The Fr. Mike Schmitz Catholic Podcast If You're Doing This, It's Not Love (w/ Fr. Mike Schmitz)
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Mar 19, 2026 A reflection on what truly counts as love and how it can be distorted. Discussion of Genesis' threefold human calling: work, rest, and communal love. Exploration of using others versus indifference and how both deny human dignity. References to C.S. Lewis and John Paul II on seeing each person as made in God's image. A call to practice chastity as daily affirmation of worth.
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Made For Love Labor And Leisure
- Humans are made for labor, leisure, and most importantly to share in God's identity as an 'eternal exchange of love'.
- Fr. Mike ties Genesis 1–2 and the Catechism to show love is not just action but our deepest identity as image-bearers.
Sin Twists Love Into Use
- The Fall introduced distortions so our call to love now gets twisted into either using others or being indifferent to them.
- Fr. Mike explains 'use' as seeing someone's value only for what they give you, including lust, manipulation, or theft.
Indifference As A Hidden Distortion
- Indifference is the other major distortion: not seeing or acknowledging another's dignity and existence at all.
- Fr. Mike contrasts use (taking what you value) with indifference (passing by and pretending someone doesn't exist).