Podcast Episodes

The Problem With Criticism

In this episode, Fr. Mike delivers a crackdown on habitual criticism. He discusses how easy it is to criticize something, and how hard it is to creat…

8 years, 10 months ago

Finding God in Darkness

The phrase “dark night of the soul” is thrown around quite a bit in Catholic circles, but what does it mean exactly? In this episode, Fr. Mike Schmit…

8 years, 10 months ago

How Do Priests Pray

Finding the right words to pray can be difficult, and the rote prayers we were taught as children are too often not prayed from the heart. In this ep…

8 years, 10 months ago

The Lesser Known Final Judgment

Death, judgment, heaven, and hell—the four last things—are popular enough topics among Christians; but there’s more to these things than just our own…

8 years, 10 months ago

Decision Making 101

Fr. Mike gives help when it comes to making decisions.

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8 years, 10 months ago

The Battle of Prayer

Drawing from the wisdom of the saints, Fr. Mike explains why prayer should be in the center of our lives, while offering some helpful pointers on how…

8 years, 11 months ago

Tolkien's Leaf

J.R.R. Tolkien’s short story "Leaf by Niggle", reveals that minutia matters: even the little things we do have can have great significance. In this e…

8 years, 11 months ago

Wonder Woman

What is it that makes a hero? In this episode, Fr. Mike Schmitz offers a definition we can all live up to. Using the Wonder Woman movie as an example…

8 years, 11 months ago

Living in the Present Moment

Never before was there and never again will there be a moment quite like the present, yet so often we find ourselves wishing we were in another time …

8 years, 11 months ago

NFL Protests

Football has recently become a forum to look at where patriotism and protest intersect. The last thing most NFL fans want is for the NFL to get polit…

9 years ago