A Message to Cradle Catholics

Become a saint by saying "yes" to God, starting with the Mass. Fr. Mike Schmitz explains why the Eucharist is God's greatest gift and why the saints made it the center of their lives. If we want to become holy, we can't ignore the place where Jesus gives Himself completely to us. ...  Show more

What does Jesus mean when he tells us to “bear fruit”? Fr. Mike Schmitz explains that bearing fruit isn’t simply about being productive or avoiding laziness, it’s about who we are becoming and allowing God to transform our lives. How can you bear fruit today? 

This week Fr. Michael unpacks a theme he sees in the post-Pascha Sunday readings around people saying yes to Jesus immediately vs qualifying the yes or asking follow-up questions before saying yes. He talks about the reasons why we might not say yes right away, and how our hum ...

Do we love the Church? Some of us might struggle with that idea, but Fr. Mike explains that if we are to love and live in accordance with the heart of Jesus, we must love what he loves. Jesus, the bridegroom, loves his bride, the Church, so we must love the Church. We also learn ...  Show more

Are you truly a follower of Christ? Have you let people's opinions stop you from receiving all that God has for you? Has your lack of growth been because of your lack of commitment? Have the stresses of life choked out your faith in God? There's many ways people respon ...

Almost all believers could probably agree that meeting Jesus face to face would most definitely have an effect on our behaviour. But can you imagine openly sinning against him while he's looking right at you? Pastor Ray talks about the ways that we could possibly be doing this mu ...  Show more