What Am I Doing Wrong When I Don’t Feel Close to God? Ask Father Mike This is a great question, and I would like to look at it in two parts. Read More
At The Last Judgment, We Will Know ‘The Story’ Ask Father Mike Thank you for the lesson on the particular judgment, Father. But the person wrote and asked about the Final Judgment. What is that? Read More
Do I Have a Chance of Being the Saint I'm Called to Be? Ask Father Mike I’ve been having a difficult time with the idea that I’m called to be a saint. Read More
Does being Catholic mean you always have to be racing? Ask Father Mike I find that I am so concerned with making sure that I am doing what I am “supposed to be doing” that I rarely have a moment to rest. Read More
Why Am I Terrible at Evangelization? Ask Father Mike I think that I am terrible at evangelization. Read More
How open can I be with people? Ask Father Mike I am wondering how much I can be vulnerable with people. I have been able to tell some key people in my life about struggles of mine, but when can I tell others? Read More
Love in the time of corona Ask Father Mike Masses have been canceled. How are we supposed to survive as Catholics, much less continue to grow and raise our families in the faith? Read More
Is Christianity about relationship, not religion? Ask Father Mike Some of my co-workers seem think that I believe that my religion saves me. Read More
How can ‘curiosity’ be a bad thing? Ask Father Mike I have heard that curiosity can be considered a vice. That doesn’t make any sense to me. Read More
How can I offer correction to family members? Ask Father Mike I have family members who are Catholic, but they openly do not live as Catholics. I don’t know how to offer them correction. Read More
Can we have a sense of humor about God? Ask Father Mike The catechism defines blasphemy as “directly opposed to the second commandment. Read More
Father Michael Schmitz: That document on youth from Pope Francis – worth reading? Ask Father Mike I heard that the pope wrote a document on youth recently. What are the main takeaways? Read More