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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12/11/22 Closer Than You Think: Be Patient
December 10th, 2022 | 24 mins 52 secs
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Homily from the Third Sunday of Advent. Be patient with the Lord, the process, and yourself. We often find it difficult to wait for things to come to us. During this season of Advent, we can also struggle with the feeling that "nothing is happening". During this time, we need to be reminded that God is closer than we think; He is in each moment and in each step...and remember to be patient.
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12/8/22 Immaculate Conception: Receptivity
December 8th, 2022 | 13 mins 50 secs
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Homily from the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. God always gives what we need to accomplish His will. Mary was preserved from all stain of original sin at the moment of her conception by the merits of her Son's future life, death, and resurrection.
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12/4/22 Closer Than You Think: One Step
December 3rd, 2022 | 25 mins 34 secs
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Homily from the Second Sunday of Advent. So often, there are things that we would like to do "one day". Sometimes those dreams pass us by and we lose nothing. But other times, we must take action otherwise "one day" becomes "never". As Christians, we either Begin or we Begin Again.
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11/27/22 Closer Than You Think: 29 Days
November 26th, 2022 | 24 mins 11 secs
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Homily from the 1st Sunday of Advent. You are made for more than a secondhand relationship with God. If we are willing to beg the Lord to reveal Himself to us...everything could be different in just 29 days.
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11/20/22 A God You Cannot Control
November 19th, 2022 | 22 mins 48 secs
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Homily from the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe.
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11/13/22 Something Other Than God
November 12th, 2022 | 27 mins 45 secs
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The ending of a story reveals what kind of story it is. Regardless of how we start and how we proceed, we can choose to have a tragic story...or we can choose to have a love story. The determining factor is not the amount of sorrow or loss in our lives, but whether we choose God...or choose something other than God.
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11/6/22 Carry the Fire
November 5th, 2022 | 24 mins 5 secs
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Homily from the Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time.
The things one needs to die well are the same things one needs to live well.
As we walk through life, we will all walk into darkness and sufferng and pain. We can still walk in hope, courage, and perseverance. We can be the kind of people who can carry the fire into the darkness.
- Mass Readings from November 5, 2022:
- 2 Maccabees 7:1-2, 9-14
- Psalms 17:1, 5-6, 8, 15
- 2 Thessalonians 2:16-3:5
Luke 20:27-38
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11/01/22 All Saints
November 1st, 2022 | 21 mins 58 secs
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Homily from the Solemnity of All Saints. Live so that this day will one day be your feast day. The Feast of All Saints is the day when all of those who are in Heaven are remembered and we ask them to intercede for us. They are the great "cloud of witnesses" that surrounds us and cheers us on.
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10/30/22 Alteration or Transformation?
October 29th, 2022 | 22 mins 11 secs
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Homily from the Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time.
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10/23/22 Growing Through the Motions: Busy or Productive?
October 22nd, 2022 | 20 mins 33 secs
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Homily from the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Nothing is so worthless as working on the wrong things. Are we doing things right or are we doing the right things? When it comes to growing through the motions, we need to make sure that the right thing we do is present ourselves before God with humility and not self-reliance.
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10/16/22 Growing Through the Motions: Full Range of Motion
October 15th, 2022 | 24 mins 48 secs
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Homily from the Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The only way to be able to pray in all seasons is to pray in all seasons.
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10/9/22 Growing Through the Motions: Start With Why
October 8th, 2022 | 24 mins 32 secs
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Homily from the Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time. We can know exactly what to do and how to do it. So much of our lives can be spent doing more and more, but never knowing exactly why. But if the reason behind our actions is Jesus, then we can truly be free to love every time we say "yes" to our Who.
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10/2/22 Growing Through the Motions: Passion or Duty?
October 1st, 2022 | 23 mins 43 secs
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Homily from the Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time. So much of life is doing our duty. Doing what we are supposed to do. And yet, there are times when this means that we only “go through the motions”. There is a chance for us to do more however…we can choose to grow.
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09/25/22 Comfort Breeds Complacency
September 24th, 2022 | 28 mins 32 secs
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Homily from the Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Complacency is being satisfied with how things are and not being willing to change them.
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09/18/22 Eulogy Virtues: Integrity
September 17th, 2022 | 22 mins 37 secs
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Homily from the Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time. We are nothing without the virtue of integrity. As one pastor noted, "If you have integrity, nothing else matters. And if you don't have integrity, nothing else matters." Integrity is the bridge between our desires and our decisions. Without integrity, our lives remain mere piles without purpose.
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09/11/22 Eulogy Virtues: Joy
September 10th, 2022 | 27 mins 32 secs
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Homily from the Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Joy is the abiding sense of well-being. It is a feeling, but it is also a choice. But we do not choose joy itself. We must choose the source of joy.