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EPISODE · Jun 25, 2026 · 53 MIN

Overcoming The Lies of The Enemy- With Fr. Mike Schmitz

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Fr. Mike Schmitz who has led millions of people through the Bible in a Year, and The Exorcist Files finally had their moment. We dove into the lies that so many of us are beholden to, and what we can do to overcome them.Thank you to our sponsors!Get $35 off your first box of wild-caught, sustainable seafood—delivered right to your door. Go to: https://www.wildalaskan.com/EXFILES.Magnesium, multiplied. 10 forms for total support. Go to https://qualialife.com/EXFILES to get 50% off and save an extra 15% with the code EXFILES.Exodus90- Head to Exodus90.com/exfiles and start your 14 day free trial. Seek the Lord...see what happens!Fountofgrace.com- Use our code EXFILES for $15 off your purchase.Want to support the show? Sign up for the Vault here and get the show ad free and early!Check out the Born Again Identity- with Fr. Gregory Pine. Want to figure out life with God? What you're made to do? What to do about it? Listen/watch now!00:00:00  Solomon's trap  |  How exceptional performance can coexist with quiet soul loss.00:00:33  Ryan's rap intro  |  The rhyming welcome for 'the friar of Fargo, the hermit of Herman Town.'00:02:14  Obedience as freedom  |  Why Father Mike has never asked himself if he likes living in Duluth.00:04:18  What Protestants get right  |  Matt Maher, Scripture in the room, and a Catholic priest's honest appreciation.00:07:36  The right balance  |  Awareness without preoccupation. Why God winning is never in doubt.00:09:26  Three weapons from the confessional  |  What years of hearing confessions reveal about how spiritual defeat happens.00:11:11  Weapon 1: The flesh  |  Pornography's three A's and what this generation's battle requires.00:13:13  Weapon 2: Discouragement  |  The flip side of pride and the move that keeps you from approaching God.00:22:19  The 'I'll never' myth  |  A recovering alcoholic priest and the sleeping bag in his car.00:24:45  Solomon's tragedy  |  Built the temple. Wrote Scripture. Lost his soul over the small things.00:27:39  A priest at the judgment seat  |  A near-death account and 12 years lived for the wrong person.00:30:53  The two lies the enemy runs  |  Identity lies and God's identity lies, and how they connect.00:31:51  The wound of fatherlessness  |  John Paul II, the original sin, and why Jesus kept pointing to the Father.00:37:25  The fermentation metaphor  |  Why spiritual maturity cannot be rushed, and what it means to be the reserve.00:43:17  A mother's final question  |  A deathbed conversation about surrender and whether we have given everything.00:49:31  Trade the news feed for the Bible  |  One Protestant pastor, one Lent, and a family that noticed the difference.00:52:45  Closing invitation  |  If you still care, you have not drunk the poison.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Fr. Mike Schmitz who has led millions of people through the Bible in a Year, and The Exorcist Files finally had their moment. We dove into the lies that so many of us are beholden to, and what we can do to overcome them.Thank you to our sponsors!Get $35 off your first box of wild-caught, sustainable seafood—delivered right to your door. Go to: https://www.wildalaskan.com/EXFILES.Magnesium, multiplied. 10 forms for total support. Go to https://qualialife.com/EXFILES to get 50% off and save an extra 15% with the code EXFILES.Exodus90- Head to Exodus90.com/exfiles and start your 14 day free trial. Seek the Lord...see what happens!Fountofgrace.com- Use our code EXFILES for $15 off your purchase.Want to support the show? Sign up for the Vault here and get the show ad free and early!Check out the Born Again Identity- with Fr. Gregory Pine. Want to figure out life with God? What you're made to do? What to do about it? Listen/watch now!00:00:00  Solomon's trap  |  How exceptional performance can coexist with quiet soul loss.00:00:33  Ryan's rap intro  |  The rhyming welcome for 'the friar of Fargo, the hermit of Herman Town.'00:02:14  Obedience as freedom  |  Why Father Mike has never asked himself if he likes living in Duluth.00:04:18  What Protestants get right  |  Matt Maher, Scripture in the room, and a Catholic priest's honest appreciation.00:07:36  The right balance  |  Awareness without preoccupation. Why God winning is never in doubt.00:09:26  Three weapons from the confessional  |  What years of hearing confessions reveal about how spiritual defeat happens.00:11:11  Weapon 1: The flesh  |  Pornography's three A's and what this generation's battle requires.00:13:13  Weapon 2: Discouragement  |  The flip side of pride and the move that keeps you from approaching God.00:22:19  The 'I'll never' myth  |  A recovering alcoholic priest and the sleeping bag in his car.00:24:45  Solomon's tragedy  |  Built the temple. Wrote Scripture. Lost his soul over the small things.00:27:39  A priest at the judgment seat  |  A near-death account and 12 years lived for the wrong person.00:30:53  The two lies the enemy runs  |  Identity lies and God's identity lies, and how they connect.00:31:51  The wound of fatherlessness  |  John Paul II, the original sin, and why Jesus kept pointing to the Father.00:37:25  The fermentation metaphor  |  Why spiritual maturity cannot be rushed, and what it means to be the reserve.00:43:17  A mother's final question  |  A deathbed conversation about surrender and whether we have given everything.00:49:31  Trade the news feed for the Bible  |  One Protestant pastor, one Lent, and a family that noticed the difference.00:52:45  Closing invitation  |  If you still care, you have not drunk the poison. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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