Confession?
42. Does God Just Coerce People Into Following Him?
43. Don’t Worry, Be Happy? Prayer, Action Help Ease Anxiety
44. Drifting Towards God’s Will. Is This a Thing?
45. Duties Weighing On Us? Remember “Backwards Blessings”
46. Examining the Role of Conscience in Making Moral Decisions
47. Faith is More Than Just Agreeing with God and The Church
48. Fear of Sacrifice
49. Feeling Like You Never Do Enough and Just Want to Quit?
50. Fighting the “Noon-Day Devil” of Acedia
51. Following God. Alone.
52. FOMO – Missing the Call to Greatness
53. Forgiveness Might Not Erase Pain, But It Sets You Free
54. Formula Prayers Give Us Words When We Need Them
55. God as “He”
56. God Has Forgiven Me; How Do I Forgive Myself?
57. God Made Me This Way?
58. God’s Will Includes Complex Process of Making Choices
59. Going Deeper In Prayer
60. Gossip. Secrets. When To Tell, When Not.
61. Horoscopes, Tarot Cards, and Oija Boards. What’s the Big Deal?
62. How Can “Curiosity” Be a Bad Thing?
63. How Can I Get More Out of Mass While Wrangling with Kids?
64. How Can I Handle Being Corrected Better?
65. How Can I Overcome a Problem with Pride?
66. How Can I Step Out of the “Blame Loop”?
67. How Could I Have Been So Wrong in What God was Calling Me to Do?
68. How Do I Get Better at Being Generous?
69. How Do I Grieve as a Christian?
70. How Do I Receive a Gift Well?
71. How Do I Support My Seminarian Ex-Boyfriend?
72. How Do You Ask God For Help?
73. How is Natural Family Planning Different from Contraception?
74. How Open Can I Be With People?
75. How Should I Handle the New Year?
76. How Should We Think About Our Past?
77. I Am a Burden to Others
78. I Believe…
79. I Don’t Know What to Do For Lent. Suggestions?
80. I’m So Busy. How Can I Grow and Become a Saint?
81. Intruding Family Members
82. Is Christianity About Relationship, Not Religion?
83. Is Christmas a Pagan Holiday?
84. Is Heaven Really “Heaven” if Even One Person is Not There?
85. Keeping Holy the Sabbath Day
86. Lent Like a Boss
87. Life is Worth Living?
88. Love in the Time of Corona
89. Married Without Children
90. Meaning of Suffering
91. Mind Wandering at Mass? Try Being More Active
92. Missing Mass?
93. My Son is Pressed to His Limits. Is it Time for a Divorce?
94. Non-Catholics Receiving the Eucharist
95. Old Testament Laws
96. Pro-Choice Catholic?
97. Raising Children in the World, Not of the World
98. Receiving Communion at Non-Catholic Church
99. Running Away to Start Over. Let’s Go?
100. Saints are Intense. Do I Have to Be That Intense?
101. Same-Sex Marriage Laws force The Church to “Fuss”
102. Sin and Heaven. NBD?
103. Sin Isn’t a Necessary Evil; Aim to Know Goodness Well
104. Struggling to Believe is Not the Same Thing as Doubting
105. Tattooed Christians
106. Teaching Love in a Hostile Culture
107. That Document on Youth from Pope Francis – Worth Reading?
108. The “One, True Church”?
109. The Church and Suicide
110. The Focus of Funerals
111. The Need for Purgatory
112. The Precepts of the Church
113. To Be American. To Be Catholic. Which Comes First?
114. Trying. Trying. And Failing.
115. Unconditional Love = Sin Now, Forgive Later?
116. Was I Wrong For Not Speaking Up for Jesus and The Church?
117. What Can I Do to Get More Out of Mass?
118. What If God Revealed Himself Completely to Us?
119. What Is It Like to Hear Confessions?
120. What Should a Catholic Make Out of “Cancel Culture”?
121. What Should I Do For Lent?
122. What to Do When Complaining Takes Hold of You
123. What to Do When Prayer Feels More Like Work
124. What’s the Meaning of Suffering?
125. What’s the Problem with Contraception?
126. When Temptation Overwhelms Virtue
127. Where to Draw the Line in the Media
128. Why All the Catholic Rules?
129. Why Do Catholics Venerate the Bodies of Dead Saints?
130. Why Do I Still Feel Badly About My Sins After I’ve Confessed?
131. Why Does God Allow People to Commit Evil Acts?
132. Why Don’t Catholics Eat Meat During Lent?
133. Why Don’t Same-Sex Couples Have a Right to Marry?
134. Why Is The Church Dragging Me Down?
135. Will There Be Animals in Heaven?
136. Wisdom in Not Knowing All of the Answers
137. You Can Bring Someone Back to the Faith – But First…

Books By Fr. Mike

Fr. Mike Schmitz Amazon Page

1. Pocket Guide to the Sacrament of Reconciliation
2. A World Undone: Finding God When Life Doesn’t Make Sense
3. Come to the Altar: Worshipping God with Your Whole Heart
4. How to Make Great Decisions
5. Made for Love: Same-Sex Attraction and the Catholic Church
6. Untroubled by the Unknown: Trusting God in Every Moment
7. Are You Saved? The Catholic Understanding of Salvation
8. Don’t Be Afraid to Say Yes to God!: Pope Francis Speaks to Young People with reflections by Fr. Mike Schmitz

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