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 Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.
It is possible to live the rest of your life with no more bad days.
Life can be so overwhelmingly difficult and challenging. But challenge and suffering can and do change us; they can break us down or they can change us. Not only that, but every challenge can be united to Christ and can change lives.
Mass Readings from July 12, 2026: Isaiah 55:10-11 Psalm 65:10, 11, 12-13, 14Romans...Homily from the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Citizens must live with conviction, responsibility, and courage.
On the 250th anniversary of our nation, it is a moment to stop and reflect on our identity. Are we "subjects" or are we "citizens"? Are we "American Catholics" or are we "Catholics who are citizens of America"? And what would it be to live as a citizen without the virtue of patriotism?
Mass Readings from July 5, 20...Homily from the Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
The necessary risk we must take.
Jesus calls us to love Him first. To place Him ahead of every other goal or desire in our lives. In order to answer the question "What are you living for?", we have to take the risk of knowing what we are NOT living for.
Mass Readings from June 28, 2026:2 Kings 4:8-11, 14-16a Psalm 89:2-3, 16-17, 18-19Romans 6:3-4, 8-11Matthew 10:37-42
Homily from the Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time.
We will need Humility and Hope.
The moment will come when we will all stand before the Good and Holy God in judgment. This truth can fill us with fear, but there are two virtues we need more powerful than fear: humility and hope.
Mass Readings from June 21, 2026: Jeremiah 20:10-13 Psalm 69:8-10, 14, 17, 33-35Romans 5:12-15Matthew 10:26-33
Homily from the Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time.
Precisely as strong as it needs to be.
When Jesus sends out His Apostles in His Name, He also gives them all of the strength and ability that they are going to need. He continues to give us the same: precisely the strength that we need at every moment.
Mass Readings from June 14, 2026: Exodus 19:2-6 Psalm 100:1-2, 3, 5Romans 5:6-11Matthew 9:36—10:8
Homily from the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi).
To have the Real Presence in the Eucharist, one needs the Apostolic priesthood.
Corpus Christi is an important feast for an important Reality. We know that Jesus was clear when He taught about His Body and Blood in the Eucharist...yet this true Presence requires the true ministerial priesthood that Jesus established with His Apostles. Christ's fol...
Homily from the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity.
God is not a problem to solve, but One to be trusted.
The Holy Trinity is the term that we use to try and convey the Mystery of Who God ultimately is. But no definition will suffice. And no explanation could possibly capture God's fullness. God is simply beyond anything that we can conceive of or imagine...but He has revealed Himself and called us into relationship with Him. Even ...
Homily from Pentecost Sunday.
God always answers our prayers, but our prayers do not control or convince Him.
We can say that "prayer works", but we must be very careful to know what we mean if we were to utter such words.
Mass Readings from May 24, 2026: Acts 2:1-11 Psalm 104:1, 24, 29-30, 31, 341 Corinthians 12:3b-7, 12-13John 20:19-23
Homily from the Ascension of the Lord.
"It is better for you that I go...". Is that true?
Jesus told His apostles that it was better for them that He ascended to the Father; that it was better for them if He left them. But why?
Mass Readings from May 17, 2026: Acts 1:1-11 Psalm 47:2-3, 6-9Ephesians 1:17-23Matthew 28:16-20
Homily from the Sixth Sunday of Easter.
Hope that is not tested is hope that cannot be trusted.
How do we grow in hope? Saint Paul tells us: through affliction that leads to a new level of trust in the God who loves us.
Mass Readings from May 10, 2026: Acts 8:5-8, 14-17 Psalm 66:1-3, 4-7, 16, 201 Peter 3:15-18John 14:15-21
Homily from the Fifth Sunday of Easter.
What is this in light of eternity?
Our perspective either helps us see things clearly or muddies the waters. The only way forward is perspective, and not just any perspective, eternal perspective. Without eternal perspective, our hearts will never find rest and we will always be searching for our true purpose.
Mass Readings from May 3, 2026: Acts 6:1-7 Psalm 33:1-2, 4-5, 18-191 Peter 2:4-9J...
Homily from the Fourth Sunday of Easter.
There is no perfect road. There is only the next right road.
There are many things that we might end up regretting in the course of our lives. But the most important thing is to keep our eyes on Jesus and our ears attuned to the sound of His voice; to listen to Him, stay close to Him, and follow Him.
Mass Readings from April 26, 2026: Acts 2:14, 36-41 Psalm 23: 1-3, 3-61 Peter 2:20-25John 1...
Homily from the Third Sunday of Easter.
The Enemy wants to steal your heart. The Lord wants to give you His.
It is possible to know the truth; the truth about the Resurrection, the truth about Christianity, the truth about Jesus...and still struggle. It is possible to know and wrestle to have the courage it requires to continue on. Courage is necessary. Heart is necessary...especially in the battle of discouragement.
Mass Readings ...Homily from Divine Mercy Sunday.
It’s not about your first or last confession. It’s about your next one.
The Christian life doesn’t end with a first confession, baptism, or Easter moment, it continues through the next step. What keeps love alive is not looking back, but continually returning to Christ through confession, mercy, and grace. Each “next” encounter with Jesus strengthens faith and guards ag...
Homily from Easter Sunday.
Everything given and taken is restored.
Jesus did not rise from the dead to merely prove a point. He rose so that all could be restored. Everything we give to Him...everything we allow Him to take...all of it can be restored.
Mass Readings from April 5, 2026: Acts 10:34,37-43 Psalms 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23Colossians 3:1-4John 20:1-9
Homily from Good Friday.
A king without His armor.
At the end of our lives, there are no defenses. At the end of Christ's life, He clings to no defenses. He has poured it all out, and all is taken from Him. All that is left is the Man Himself. At the end of our lives, we will only be left with our heart...everything else is taken.
Mass Readings from April 3, 2026: Isaiah 52:13—53:12 Psalm 31:2, 6, 12-13, 15-16, 17, 25Hebrews ...Homily from Holy Thursday.
Jesus knew. And He still gave everything.
At the end of Lent, we realize that we have been called to give. To give our time and attention to God in prayer. To give up things in fasting. To give help to those in need. Jesus gives at the Last Supper. He gives everything...fully knowing the truth of the people for whom He gives everything.
Mass Readings from April 2, 2026: Exodus 12:1-8, 11-14 Psalm 116:12-1...Homily from Palm Sunday.
It is not my fault, but it is my responsibility.
When there is something that we like, we are quick to claim it. When there is something we don't like, we are quick to claim it is not our fault. But our story must end with our becoming like the Father...and the Father bears the marker of adulthood: The Cross.
Mass Readings from March 29, 2026: Isaiah 50:4-7 Psalm 22:8-9, 17-20, 23-24Philippians 2:6-11Mat...
Homily from the Fifth Sunday of Lent.
Life AFTER his life WITH.
Some great stories tell us an important piece of information: where are they now? In our autobiography, after we have experienced "the return"; after we have experienced grace, how do we live? What does our "bonus chapter" look like? What is in our Epilogue?
Mass Readings from March 22, 2026: Ezekiel 37:12-14 Psalm 130:1-8Romans 8:8-11John 11:1-45
Homily from the Fourth Sunday of Lent
At the end of the story, who will you be?
What you seek shapes what you see. Look for hope. Look for joy. Look for goodness. The things you train your eyes to notice will shape the person you become. At the end of the story, who will you be?
Mass Readings from March 15, 2026: 1 Samuel 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a Psalm 23: 1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6Ephesians 5:8-14John 9:1-41
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