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Should Catholics Practice This Buddhist Principle? (w/ Fr. Mike Schmitz)

📖 Listen to Fr. Mike’s full recording of "The Imitation of Christ" with commentary, available now on the Ascension App! Or check out: https://ascensionpress.com/catholicclassics Fr. Mike Schmitz introduces Thomas à Kempis’ classic, The Imitation of Christ and unpacks its central theme of detachment. He explains how Christian detachment differs from Buddhist detachment. Christian detachment is not indifference or rejection of the world, but rightly ordering our hearts. True detachment means recognizing every gift as belonging to God and being free to use them generously and in love.

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  You’re Going to Die—What to Do in the Meantime (w/ Fr. Mike Schmitz)

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  The Reason God Hasn’t Answered Your Prayer Yet (w/ Fr. Mike Schmitz)

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  God’s Not Asking You to Be Successful (w/ Fr. Mike Schmitz)

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  Maybe I Should Have Said Something…

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  Addressing the FAKE Videos of Me (w/ Fr. Mike Schmitz)

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  Sin, Emotions and Virtue Explained (w/ Fr. Mike Schmitz)

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  Do NOT Receive Communion Until You’ve Seen This (w/ Fr. Mike Schmitz)

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  How Being a Christian Will Affect Your Life (w/ Fr. Mike Schmitz)

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  How to Get Better Friends

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  The Liturgy of the Hours Explained (w/ Fr. Mike Schmitz)

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  Fr. Mike Schmitz Reacts to The Chosen

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  Fr. Mike on the Charlie Kirk Shooting & The Real Cause of Violence

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  How Do People Become Saints? (Fr. Mike Explains the Canonization Process)

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  Introducing Fr. Mike’s New Podcast: “Called”

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  Fr. Mike Reacts to His First Video Ever