Sunday Homilies with Fr. Mike Schmitz

Homilies preached by Fr. Mike Schmitz, Chaplain for the University of Minnesota-Duluth Newman Catholic Campus Ministry and host of The Bible in a Year.

About the show

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

  • 03/13/22 Last Words: The Missing Last Word

    March 14th, 2022  |  25 mins 30 secs
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    Homily from the Second Sunday of Lent. Jesus has begged for mercy for all...including the two criminals who were crucified with Him. But they did not both receive mercy. One received mercy and one rejected mercy.

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    03/06/22 Last Words: The First Last Words

    March 7th, 2022  |  18 mins 52 secs
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    Homily from the First Sunday of Lent. The first last words of Jesus reveal not just what, but Who was on His mind in the last moments of His life.

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    02/27/22 Words Disclose

    February 28th, 2022  |  23 mins 11 secs
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    Homily from the Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The words we use are powerful. They can build up and they can destroy. But they can also reveal our character.

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    02/20/22 Nothing to Fear: Vulnerability

    February 21st, 2022  |  20 mins 39 secs
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    Homily from the Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time. Vulnerability is having enough courage and self-possession to let life in. The fear of being vulnerable does not have to define our lives.

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    02/13/22 Nothing to Fear: The Future

    February 14th, 2022  |  20 mins 47 secs
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    Homily from the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time. We are called to do today what prepares us for the challenge of tomorrow.

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    02/06/22 Nothing to Fear: Inadequacy

    February 7th, 2022  |  17 mins 46 secs
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    Homily from the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The fear of being inadequate is the fear that I won't be able to rise to the challenge.

  • 01/30/22 Nothing to Fear: Rejection

    January 31st, 2022  |  21 mins 20 secs
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    Homily from the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Do not sacrifice your identity and integrity on the altar of approval.

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    01/23/22 Know Why

    January 24th, 2022  |  24 mins 45 secs
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    Homily from the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time. Imagine living your entire life and not knowing why.

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    01/16/22 Jesus Changes Things

    January 17th, 2022  |  17 mins 42 secs
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    Homily from the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time. Jesus changes shame into joy.

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    01/09/22 Children of the Father

    January 9th, 2022  |  12 mins 49 secs
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    Homily from the Baptism of the Lord. Jesus changed the water. Now the water changes you. Why was Jesus baptized? Not because He needed it, but because we need it.

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    01/02/22 It's Not About You

    January 2nd, 2022  |  10 mins 9 secs
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    Homily from the Epiphany of the Lord. Worship can help us escape the trap that life is about us.

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    12/26/21 Be Careful

    December 26th, 2021  |  16 mins 40 secs
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    Homily from the Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph. Family is the School of Love. Everyone is part of a family in some way. Be careful with each other.

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    12/25/21 Look Up

    December 25th, 2021  |  19 mins 19 secs
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    Homily from the Nativity of the Lord (Christmas Mass). God is with you on the bathroom floor. We are so distracted by so many things that we need to look up. But sometimes we need to look lower in order to see where God is in our lives.

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    12/19/21 Abounding Love: Love Commits

    December 20th, 2021  |  18 mins 6 secs
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    Homily from the Fourth Sunday of Advent. Love without a commitment remains an illusion. In order to truly grow in love, there needs to be the willingness to make a commitment. And there needs to be the ability to keep a commitment.

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    12/12/21 Abounding Love: Large Hearted

    December 13th, 2021  |  21 mins 29 secs
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    Homily from the Third Sunday of Advent. What we are called to do, we put the least amount of our heart into it. But to be magnanimous, we do even the minimum excellently. Abounding love is focused love.

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    12/08/21 Immaculate Conception

    December 8th, 2021  |  10 mins 2 secs
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    Homily from the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. God gives exactly what is needed for whatever He has called us to.