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
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07/04/21 "Ruined"
July 5th, 2021 | 15 mins 31 secs
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Homily from the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The beauty is in the broken. Surrendered to God, our weakness is more than replaced and more than erased: they are redeemed.
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06/27/21 Everyday Courage: Plan B
June 28th, 2021 | 22 mins 15 secs
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Homily from the Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Love requires risk. Risk requires courage.
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06/20/21 Everyday Courage: Into the Storm
June 21st, 2021 | 18 mins 29 secs
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Homily from the Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time. There are times when we do everything God has asked us to do…and we still find ourselves in the midst of a storm. In those moments, we are called to run into the storm, confident that God is in the storm.
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06/13/21 Everyday Courage
June 14th, 2021 | 19 mins 55 secs
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Homily from the Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time. Everyday courage simply does what is necessary. Courage is not merely needed for the big moments of life, but is required for each moment of a life well-lived.
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06/06/21 The Crisis of Love
June 7th, 2021 | 18 mins 4 secs
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Homily from The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ. Do we lack faith? Or do we lack love? Most people who call themselves Catholic do not believe one of the most central and most powerful teaching in the Church.
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05/30/21 Secret Identity
May 31st, 2021 | 16 mins 37 secs
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Homily from the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity. What is God's deepest secret? What is yours? What we are is shaped and revealed by what we choose. Who we are is established by relationships.
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05/23/21 Kingdom Gifts
May 23rd, 2021 | 16 mins 43 secs
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Homily from Pentecost Sunday. At Pentecost, the disciples received the Holy Spirit and the subsequent gifts of the Holy Spirit. If we were given these gifts, we could also glorify the Father and change the world…but would we?
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05/16/21 You Will Be Martyrs
May 17th, 2021 | 17 mins 39 secs
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Homily from the Mass of the Ascension of the Lord. Jesus doesn't call us to simply be "nice people." Jesus promises to send the Holy Spirit so that we can be more than we are now...so that we can do more than we can do now.
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05/09/21 Spark Joy
May 10th, 2021 | 19 mins 14 secs
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Homily from the Sixth Sunday of Easter. Joy is rooted in confidence and comes as a consequence. We can choose joy only insofar as we can choose the source of our joy.
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05/02/21 Love Limits You
May 3rd, 2021 | 18 mins 17 secs
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Homily from the Fifth Sunday of Easter. Practice making the promise. We find ourselves always moving and never done. We have so many options that we experience decision paralysis and subsequent decision dissatisfaction. But we are made for a full life. A
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04/25/21 Inclusive Love/Exclusive Claim
April 26th, 2021 | 20 mins 15 secs
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Homily from the Fourth Sunday of Easter. Inclusive means neither passive nor permissive. To be included is an incredible gift. The Church is as inclusive as God’s love. And yet, Jesus is also exclusive in His claim.
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04/18/21 To Be A Witness
April 19th, 2021 | 17 mins
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Homily from the Third Sunday of Easter. It is possible to say "I believe" and not be a witness. But it is also possible to not see a miracle and still bear witness to Christ by how we live, what we choose, and what we love.
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04/11/21 Scar Stories
April 12th, 2021 | 18 mins 55 secs
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Homily from the Sunday of Divine Mercy. Virtually everyone has scars. And every scar has a story. Scars are reminders of our past...they are reminders that won’t go away. And Jesus has kept His wounds in order to help us to never forget His story.
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04/04/21 Ellipsis
April 4th, 2021 | 16 mins 30 secs
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Homily from the Mass of the Resurrection of Our Lord. The death of Christ was thought to be final. But it wasn't the end...it was just the beginning.
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04/02/21 Gallicantu
April 2nd, 2021 | 7 mins 34 secs
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Homily from Good Friday of the Lord's Passion. Peter told Jesus that he would die for Him. And he meant it. He just wasn’t ready at the right time.
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04/01/21 Context Matters
April 2nd, 2021 | 22 mins 28 secs
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Homily from the Evening Mass of the Lord's Supper. On the night He was betrayed…He gave. Everything in the Bible leads to the moment of the Last Supper…and leads to every time we are at the Mass.