{"title":"Fr. Mike Schmitz","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"ascension-presents-dot-dot-dot-fr-mike-schmitz","title":"Ascension Presents...Fr. Mike Schmitz","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"ascension\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrimming with charismatic zeal and engaging humor, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.ascensionpress.com\/presenter\/fr-mike-schmitz\/\"\u003eFr. Mike Schmitz\u003c\/a\u003e communicates timeless truths in a profoundly effective way. This DVD contains a selection of eighteen short talks by Fr. Mike is taken from AscensionPresents.com, an innovative and popular online Catholic channel. Ideal for families, youth groups, and young adults, these videos are guaranteed to spark conversation and lively dialogue while moving both the heart and mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSome of the topics included:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOverwhelmed?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat Does God Want Me to Do?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat’s My Vocation?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWill I Ever Find “the One”?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat Constitutes a Practicing Catholic?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAren’t All Churches the Same?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy Does God Let Bad Things Happen?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVenting or Gossiping?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e… and more!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout Fr. Mike Schmitz:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e While serving as a missionary in Central America with the Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity, Fr. Mike Schmitz discerned a vocation to the diocesan priesthood. He was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Duluth in 2003. A regular and in-demand speaker, Fr. Mike is the chaplain for Newman Catholic Campus Ministry at the University of Minnesota–Duluth and director of the Office of Youth Ministry for the Diocese of Duluth. Fr. Mike appears in the Ascension programs Chosen: Your Journey Toward Confirmation and Altaration: The Mystery of the Mass Revealed. Fr. 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What obligations are you taking on when you agree to be a child’s godparent? All these questions and more are addressed in this section.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 4: Raising a Young Catholic \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- Where do you go from here? Now that your child has been baptized in the Catholic Church, and you have promised to raise them in the Faith, how do you go about that? 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Mike Schmitz serves as director of youth and young adult ministry for the Diocese of Duluth and as chaplain for the Newman Catholic Campus Ministry at the University of Minnesota-Duluth. 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