The Biggest Opportunity Most Catholics Ignore (w/ Fr. Mike Schmitz)
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What surprising hand‑washing statistic opens this episode and why does it matter?
I came across these stats. I came across these numbers at some point, but I've heard this. Here's the claim. Hi, my name is Father Mike Schmitz, and this is Essentia. Hi, my name is Father Mike Schmitz, and this is Essentia Presents. I had heard that 80% of all people who use a public restroom do not wash their hands after they go to the bathroom. 80% of the people who use a public restroom do not wash their hands after leaving, after using the, you know, after doing their business. Wow, that is gross. And it's not surprising because at one point, I remember, this is not meant to be too much information, but there was a man who was, I would say, fighting for his life in the stall. I, uh... heard him flush and open the door and left and he left.
Like I was washing my hands and he went behind me from the stall right to the door and went, I almost chased him down. I was almost like, wait, sir, I think you forgot the step of washing your hands. I've been the proud member of the 20% club. If 80% of people don't wash their hands after using the restroom, like, no, I am a dedicated, like really, Without fail, member of the 20% club. And so I shared this with some teens and it became kind of a thing, like you're part of the 80%, ugh, part of the 20%, well done. And then I looked up some more stats and you know, as one does, turns out a little deception, not intentional. There was a study that said, I think it was 31 or 32% of people, only 31 or 32% of people wash their hands sufficiently.
Some people don't at all. but 60, what is the number, 68%? 68 to the 69% of people who use a public restroom don't sufficiently or don't adequately wash their hands. So they either don't wash them at all or wash them insufficiently. So it wasn't like way, way off, but I just thought, Again, gross. And then I think when people are like, hey, let's shake hands when we meet each other. I'm like, do we have to? And then sometimes people say like this, they'll say, well, no, no, no, I do.
How does Father Mike connect public restroom habits to spiritual neglect?
I'm part of the, I guess now the number is 30, 31%. I'm part of the 31% club. I'm like, yeah, you might be, but how do I know the person you just shook hands with before me is also part of the 31% club? You know what I'm saying? You know how they set up public restrooms?
Typically is right next to the door. Like when you leave. You have to walk past the sink. And yet 68% of us fail to use this gift that is placed directly in front of our faces when we know we need to use this gift placed directly in front of our faces.
I was thinking about that as it relates to worship. Is that a stretch? Maybe it's a stretch. Here's the gift that God has given to us. The gift of actual worship. And actual worship is this. We know this. We know actual worship. Here's a little side point, maybe bone to pick side point, is people sometimes call singing songs praise and worship. Maybe singing songs with adoration, praise and worship. And okay, fine, you can call it praise and worship. But I don't think it's technically worship because I believe that that's prayer for sure, for sure. But it seems like in the Judeo-Christian worldview. In fact, we might even say this in the traditional religious worldview, worship always involves a sacrifice.
And so I can praise God and that could be my sacrifice of praise. Yeah, humble heart could be offered to God. That can be a sacrifice. Okay, so maybe that's a kind of worship. So I'm not gonna, that's why I'm not gonna die on this hill is what I'm trying to say. But when it comes to worship, God has given us a sacrifice. It's the sacrifice of himself. We know this, at the Last Supper, Jesus, instead of offering the Passover lamb, offers himself. saying, take this all of you and eat of it. This is my body given for you. Take his chalice filled with wine, says take this all of you and drink from it. This is the chalice of my blood, the blood of the new and eternal covenant, which will be poured out for the forgiveness of sins.
Do this in memory of me. And then what happens the next day, he offers that body, he offers that blood.
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