web01.fireside.fm Tue, 14 Apr 2026 20:10:02 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Sunday Homilies with Fr. Mike Schmitz - Episodes Tagged with “Control” https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/tags/control Mon, 13 Sep 2021 16:00:00 -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 09/12/21 Not Mine https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/91221 tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-369766643167053319 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 16:00:00 -0500 Ascension full Ascension Homily from the Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Faith must be lived, not merely believed. It is wise to take responsibility for one’s own time, resources, and family. And yet, we must be ready to allow ourselves to be interrupted by God. 18:29 no <p>Homily from the Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time.</p> <p>Faith must be lived, not merely believed.</p> <p>It is wise to take responsibility for one’s own time, resources, and family. And yet, we must be ready to allow ourselves to be interrupted by God. This demands faith. Real faith is more than belief, but involves renunciation of any claim we might have on our lives in favor of the absolute claim Jesus has on every aspect of our lives.</p><dl> <dt> Mass Readings from September 12, 2021:</dt> <dt> Isaiah 50:5-9</dt> <dt> Psalms 116:1-6, 8-9</dt> <dt>James 2:14-18</dt> <p>Mark 8:27-35</p> </dl> Homily from the Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Faith must be lived, not merely believed.

It is wise to take responsibility for one’s own time, resources, and family. And yet, we must be ready to allow ourselves to be interrupted by God. This demands faith. Real faith is more than belief, but involves renunciation of any claim we might have on our lives in favor of the absolute claim Jesus has on every aspect of our lives.

Mass Readings from September 12, 2021:
Isaiah 50:5-9
Psalms 116:1-6, 8-9
James 2:14-18

Mark 8:27-35

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Faith must be lived, not merely believed.

It is wise to take responsibility for one’s own time, resources, and family. And yet, we must be ready to allow ourselves to be interrupted by God. This demands faith. Real faith is more than belief, but involves renunciation of any claim we might have on our lives in favor of the absolute claim Jesus has on every aspect of our lives.

Mass Readings from September 12, 2021:
Isaiah 50:5-9
Psalms 116:1-6, 8-9
James 2:14-18

Mark 8:27-35

]]> 04/19/20 Insecure: The Source of Security https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/41920 tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-4902855451190464080 Mon, 20 Apr 2020 01:00:00 -0500 Ascension full Ascension 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. 32:57 no <p>Homily from Divine Mercy Sunday.</p> <p>In a time of incredible insecurity, we trust in incomprehensible mercy.</p> <p>We live in an insecure world, but God’s mercy is stable.</p><dl> <dt> Mass Readings from April 19, 2020:</dt> <dt> Acts 2:42-47</dt> <dt> Psalms 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24</dt> <dt>1 Peter 1:3-9</dt> <p>John 20:19-31</p> <p><a href="https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/insecure-the-source-of-security.pdf">Download the Homily Study</a> </p> </dl>

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.

Mass Readings from April 19, 2020:
Acts 2:42-47
Psalms 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24
1 Peter 1:3-9

John 20:19-31

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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.

Mass Readings from April 19, 2020:
Acts 2:42-47
Psalms 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24
1 Peter 1:3-9

John 20:19-31

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Transfer your primary allegiance.

When following Jesus, the first things He invites us to give up are safety and control.

Mass Readings from June 30, 2019:
1 Kings 19:16, 19-21
Psalms 16:1-2, 5, 7-11
Galatians 5:1, 13-18

Luke 9:51-62

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Transfer your primary allegiance.

When following Jesus, the first things He invites us to give up are safety and control.

Mass Readings from June 30, 2019:
1 Kings 19:16, 19-21
Psalms 16:1-2, 5, 7-11
Galatians 5:1, 13-18

Luke 9:51-62

]]> 10/21/18 Rivals: The Rival of Control https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/102118 ec6d766d-60bc-4261-9164-655038da560f Mon, 22 Oct 2018 01:00:00 -0500 Ascension full Ascension Homily from the Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time. What do I have to do to get what I want? The rival of control can dominate. And the trust of praise and surrender can liberate. 30:13 no <p>Homily from the Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time.</p> <p>What do I have to do to get what I want?</p> <p>So much of our lives can be marked by the desire to control…or the fear of losing control. The rival of control can dominate. And the trust of praise and surrender can liberate.</p><dl> <dt> Mass Readings from October 21, 2018:</dt> <dt> Isaiah 53:10-11</dt> <dt> Psalms 33:4-5, 18-20, 22</dt> <dt>Hebrews 4:14-16</dt> <p>Mark 10:35-45</p> <p><a href="https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/rivals-the-rival-of-control.pdf">Download the Homily Study</a> </p> </dl> illusion, control

Homily from the Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time.

What do I have to do to get what I want?

So much of our lives can be marked by the desire to control…or the fear of losing control. The rival of control can dominate. And the trust of praise and surrender can liberate.

Mass Readings from October 21, 2018:
Isaiah 53:10-11
Psalms 33:4-5, 18-20, 22
Hebrews 4:14-16

Mark 10:35-45

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Homily from the Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time.

What do I have to do to get what I want?

So much of our lives can be marked by the desire to control…or the fear of losing control. The rival of control can dominate. And the trust of praise and surrender can liberate.

Mass Readings from October 21, 2018:
Isaiah 53:10-11
Psalms 33:4-5, 18-20, 22
Hebrews 4:14-16

Mark 10:35-45

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