Want to know what the #1 goal of Lent is? Believe it or not, we don't have to feel the joy of the season to reach it. Instead, we have to focus on living it!

Today, Fr. Mike challenges us to go beyond performing our works of penance for selfish reasons but instead to model our prayer, fasting. and almsgiving in a way that helps us become more like Jesus.  Support The Fr. Mike Schmitz Catholic Podcast

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If you're truly open-minded, you can find some truth in most religions. You can find plenty of goodness and beauty as well. But where is the whole truth of God—the "fullness of truth"?

Fr. Mike makes the case for Catholic Christianity, and why you should settle for nothing less. Support The Fr. Mike Schmitz Catholic Podcast

I Love Being Catholic. Here's Why.

When considering the people of the Old Testament before Jesus's coming, we might ask ourselves: "Are those without the knowledge of Jesus destined for eternal damnation?" 

And what about those who have never had an opportunity in our day and age to hear the name of Jesus and accept faith? "Where do they go when they die?"

Today, Fr. Mike explores these tough questions, drawing on the sacred scriptures and the church's teachings on salvation.  Support The Fr. Mike Schmitz Catholic Podcast

Do You Go to Hell If You’ve Never Heard of Jesus?

Pope John Paul II said that what modern man needs—and is missing—is an "adequate anthropology", or, a full understanding of what it looks like to be human. Over the course of his pontificate, he gave it his best shot using the entirety of scripture, 2,000 years of church teaching, and the latest scientific understandings of the human person.

Today, we call it the Theology of the Body. And it will change the way you look at yourself and your purpose in life.

Fr. Mike Schmitz gives us an introduction to the Theology of the Body and invites us to his 4-part series diving deeper into these incredible mysteries. Sign up for the whole series for FREE here: https://www.ascensionpress.com/tobtalk/ Support The Fr. Mike Schmitz Catholic Podcast

A Theology of Your Body

Have you been confirmed? Have you received the Sacrament of Confirmation yet? Does this mean you're a "grown-up" Catholic now—that you've graduated? Not quite. There's so much more to it than that.

Today, Fr. Mike breaks down the 5 effects that flow from receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation.  Support The Fr. Mike Schmitz Catholic Podcast

The 5 Powerful Effects of the Sacrament of Confirmation

Is there any hope for unity in the United States of America? Fr. Mike gives a resounding "yes". But not over politics or policies—but the principles that our country was founded on.

What's the difference between politics/policies and principles? Fr. Mike has a take that might make you think. Support The Fr. Mike Schmitz Catholic Podcast

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