“Just to be in a room with people who are living on mission — I genuinely mean this — is so honoring,” Fr. Schmitz told approximately 2,000 teachers from Detroit-area Catholic schools during the daylong F.I.R.E. conference April 4. “To work in Catholic schools is to be on mission. Whether that’s behind the front desk, in administration or those who teach in the classrooms, every single day, you go into mission territory.”

The mission of education — particularly Catholic education — isn’t something to take lightly, Fr. Schmitz said.

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Fr. Mike Schmitz reminds local teachers making disciples is their primary mission - Detroit Catholic

2,000 educators from Detroit-area Catholic schools gather at F.I.R.E. conference for a day of prayer, reflection and community