Sunday Homilies with Fr. Mike Schmitz

09/08/19 First Thing First

September 9th, 2019  |  18 mins 25 secs

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Homily from the Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time. Out of everything in life, Jesus has to be first.

09/01/19 Oh, Vanity

September 1st, 2019  |  22 mins 27 secs

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Homily from the Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time. It is easy to think of vanity as nothing more than being conceited or overly concerned about one’s appearance. But the vice of vanity comes at a cost: A person could even find themselves living someone else’s life.

08/25/19 Hope and Discipline

August 26th, 2019  |  13 mins 22 secs

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Homily from the Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time. Discipline is the mark of the mature Christian. We have the confidence that what we do makes a difference. The hope that, even when discipline becomes difficult, the discipline makes a difference.

08/11/19 Living By Faith

August 12th, 2019  |  21 mins 7 secs

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Homily from the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. A disciple is a decision-maker. Faith is more than belief. It “acts”. It can be seen. Our decisions shape our lives, here on earth and in eternity.

07/07/19 Declaration

July 8th, 2019  |  17 mins 15 secs

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Homily from the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. All of Christianity comes down to one question: does God have permission to love you? 

06/30/19 We'll See

June 30th, 2019  |  19 mins 16 secs

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Homily from the Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Transfer your primary allegiance. When following Jesus, the first things He invites us to give up are safety and control. 

06/09/19 The Peace of Christ

June 10th, 2019  |  17 mins 2 secs

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Homily from Pentecost Sunday. The promised Holy Spirit gives many gifts, but few are more powerful and profound than the Spirit’s gift of peace.

05/12/19 #Fail: Failure is Feedback

May 13th, 2019  |  18 mins 51 secs

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Homily from the Fourth Sunday of Easter. Failure either gives us clarity and conviction or course correction. Failure is not final and failure is not fatal.

05/05/19 #Fail: The Only Way to Fail

May 6th, 2019  |  23 mins 56 secs

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Homily from the Third Sunday of Easter. The only way for failure to be final is if you stop. Even sin is not final if you don’t stop. God has a call for you that is not erased by failure.

04/28/19 #Fail: Free to Fail

April 29th, 2019  |  25 mins 59 secs

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Homily from Divine Mercy Sunday. Failure is the one necessary prerequisite for God’s greatest gift. Many people battle with perfectionism. God’s mercy in the midst of failure is His remedy for the fear that failure is the end.

04/14/19 Behind Enemy Lines: Stand

April 14th, 2019  |  23 mins 54 secs

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Homily from Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion. If I live in such a way that I merely follow the crowd, I will find myself praising Jesus on Sunday and crying out for His Crucifixion on Friday.

04/07/19 Behind Enemy Lines: The Father of Lies

April 7th, 2019  |  33 mins 48 secs

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Homily from the Fifth Sunday of Lent. There is no need to fear, but there is a need to fight. Behind enemy lines, we find ourselves in a battle with the Enemy of God. But the Catholic Christian has been given the tools to engage in the fight and thrive with the strength provided by God Himself.

03/31/19 Behind Enemy Lines: Let Go...and Come Inside

April 1st, 2019  |  22 mins 24 secs

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03/24/19 Behind Enemy Lines: Trust God...and Fight

March 25th, 2019  |  25 mins 43 secs

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Homily from the Third Sunday of Lent. Trained in trust...strengthened through struggle. God gives us the chance to grow in trust of Him and His love…and He allows us to grow stronger in our ability to walk as His children.

03/17/19 Behind Enemy Lines: My Own Worst Enemy

March 18th, 2019  |  22 mins 35 secs

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Homily from the Second Sunday of Lent. You have to know yourself to say no to yourself. We are in a battle, but our primary enemy is closer than we might like to imagine.

03/06/19 Behind Enemy Lines: Isolated and Disoriented

March 7th, 2019  |  19 mins 10 secs

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Homily from Ash Wednesday. Even when things are obviously broken, we can pretend that they will “fix themselves.” But Lent reminds us that we are in a battle that won’t be won unless we are ready to engage the enemy who will attack us like our Lord was attacked in the wilderness...behind enemy lines.