About Fr. Mike Schmitz

Father Mike Schmitz is the chaplain for Newman Catholic Campus Ministries at the University of Minnesota Duluth. He also serves as the Director of the Office of Youth Ministry for the Diocese of Duluth.

Old Testament Laws

Why don’t we follow all of the laws of the Bible? Like, what about Old Testament dietary laws, or going to synagogue on Saturday, or laws about stoning someone if they commit adultery?

By |2025-01-07T20:52:48+00:00March 24, 2016|Ask Fr. Mike|Comments Off on Old Testament Laws

Married Without Children

I heard that a couple has to want to have kids in order to get married in the Catholic Church. My fiancé and I don’t, why won’t the Church let us marry each other?

By |2025-01-07T20:52:48+00:00January 15, 2016|Ask Fr. Mike|Comments Off on Married Without Children