Many of those working in Catholic parishes and schools have found the growing library of Fr. Mike Schmitz’s videos on Ascension Presents to be an effective resource. As classroom supplements, these videos can make topics come alive for students. They are also great resources for parish ministry; they work as small-group prompts for campus ministry sessions, for confirmation candidates and their parents, for youth group nights, and many others.

Quick Catholic Lessons with Fr. Mike has been designed to work in both parish and school settings and to engage both teens and adults. It features fifteen important topics:

1. Why Be Catholic and Not Just Christian?

2. Motivation to Go to Mass

3. Why Confess My Sins to a Priest?

4. Learning How to Love from the Bible

5. What Is Hope and Why Do You Need It?

6. Is it OK to Judge Someone?

7. What You Should Know About Purgatory

8. Battle of Prayer

9. Three Steps to Unceasing Prayer

10. Mastering Love and Relationships

11. The Meaning of Suffering

12. Mortal vs. Venial Sin

13. Talking About Suicide

14. How to Quit Porn

15. Avoiding Impurity

• The Leader's Guide is a spiral-bound book for leader’s to use, which presents 15 lessons that range from core questions about the Catholic Faith to practical issues on Christian discipleship. Each lesson includes objectives, opening and closing prayers with Scripture, an outline of Fr. Mike’s presentation, objective and subjective discussion questions (with in-depth leader commentary), activity ideas, and journal prompts (includes DVD).
• The Student Workbook provides the space for your teens to enter in and engage with Fr. Mike's presentations, helping to reinforce the lessons given in the videos. It includes multiple-choice questions, prayers, discussion prompts, activities, take home exercises, and more.

Please contact our support team to learn more about Group Progress Reporting and its pricing by emailing support@ascensionpress.com or calling 800-376-0520.