Jun 10, 2019
In this episode of the Abiding Together Podcast, we had the pleasure of interviewing Fr. Mike Schmitz! Fr. Mike is a wonderful speaker and evangelist, but more than that, he is a beautiful witness of what it looks like to be a spiritual father. We discuss spiritual fatherhood in the priesthood and some of the stumbling blocks in our relationship with God the Father. We also discuss what restored masculinity and the family looks like.
One Thing We Love this Week
Sister Miriam’s one thing - The book The Life Model: Living from the Heart Jesus Gave
You
Michelle’s one thing - Summer hospitality and potlucks!
Heather’s one thing - The music video for “Fall
On Me” by Andrea and Matteo Bocelli
Fr. Mike’s One things - Boys Adrift by Leonard Sax and The Heart of
Perfection by Colleen Campbell
Discussion Questions
Do you feel like you can trust God? What makes you distrust his
heart at times?
What is your experience of fatherhood in your life? How has this
impacted your relationship with God the Father positively or
negatively?
What does a rebirth or renaissance of the family look like in our
world today?
Journal Questions
Sit with the words, as if said from God the Father, “I am proud of
you”. What stirs in your heart?
Who in your life has revealed the heart of God the Father to
you?
In what areas do you need to experience restoration in your
relationship with your earthly father and with God the Father?
Quote to Ponder
“I know I can trust God the Father as my dad” - Fr. Mike
Schmitz
Scripture for Lectio Divina - 1 John 3:1
“See what love the Father has given us, that we should be called
children of God; and that is what we are.”