Father Mike Schmitz to take center stage at Radio City Music Hall

On Nov. 16, Father Mike Schmitz will bring Jesus’ parables to one of New York’s most historic venues — Radio City Music Hall.

Schmitz has been traveling around the world on his Parables tour, which focuses on bringing the Gospel message to audiences. The tour focuses on providing impactful messages by using several of Jesus’ parables taught in the New Testament.

“I’ve never been inside Radio City Music Hall and I’m so excited to be able to be there, but when it comes down to it, it’s out there: the people in the 12th row! There are people there to hear the word of God. You can see their faces, and there’s something about that to realize, OK, God wants them. He brought them here. To be entrusted with a bit of that. There’s an exciting part of it, but it’s also humbling,” Schmitz told “ The Good Newsroom .”

He pointed out that while on tour he asks venues to leave the house lights up higher than usual so that the connection between preacher and those gathered can be maintained.

“I need to see their faces. I want to see them because it makes a connection,” he explained.

When discussing the reasoning behind choosing to focus on Jesus’ parables, Schmitz said: “God says, ‘No,…