Sunday Homilies with Fr. Mike Schmitz
Every week, Catholic priest Fr. Mike Schmitz delivers powerful homilies based on the Sunday Mass Scripture readings, inviting you to live more fully as the person God created you to be. Engaging and motivating, these 20-30 minute homilies will help ground your faith, fortify your heart, and transform your life. Fr. Mike Schmitz preaches from Duluth Minnesota, where he serves as the Newman chaplain for University Minnesota Duluth’s Bulldog Catholic campus ministry.
Episodes
Homily from the Fifth Sunday of Easter.
You got to wake up today.
We don't know if we will have enough time to finish, but we do know that we have time to start. We have a tendency to delay, but the only time that we have is now; and since we got to wake up today, we have the chance to say "Now, I begin".
- Mass Readings from April 28, 2024:
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Homily from the Fourth Sunday of Easter.
Stand in the truth and do the next right thing.
Life can easily overwhelm us, leaving us in a place where we feel beaten and in a season of discouragement. But choosing humility and hope...choosing to live the truth and to do the next right thing...is the key to living courageously.
- Mass Readings from April 21, 2024: ...
Homily from the Third Sunday of Easter.
The first step is to stop.
Once we realize that we have to repent...that we are called to "change our minds"...the first step is to stop. To examine what it is that we are thinking and to which thoughts, sins, and false images of God we have made agreements with. And then to break those agreements in order to say "Now I begin".
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Homily from Divine Mercy Sunday.
Mercy is the love we need the most and deserve the least.
We all want to get what we deserve. We want justice, and God is Just. But there are times when we need something more than justice...there are times when we might deserve justice, but need mercy.
- Mass Readings from April 7, 2024:
- Acts 4...
Homily from Easter Sunday.
Are Jesus and the Mass merely optional...or essential?
We have such full lives and such small hearts that we are relieved when things get cancelled. But, for the things that are neccesary, we would be devasted if we missed them. Who Jesus is to us will determine our response when we are not able to get to Mass or receive the Eucharist.
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Homily from Good Friday.
Jesus won the world in His weakness.
We would like for our Lord to be triumphant in His conquering of sin and death. But the people around Him as He saved the world were largely ignorant, indifferent, or antagonistic. Yet, Jesus won the world through His wounds.
- Mass Readings from March 29, 2024:
- Isa...
Homily from Holy Thursday, the Evening Mass of the Lord's Supper.
We all have unique sadnesses. Jesus enters into all of them.
Holy Thursday is a day that marks the gift of the Priesthood, the Eucharist, Christ's humble service, and the beginning of the Triduum. Today, we reflect on Peter, Judas, and Jesus in their unique sadnesses.
- Mass Readings from March 28, ...
Homily from Palm Sunday.
You are meant to be a part of the story.
As Christians, we know the Story and we believe the Story. We know how God has saved the world by entering into suffering and death. But we are called to more; we are called to participate in the Story. Our apostolate is marked by Acceptance, Access, and Action.
- Mass Readings from March 24, 2024:...
Homily from the Fifth Sunday of Lent.
You don't have to find God's will in this moment and these circumstances...this moment and these circumstances are God's will for you.
The greatest lesson that anyone of us can learn is simple, but it is not always easy: you can trust God in every moment and all circumstances.
- Mass Readings from March 17, 2024:
Homily from the Fourth Sunday of Lent.
We often feel owned by the past or powerless in the present.
Once something is broken, is it really lost forever?
- Mass Readings from March 10, 2024:
- 2 Chronicles 36:14-16, 19-23
- Psalms 137:1-6
- Ephesians 2:4-10 ...
Homily from the Third Sunday of Lent.
The greatest grace is to know the depth of our brokenness and to know the depth of His love.
Father Walter wanted to be like his heroes. We all want to think that we will be strong in the moment of truth. But the actual moment of truth comes after our weakness has been revealed.
- Mass Readings from March 3, 2024:
Homily from the Second Sunday of Lent.
If I know Who, then I can say yes without knowing why.
Do I have any conditions on my response to God? Will I pray or serve or say yes to Him as long as I understand why He is asking?
- Mass Readings from February 25, 2024:
- Genesis 22:1-2, 9-13, 15-18
- P...
Homily from the First Sunday of Lent.
When expectation meets reality, we have a choice.
All of our lives are marked by a certain degree of expectation. But what do we do when we encounter the reality of life? We can choose to either avoid reality or accept reality.
- Mass Readings from February 18, 2024:
- Genesis 9:8-15
Homily from Ash Wednesday.
We hope He sees. We have faith it matters to Him. We do it because He said so.
During Lent, we have the chance to make our lives an act of hope, faith, and love. More than growing in discipline or self-improvement, Lent is a chance to live what we believe by prayer, fasting, and almsgiving.
- Mass Readings from February 14, 2024:
Homily from the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time.
The moments are holy when the moments are His...and the moments are His when the motive is Him.
When something is dedicated, it is transformed. It is elevated and becomes something more. When a moment is dedicated to God, it becomes a holy moment.
- Mass Readings from February 11, 2024:
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Homily from the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time.
You can only share what you have.
Holy moments are shared moments. We share like Jesus (and make moments holy) when we are generous and honest.
- Mass Readings from February 4, 2024::
- Job 7:1-4, 6-7
- Psalms 147:1-6
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Homily from the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time.
The Holy Moment is the present moment.
When we live lives of distraction we cannot live lives of wonder or joy or holiness. Distraction steals life away because it takes us away from the present moment. And the present moment is the only moment that has the potential to be a holy moment.
- Mass Readings from Januar...
Homily from the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time.
Holy moments are ordinary moments reconsidered.
An ordinary life is not an obstacle to a holy life. In fact, every extraordinary life is made up of ordinary moments that we choose to make into holy moments.
- Mass Readings from January 21, 2024:
- Jonah 3:1-5, 10
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Homily from the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time.
God has a claim on your life...and God has a call for your life.
We can often be hesitant to make decisions in life. Not only because we do not want to make the wrong decision, but also because we want to make the best decision. But the point of life is not merely to optimize our happiness. We experience a new freedom and meaning when we realize that our lives are not our own...and we...
Homily from the Epiphany of the Lord.
We give God our best, our heart, and what He has asked for.
As we know, the heart of religion is worship. But we need to put our hearts into worship. We give God our best, our heart, and what God has asked for. Not because He needs anything, but because it is right and just.
- Mass Readings from January 7, 2024:
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