Sunday Homilies with Fr. Mike Schmitz

05/29/22 Ascension Gives Access

May 30th, 2022  |  19 mins 45 secs

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Homily from the Solemnity of the Ascension of our Lord. What am I going to do with the gifts I've been given? In the Ascension, Jesus completes the work of redemption. He has taken His once for all sacrifice, bound to time and place, and brought it before the Father. Because of this, we have access to all of God's graces in every time and every place.

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.

10/24/21 Learning to Lose: Get Up

October 25th, 2021  |  22 mins 56 secs

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Homily from the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Life is about losing. It is not about quitting. Into this place of defeat, God Himself speaks into our loss and our shame, telling us what is needed.

09/26/21 Holding On: Patient and Ruthless

September 27th, 2021  |  23 mins 8 secs

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Homily from the Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time. What if the biggest obstacle to being the person you were created to be is the person you are currently choosing to be?

08/08/21 Consumer Catholic: Farther to Go

August 9th, 2021  |  18 mins 18 secs

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Homily from the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The best of your life is ahead of you...you will need food for the journey. The worst days of our life often come after the best days of our life. But even in those "worst days", you are not done yet.

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.

03/14/21 To The Heart: Hidden Heart

March 15th, 2021  |  23 mins 35 secs

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Homily from the Fourth Sunday of Lent. A hidden heart is a homeless heart. Jesus has made it possible to step into the light and come home, but many choose to live outside the light...many of us live in self-imposed exile.

04/19/20 Insecure: The Source of Security

April 20th, 2020  |  32 mins 57 secs

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Homily from Divine Mercy Sunday. In a time of incredible insecurity, we trust in incomprehensible mercy. We live in an insecure world, but God’s mercy is stable.

03/31/19 Behind Enemy Lines: Let Go...and Come Inside

April 1st, 2019  |  22 mins 24 secs

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03/24/19 Behind Enemy Lines: Trust God...and Fight

March 25th, 2019  |  25 mins 43 secs

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Homily from the Third Sunday of Lent. Trained in trust...strengthened through struggle. God gives us the chance to grow in trust of Him and His love…and He allows us to grow stronger in our ability to walk as His children.