Set Apart: Living for Heaven Here on Earth teaches Catholics how to live like Christ amidst a broken world.
As the latest addition to The Sunday Homilies with Fr. Mike Schmitz Collection, Ascension has released Set Apart: Living for Heaven Here on Earth, a book for Catholics of all ages who want to grow in living their Catholic Faith confidently, unapologetically, and with purpose as they strive toward heaven.
Written by Fr. Mike Schmitz, chaplain at the University of Minnesota Duluth and host of the chart-topping podcast The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)® and The Catechism in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz), this book reminds Catholics that they were made for heaven and do not need to settle for the things of this world.
The easy-to-digest book features transcripts of Fr. Mike’s homilies, and with “Reflect,” “Pray,” and “Act” sections following each chapter, readers are given more opportunities to understand the wisdom of Fr. Mike and apply it to their own lives.
Fr. Mike comments on our identity as Catholics in his challenge for readers as they move through Set Apart: “You have been sanctified, you already are holy, and you already have been set apart for a purpose. Now, you just have to answer the question, ‘Am I going to live on purpose?’”
Set Apart: Living for Heaven Here on Earth is part of The Sunday Homilies with Fr. Mike Schmitz Collection. By assisting Catholics in living a more authentically Catholic life, it is the perfect addition to the other 6 books in the collection: Come to the Altar: Worshiping God with Your Whole Heart, It’s Personal: Cultivating Your Relationship with God, Untroubled by the Unknown: Trusting God in Every Moment, Ordinary Time: Finding Purpose in Everyday Life, What’s Next? Surrendering Your Plans to Jesus, and Are You Saved? The Catholic Understanding of Salvation.
Set Apart: Living for Heaven Here on Earth is available at www.AscensionPress.com.
About the Author
Fr. Mike Schmitz, a Catholic priest and evangelist well known for his social media videos and podcasts, hosted the 2021 breakout podcast The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)®, which became the #1 podcast on the Apple charts after its January 2021 launch, and is the most popular Catholic podcast of all time.
Fr. Mike was the host of the 2023 daily podcast The Catechism in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz), which guides listeners through the entire Catechism of the Catholic Church, providing explanation, insight, and encouragement along the way.
For the impact of The Bible in a Year podcast, Fr. Mike was recognized as one of Our Sunday Visitor’s 2021 Catholics of the Year as well as a recipient of the 2022 Cardinal John P. Foley Award for excellence and innovation in Catholic storytelling.
Fr. Mike is the director of Youth and Young Adult Ministry for the Diocese of Duluth as well as the chaplain for the Newman Center at the University of Minnesota-Duluth. Fr. Mike attended St. Paul Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota, and was ordained for the Diocese of Duluth in 2003.
About Ascension
Ascension is a multimedia network and the leader in Catholic faith formation and digital content. Over the past 25 years, Ascension has helped nurture the faith of more than 10 million Catholics through award-winning books, the chart-topping Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)® podcast, more than 50 unique faith formation programs, and Ascension Presents, which hosts one of the largest Catholic YouTube channels in English.
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