web02.fireside.fm Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:12:15 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Sunday Homilies with Fr. Mike Schmitz - Episodes Tagged with “Abraham” https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/tags/abraham Mon, 08 Aug 2022 08:00:00 -0500 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. en episodic 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. Ascension 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. no Bible in a Year, bible, year, homily, Sunday, homilies, UMD, Jesus, fathermike, Father, Mike, Schmitz, fr, mike, schmitz, father, Catholic, Fr, Father Mike Schmitz, Newman, Ascension podcasts@ascensionpress.com 08/07/22 Loosen the Roots https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/8722 c1cb372d-2302-4306-8c30-d39a348d1389 Mon, 08 Aug 2022 08:00:00 -0500 Ascension full Ascension Homily from the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. We sacrifice because we love and we love because we sacrifice. 23:59 no <p>Homily from the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.</p> <p>We sacrifice because we love and we love because we sacrifice.</p> <p>The roots in our lives can be so beneficial. Family and friends, home and homeland. But roots can also become traps. Good things can become Ultimate Things. When we say "I need this" and are willing to sacrifice anything to get or to hold on to it, we become trapped. In this, God loosens the roots and calls us to walk by faith.</p><dl> <dt> Mass Readings from August 7, 2022:</dt> <dt> Wisdom 18:6-9</dt> <dt> Psalms 33:1, 12, 18-19, 20-22</dt> <dt>Hebrews 11:1-2, 8-19</dt> <p>Luke 12:32-48</p> </dl> Homily from the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.

We sacrifice because we love and we love because we sacrifice.

The roots in our lives can be so beneficial. Family and friends, home and homeland. But roots can also become traps. Good things can become Ultimate Things. When we say "I need this" and are willing to sacrifice anything to get or to hold on to it, we become trapped. In this, God loosens the roots and calls us to walk by faith.

Mass Readings from August 7, 2022:
Wisdom 18:6-9
Psalms 33:1, 12, 18-19, 20-22
Hebrews 11:1-2, 8-19

Luke 12:32-48

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We sacrifice because we love and we love because we sacrifice.

The roots in our lives can be so beneficial. Family and friends, home and homeland. But roots can also become traps. Good things can become Ultimate Things. When we say "I need this" and are willing to sacrifice anything to get or to hold on to it, we become trapped. In this, God loosens the roots and calls us to walk by faith.

Mass Readings from August 7, 2022:
Wisdom 18:6-9
Psalms 33:1, 12, 18-19, 20-22
Hebrews 11:1-2, 8-19

Luke 12:32-48

]]> 07/24/22 Teach Us How https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/72422 ac7821ec-f065-4e1b-b0df-b9db52e46f07 Mon, 25 Jul 2022 08:00:00 -0500 Ascension full Ascension Homily from the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The disciples did not merely want Jesus to help them have a "better spiritual life" or a deeper prayer life; they wanted to pray how He prayed. And Jesus taught them. He taught them that Who we pray to determines how we pray. 22:55 no <p>Homily from the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.</p> <p>The Who determines the How.</p> <p>The disciples did not merely want Jesus to help them have a "better spiritual life" or a deeper prayer life; they wanted to pray how He prayed. And Jesus taught them. He taught them that Who we pray to determines how we pray.</p><dl> <dt> Mass Readings from July 24, 2022:</dt> <dt> Genesis 18:20-32</dt> <dt> Psalms 138:1-3, 6-8</dt> <dt>Colossians 2:12-14</dt> <p>Luke 11:1-13</p> </dl> Homily from the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.

The Who determines the How.

The disciples did not merely want Jesus to help them have a "better spiritual life" or a deeper prayer life; they wanted to pray how He prayed. And Jesus taught them. He taught them that Who we pray to determines how we pray.

Mass Readings from July 24, 2022:
Genesis 18:20-32
Psalms 138:1-3, 6-8
Colossians 2:12-14

Luke 11:1-13

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The Who determines the How.

The disciples did not merely want Jesus to help them have a "better spiritual life" or a deeper prayer life; they wanted to pray how He prayed. And Jesus taught them. He taught them that Who we pray to determines how we pray.

Mass Readings from July 24, 2022:
Genesis 18:20-32
Psalms 138:1-3, 6-8
Colossians 2:12-14

Luke 11:1-13

]]> 04/10/22 Last Words: Tetelestai https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/41022 3265497e-252c-4b1a-8145-2f0e8e8efd1b Sun, 10 Apr 2022 17:45:00 -0500 Ascension full Ascension Homily from Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion. This one word connects and transforms the entire story. 22:59 no <p>Homily from Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion.</p> <p>This one word connects and transforms the entire story.</p> <p>There is a last word that does not merely disclose the Heart...it completes The Story.</p><dl> <dt> Mass Readings from April 10, 2022:</dt> <dt> Isaiah 50:4-7</dt> <dt> Psalms 22:8-9, 17-20, 23-24</dt> <dt>Philippians 2:6-11</dt> <p>Luke 22:14—23:56</p> </dl> Homily from Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion.

This one word connects and transforms the entire story.

There is a last word that does not merely disclose the Heart...it completes The Story.

Mass Readings from April 10, 2022:
Isaiah 50:4-7
Psalms 22:8-9, 17-20, 23-24
Philippians 2:6-11

Luke 22:14—23:56

]]> Homily from Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion.

This one word connects and transforms the entire story.

There is a last word that does not merely disclose the Heart...it completes The Story.

Mass Readings from April 10, 2022:
Isaiah 50:4-7
Psalms 22:8-9, 17-20, 23-24
Philippians 2:6-11

Luke 22:14—23:56

]]> 04/25/21 Inclusive Love/Exclusive Claim https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/42521 tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-3569112417418824741 Mon, 26 Apr 2021 16:00:00 -0500 Ascension full Ascension 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. 20:15 no <p>Homily from the Fourth Sunday of Easter.</p> <p>Inclusive means neither passive nor permissive.</p> <p>To be included is an incredible gift. To be inclusive is powerful. It means more than being “welcome”, it means being radically open and desperately fighting to bring people in. The Church is as inclusive as God’s love. And yet, Jesus is also exclusive in His claim. Jesus has made an exclusive claim about Himself. And if this is true, Jesus has an exclusive claim on us.</p><dl> <dt> Mass Readings from April 25, 2021:</dt> <dt> Acts 4:8-12</dt> <dt> Psalms 118:1, 8-9, 21-23, 26, 28, 29</dt> <dt>1 John 3:1-2</dt> <p>John 10:11-18</p> </dl> Homily from the Fourth Sunday of Easter.

Inclusive means neither passive nor permissive.

To be included is an incredible gift. To be inclusive is powerful. It means more than being “welcome”, it means being radically open and desperately fighting to bring people in. The Church is as inclusive as God’s love. And yet, Jesus is also exclusive in His claim. Jesus has made an exclusive claim about Himself. And if this is true, Jesus has an exclusive claim on us.

Mass Readings from April 25, 2021:
Acts 4:8-12
Psalms 118:1, 8-9, 21-23, 26, 28, 29
1 John 3:1-2

John 10:11-18

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Inclusive means neither passive nor permissive.

To be included is an incredible gift. To be inclusive is powerful. It means more than being “welcome”, it means being radically open and desperately fighting to bring people in. The Church is as inclusive as God’s love. And yet, Jesus is also exclusive in His claim. Jesus has made an exclusive claim about Himself. And if this is true, Jesus has an exclusive claim on us.

Mass Readings from April 25, 2021:
Acts 4:8-12
Psalms 118:1, 8-9, 21-23, 26, 28, 29
1 John 3:1-2

John 10:11-18

]]> 02/28/21 To The Heart: The Adventure of Obedience https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/22821 tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-8749798868551292910 Mon, 01 Mar 2021 18:00:00 -0600 Ascension full Ascension Homily from the Second Sunday of Lent. Often, what holds us back from action is a lack of knowing why. But what if there is a better question than “why?”? What if the adventure of obedience means asking “how?”? 21:01 no <p>Homily from the Second Sunday of Lent.</p> <p>Obedience precedes understanding.</p> <p>We are made for adventure. But adventure means mystery and uncertainty. Often, what holds us back from action is a lack of knowing why. But what if there is a better question than “why?”? What if the adventure of obedience means asking “how?”?</p><dl> <dt> Mass Readings from February 28, 2021:</dt> <dt> Genesis 22:1-2, 9-13, 15-18</dt> <dt> Psalms 116:10, 15-17, 18-19</dt> <dt>Romans 8:31-34</dt> <p>Mark 9:2-10</p> <p><a href="https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/to-the-heart-the-adventure-of-obedience.pdf">Download the Homily Study</a> </p> </dl>

Homily from the Second Sunday of Lent.

Obedience precedes understanding.

We are made for adventure. But adventure means mystery and uncertainty. Often, what holds us back from action is a lack of knowing why. But what if there is a better question than “why?”? What if the adventure of obedience means asking “how?”?

Mass Readings from February 28, 2021:
Genesis 22:1-2, 9-13, 15-18
Psalms 116:10, 15-17, 18-19
Romans 8:31-34

Mark 9:2-10

Download the Homily Study

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Homily from the Second Sunday of Lent.

Obedience precedes understanding.

We are made for adventure. But adventure means mystery and uncertainty. Often, what holds us back from action is a lack of knowing why. But what if there is a better question than “why?”? What if the adventure of obedience means asking “how?”?

Mass Readings from February 28, 2021:
Genesis 22:1-2, 9-13, 15-18
Psalms 116:10, 15-17, 18-19
Romans 8:31-34

Mark 9:2-10

Download the Homily Study

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