Mike Schmitz

For the American politician, see Mike Schmitz (politician).
The Reverend Father

Mike Schmitz
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDuluth
Orders
OrdinationJune 6, 2003
by Dennis Marion Schnurr
Personal details
Born
Michael Thomas Schmitz

(1974-12-14) December 14, 1974 (age 49)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
DenominationCatholicism
Alma mater
Ordination history of
Mike Schmitz
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained byDennis Marion Schnurr (Duluth)
DateJune 6, 2003
PlaceCathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary, Duluth, Minnesota
Source(s):[1]

Michael Thomas Schmitz[2] (born December 14, 1974)[3] is an American Catholic priest, speaker, author, and podcaster.

The Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministries in the Diocese of Duluth, Minnesota,[4][5] Schmitz is most notable for his social media presence, which mainly consist of his YouTube videos[6][7][8] and The Bible in a Year podcast, both of which are produced by the Catholic publisher Ascension Press.[9][10] Schmitz is a public speaker and makes speeches at Catholic events such as the Fellowship of Catholic University Students leadership summit.[11]

  1. ^ "Priest Jubilees – June 2018". The Northern Cross. Roman Catholic Diocese of Duluth. Archived from the original on July 6, 2020. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
  2. ^ "Fr. Mike Schmitz: "Lent + Q & A"". Youtube. FOCUS Catholic. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Michael Schmitz". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
  4. ^ "Young Adult Ministry". Dioceseduluth.org. Retrieved 2023-08-20.
  5. ^ Sarah Reinhard (2020-01-18). "Discernment 101: Father Mike Schmitz Tackles Decision-Making in Light of God's Will". National Catholic Register. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
  6. ^ Matt Riedl (2020-03-09). "How to be like St. Joseph in a noisy world". Arlington Catholic Herald. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
  7. ^ Carol Zimmermann (2020-03-19). "Lent in the time of coronavirus: More prayer and unexpected penance". Catholic News Service. Archived from the original on March 21, 2020. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
  8. ^ Kristen Bublitz (2020-02-05). "Youtube priest shares vocation journey discernment tips in interview with Sun". The Catholic Sun. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
  9. ^ "Video series for Year of Mercy". Catholic Herald. Diocese of Superior. 18 December 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  10. ^ York, Will Pavia, New. "Catholic priest Father Mike Schmitz's daily podcast of the Bible tops the digital audio charts". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2022-12-26.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ Burkepile, Jacqueline (15 February 2016). "Father Mike Schmitz: Live for Jesus". National Catholic Register. Archived from the original on 6 April 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2016.