Father Mike Schmitz on Faith, Online Ministry, and Living in a Broken World

The Parables Tour and Texas Faith

• 📌 Father Mike Schmitz is on the Parables Tour, currently at Dickies Arena in Dallas-Fort Worth.
• 💬 He notes that the faith seems to be very alive in Texas, which is why they chose this location for one of their excursions.

Father Mike's Online Ministry

• 🎙️ Since 2007, Father Mike has been involved in extensive online work, currently managing five podcasts.
• 🗓️ His podcasting journey began with a homily/Sunday sermon podcast in '07, followed by a YouTube channel and podcast in 2015.
• 📚 Recent successful ventures include the Bible in a Year podcast (2021) and the Catechism in a Year podcast (2023), with a new podcast launched recently.

Success of Bible in a Year

• 🚀 The Bible in a Year podcast achieved significant success, partly due to its timing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
• 💡 Another key reason for its success is that many people desire to read the Bible and understand its contents, regardless of their current faith.

Experiencing a Broken World

• 🌍 While the world has long been described as broken, Father Mike believes we don't necessarily experience it as more broken now.
• 😔 Instead, we experience the brokenness in different ways, particularly through increased isolation and a sense of being scattered.
• 💔 The loneliness that always existed, perhaps previously mitigated by family and friendships, is now more exposed and felt in new ways.