Michael Thomas Schmitz was born on December 14,1974 and is an American Catholic priest, speaker, author, and podcaster.
11 Facts About Mike Schmitz
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Mike Schmitz serves as director of youth and young adult ministry in the Diocese of Duluth and Newman Center chaplain at the University of Minnesota Duluth.
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Mike Schmitz is most notable for his social media presence, including YouTube videos and The Bible in a Year podcast produced by Ascension Press.
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Mike Schmitz was born in the Oak Park neighborhood of Chicago, where his father attended medical school.
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Mike Schmitz is of Irish and German descent; his paternal grandmother comes from County Cork.
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Mike Schmitz was baptized on March 1,1975 at the Church of the Assumption, Richfield, Minnesota.
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Mike Schmitz attended St Francis of the Lakes Catholic School for elementary school, Brainerd High School, and St John's University, where he majored in Theology.
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Mike Schmitz is currently the director of youth and young adult ministry for the diocese as well as the Newman Center chaplain at the University of Minnesota Duluth.
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Since 2015, Mike Schmitz has been the host of Ascension Presents, a YouTube series produced by Ascension Press offering Catholic perspectives on cultural and societal issues.
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Mike Schmitz was the keynote speaker at the 2022 March for Life rally, an annual pro-life event in Washington, DC.
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The format is similar to The Bible in a Year, consisting of 365 daily episodes where Mike Schmitz reads and discusses sections of the Catechism, adding in his own prayer and commentary.