Fr. Mike is the director of Youth and Young Adult Ministry for the Diocese of Duluth. He also serves as the chaplain for the Newman Catholic Campus Ministry at the University of Minnesota-Duluth. You can access Fr. Mike's homilies at umdcatholic.org or on iTunes.
When you clean and organize a room, you have to ask one very important question first: what is this room for? Once you can...
"I don't... think... I'm prideful...?" Great! If you examine your actions and intentions and you don't detect any obvious...
God never ignores us, but sometimes we simply can’t hear him due to all of the distractions in our life. That’s why Fr. Mike...
Jesus asked the crippled man at the pool of Bethesda, “Do you want to be well?” It seems like an obvious question, but—as Fr....
Playing a video game called Injustice helps Fr. Mike explain the real answer to why God allows suffering. In Injustice,...
Fr. Mike knows the tricks we can play on ourselves when it comes to picking something for Lent. So he gives a straightforward...
If it feels like God isn't answering your prayers, that can be disheartening. But it can also be devastating. Today, Fr....
What is the best way to prepare for the season of Advent? You’re free to do what you know will help you prepare for Christmas...
Mary and Her Immaculate Conception Truly loving Mary will never lessen our faith in God, or take attention away from Christ....
Stepping into Advent What does Advent mean to you? A time to put the lights up, gift shop, and eat chocolate? Or is it...
God wants our brokenness. He wants everything that makes us imperfect in the eyes of the world. In this video, Fr. Mike...
At a glance, you may look at friendship and say it’s not necessary for day-to-day life. It’s just “nice to have.” And the truth...
If we put on a mask when we come to God in prayer, how can he love that fake version of us? In this week’s video from Fr. Mike,...
How many real friends do you have? Honestly, many people we call friends would probably better qualify as pals or buddies. The...
Getting Closer to God When you're first growing in prayer and developing your relationship with Jesus, it is worth the...
When was the last time you told God “thank you”? We live in an extremely hectic world, full of distractions,...
How we spend our time is one of the most valuable decisions we make, because time is one thing we can never get back once it’s...
There’s an old saying, “Why put off until tomorrow what you could do today?” Our culture’s "seize-the-day" mentality can be a...
Signs are often tricky and fuzzy. They’re not always such a good tool for helping you make a decision. Let’s be honest: we...
What do you do when you don’t have the desire to pray? Today Fr. Mike encourages and challenges us to ask God to give us...
So... Why do we practice Lent? What’s the real connection between the Israelites’ forty years in the desert and the...
How can we prepare our hearts to make the most of Lent? In this video, Fr. Mike explains how prayer, fasting, and...
Let's talk about exercise! Today Fr. Mike challenges us to re-evaluate the way we treat and view our bodies as well as to...
When you are struggling to forgive yourself As Catholics, we believe in the forgiveness of our sins through the graces of...
The age-old question: why do I need to pray?
Don’t Let The Important Moments Pass You By Saint Teresa of Calcutta once said, "We cannot all do great things. But we...
Running the Spiritual Race What does a triathlon have to do with the Communion of Saints? Fr. Mike Schmitz draws...
Why Does God Need Us to Worship Him? God is an infinite, perfect, communion of persons, responsible for the intentional...
Fr. Mike With Ascension Presents You may have seen the movie Rudy. Its eponymous protagonist is a not-so-athletic college...
Do you ver feel like your worst comes out when you get with your family? Even if you think you’ve gotten more patient, kind,...