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.
Displaying Episode 11 - 20 of 373 in total of Sunday Homilies with Fr. Mike Schmitz with the tag “christianity”.
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8/17/25 Ordinary People
August 16th, 2025 | 20 mins 46 secs
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We are not surrounded by villains and heroes, we are surrounded by ordinary people. And every one of us, by our daily choices, can become a villain or hero.
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8/15/25 All In
August 15th, 2025 | 12 mins 11 secs
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The Assumption of Mary is the reality that Our Lady was taken up entirely into Heaven. This is, in some ways, the fulfillment of her entire life. Since she belonged totally to God, she was brought totally to God.
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08/10/25 More Faith
August 9th, 2025 | 20 mins 2 secs
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Homily from the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Without obedience, there is no faith. Followers of Jesus want to grow in faith, but do they understand what it is to live by faith?
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08/03/25 Memento Mori
August 2nd, 2025 | 21 mins 34 secs
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Homily from the Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Remember you will die. Remember you have died. We are called to live a new life. But we cannot live a new life until we have allowed our old life to die. We need to remember that we will die in the future. Christians also have the chance to remember that we already have died.
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07/27/25 Teach Us to Pray
July 26th, 2025 | 14 mins 27 secs
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Homily from the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The battle of prayer. Every one of us knows that we ought to pray. But not all of us know how. In addition, not all of us know that prayer can often be a challenge...it is a battle.
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07/20/25 The Reason Why
July 19th, 2025 | 15 mins 35 secs
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Homily from the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Do it for the love of Jesus. We all have a lot to do. We may even be tempted to resent all that we have to do. But if we do it for the right reason, even the most difficult tasks take on new power and new purpose.
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07/13/25 Doing
July 12th, 2025 | 12 mins 53 secs
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Homily from the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Knowing is nice. Doing makes the difference. We can know exactly what to do, but unless we act on what we know, nothing will change.
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07/05/25 Signers
July 5th, 2025 | 16 mins 2 secs
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Homily from the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. There are some things worth risking everything for. Those who signed the Declaration of Independance risked everything. Every Christian who follows Jesus is risking everything in order to have the Lord.
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6/29/25 Pillar and Foundation: Upon this Rock
June 28th, 2025 | 19 mins 40 secs
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Homily from the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul. Jesus came to establish a Church. The Church is an essential part of God's Kingdom on earth. Jesus is the King. Peter (and his successors) are the stewards of the King. This role has the authority to teach, guide, and govern.
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6/22/25 Pillar and Foundation: Greatest Gift
June 21st, 2025 | 21 mins 23 secs
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Homily from the Solemnity of Corpus Christi. Jesus did not say, “Read this in memory of me. He said, “Do this in memory of me.” Even people who love Jesus very much can miss this gift without the guidance and teaching of the church.