Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
What Defines You?
19 Jan 2017
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Whether it’s our reputation as the smartest person in the class or office or a signature beard tha...
Martha or Mary? - Who Should You Be?
12 Jan 2017
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Learning from Your Past
05 Jan 2017
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In this video, Fr. Mike advises us to dwell in the present and bring into this moment what we learne...
The Gospels of Grace and Nature
01 Jan 2017
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Fr. Mike’s popular Ascension Presents video series in audio form.
Season for Everything
22 Dec 2016
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The Church in its great wisdom has designed the liturgical calendar with the human spirit in mind. I...
The Immaculate Conception Explained
18 Dec 2016
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Did you know that Mary actually knew her child would save the world? In fact, she was saved around f...
Waiting for Christmas
15 Dec 2016
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Sometimes when God tells us to wait he wants us to actively receive his grace for that moment. This ...
Advent- More than a Chocolate Calendar
01 Dec 2016
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What does Advent mean to you? A time to put the lights up, gift shop, and eat chocolate? Or is it so...
The Cure for Entitlement
29 Nov 2016
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G.K. Chesterton said “thanks are the highest form of thought, and gratitude is happiness doubled b...
Spiritual Blind Spots
05 Nov 2016
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Fr. Mike Schmitz shines light on the blind spots in our spiritual life and points out that sometimes...
The Power of Prayer
03 Nov 2016
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Fr. Mike lays down the reasons we should pray and gives a few spot-on examples of how real life refl...
How to Avoid Being Ungrateful
22 Oct 2016
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Fr. Mike Schmitz reminds us to appreciate our blessings while we have them, rather than complaining ...
Does God Love Some People More Than Others?
15 Sep 2016
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Fr. Mike’s answer to this question may make you think differently about God’s love. He helps to ...
Hope in the Face of Suicide
07 Jul 2016
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With the way our culture disregards life sometimes, it is easy for the question “Is life worth liv...
Save Yourself from Helplessness
09 Jun 2016
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When life throws challenge after challenge at us, it is easy to just give in and think we are helple...
I Ain't Afraid of No Ghosts!
21 Apr 2016
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The mere thought of ghosts can give us goose bumps sometimes, but there are still moments when we th...
4 Reasons for Fasting
18 Feb 2016
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The Significance of Ash Wednesday
10 Feb 2016
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They may just be ashes, but Fr. Mike points out that what they represent goes far beyond mere dust o...
Lucifer, the Trinity, and Leisurely Sundays
28 Jan 2016
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Fr. Mike Schmitz tackles several tough questions from his listeners, like “Who became the new ligh...
I'm Sorry Versus Thank You
21 Jan 2016
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When we inconvenience someone, we may feel like we are in their debt. If so, Fr. Mike Schmitz encour...
Ways to Read the Bible
14 Jan 2016
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Maybe you used to read the Bible for inspiration, for its great stories, or for answers to the big q...
Did the Church Ever Sell Indulgences?
07 Jan 2016
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When we think of indulgences, many of us think of an outdated and unfair Church practice that aliena...
Why God Loves You
29 Dec 2015
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Fr. Mike Schmitz offers a relieving truth about God's paradoxical love for us, how he loves us: not ...
Influencing the World
16 Dec 2015
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Everyone has influence over someone. If we are striving to be great saints, then the people we influ...
Making a Good Confession
10 Dec 2015
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If you have ever wondered how to make a good confession, Fr. Mike Schmitz offers four powerful ways...
What's Your Bedtime?
03 Dec 2015
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What if today's attempts to be productive deprive us of the sleep we need to function tomorrow? Fr. ...
Thanksgiving Special- Squanto
25 Nov 2015
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In this special Thanksgiving episode, Fr. Mike Schmitz offers different perspectives on the story of...
No Spiritual Director- No Problem!
16 Nov 2015
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Fr. Mike Schmitz offers resources for those who want spiritual direction but can’t find a spiritua...
Getting a Spiritual Director
12 Nov 2015
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Have you ever thought you might like a spiritual director, but you don't actually know where to begi...
All Saints Day Pep Talk
29 Oct 2015
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What does a triathlon have to do with the Communion of Saints? Fr. Mike Schmitz draws parallels betw...
The Greatest Surprise- Jesus' Second Coming
15 Oct 2015
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When Christ comes again, will it be a great surprise, or will it be more like an unwelcome Halloween...
Do Catholics Follow All Those Weird Old Testament Laws?
08 Oct 2015
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Fr. Mike Schmitz explains why Christians are called to follow some laws of the Old Testament and not...
Padre Pio's Secret to Holiness
01 Oct 2015
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What is the true sign of sainthood? Fr. Mike Schmitz explains why it’s not the stigmata or the abi...
Overwhelmed?
17 Sep 2015
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Father Mike Schmitz tells us what you can do when you’re overwhelmed. Sharing the advice of engine...
Ashley Madison & Crushes on Other People
10 Sep 2015
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Ascension Presents’ Father Mike Schmitz breaks down the strong emotions behind the Ashley Madison ...
Did God Change?
03 Sep 2015
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Father Mike Schmitz explains why God focuses on justice in the Old Testament and then shows his merc...
What Does God Want Me To Do?
27 Aug 2015
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Father Mike Schmitz directs us to the story of Israel’s desert wanderings in the Old Testament and...
Captain America-Superheroes Analyzed
20 Aug 2015
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Why Captain America is a true Christian superhero.
Acceptance
15 Aug 2015
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Father Mike Schmitz discusses the personal renewal that can come from accepting the hardships, trage...
TV-MA- America's Addiction
07 Aug 2015
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Father Mike discusses why our culture is addicted to "mature" content on television. This addiction ...
Learning from Judas
23 Jul 2015
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What if Judas chose to share his true intentions with one of the other apostles? Instead, he kept hi...
Heaven: You're Not Good Enough (and why that's okay)
15 Jul 2015
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If getting to heaven were anything like getting into the Olympics, no one would make it. None of us ...
Forgiveness
09 Jul 2015
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Father Mike Schmitz teaches us that forgiveness is rooted in justice. It doesn’t forget or ignore ...
What's My Vocation?
02 Jul 2015
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In this episode, Father Mike Schmitz gives some direction that can lead to an answer for ourselves o...
Batman V Superman Anticipation
25 Jun 2015
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Today, we tend to bring down our heroes to a more ordinary, human level, and make them less worthy o...
Time to Pray
18 Jun 2015
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Father Mike Schmitz points out how oftentimes the issue is not whether we have time to pray but whet...
Bruce Jenner & the Transgender Question
11 Jun 2015
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Commenting on the recent Bruce Jenner “gender reassignment” issue, Father Mike Schmitz discusses...
Bears. Beats. Battlestar Galactica.
21 May 2015
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Father Mike discusses how unwanted thoughts and temptations come and go, like a bear that intrudes u...
Fr. Mike Reviews the Avengers 2
14 May 2015
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Father Mike offers a reflection on Avengers: Age of Ultron. Totalitarian governments tried to protec...