Sunday Homilies with Fr. Mike Schmitz - Episodes Tagged with “Difference”

04/24/22 Be Mercy

Ascension — Mon, 25 Apr 2022 12:00:00 -0500

Homily from the Sunday of Divine Mercy.

Mercy is the love that we deserve the least when we need it the most.

The fact of the Resurrection of Jesus has introduced something new into this world of misery. The Cross and Resurrection introduced the possibility of mercy. Not only have we encountered the mercy of God, but we have been commissioned to be mercy in the midst of a world filled with misery.

Mass Readings from April 4, 2022:
Acts 5:12-16
Psalms 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24
Revelation 1:9-13, 17-19

11/21/21 All Over the Place

Ascension — Mon, 22 Nov 2021 12:00:00 -0600

Homily from the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe.

When torn asunder, we are held together by worship of the King of Kings.

The end of the year offers us the chance to recognize the little lords and tingy tyrants in our lives; those things we love and those things that attack us. And we have the chance to allow Jesus Christ, the King of the Universe to be the true King over all of those fragments by offering Him true worship.

Mass Readings from November 21st, 2021:
Deuteronomy 7:13-14
Psalms 93:1-2, 5
Revelation 1:5-88

11/01/21 Your Feast Day

Ascension — Mon, 01 Nov 2021 18:00:00 -0500

Homily from the Solemnity of All Saints.

One day, this will be your feast day.

The Solemnity of All Saints is the day the Church has given us to celebrate and honor what God has done in the lives of the countless people He has redeemed and sanctified.

Mass Readings from November 1st, 2021:
Deuteronomy 6:2-6
Psalms 18:2-4, 47, 51
Hebrews 7:23-28
Mark 12:28-34

07/11/21 Chosen and Consecrated

Ascension — Mon, 12 Jul 2021 11:00:00 -0500

Homily from the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.

You are wanted and set apart.

You are special. We’ve heard that for so much of our lives that we’ve either grown numb to it or no longer believe it. But what if it is true?

Mass Readings from July 11, 2021:
Amos 7:12-15
Psalms 85:9-14
Ephesians 1:3-14

05/30/21 Secret Identity

Ascension — Mon, 31 May 2021 21:00:00 -0500

Homily from the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity.

What is God's deepest secret? What is yours?

What we are is shaped and revealed by what we choose. Who we are is established by relationships.

Mass Readings from May 30, 2021:
Deuteronomy 4:32-34, 39-40
Psalms 33:4-6, 9, 18-19, 20, 22
Romans 8:14-17

04/18/21 To Be A Witness

Ascension — Mon, 19 Apr 2021 11:00:00 -0500

Homily from the Third Sunday of Easter.

It is possible to see the miracle and to not be a witness.

It is possible to encounter God and go back to the same life. It is possible to live as if the miracle had never happened. It is possible to say "I believe" and not be a witness. But it is also possible to not see a miracle and still bear witness to Christ by how we live, what we choose, and what we love.

Mass Readings from April 18, 2021:
Acts 3:13-15, 17-19
Psalms 4:2, 4, 7-9
1 John 2:1-5

06/14/20 No Longer Optional

Ascension — Sun, 14 Jun 2020 19:00:00 -0500

Homily from the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ.

The Eucharist will never be optional...until the day it is no longer an option.

The moment worship becomes about “what I get” it ceases to be an act of love and becomes idolatry.

Mass Readings from June 14, 2020:
Deuteronomy 8:2-3, 14-16
Psalm 147:12-15, 19-20
1 Corinthians 10:16-17

02/26/20 He Sees. He Cares.

Ascension — Thu, 27 Feb 2020 10:00:00 -0600

Homily from Ash Wednesday.

Your Father sees you. Your Father hears you.

We all desire to be heard and seen...to know we matter. Jesus reveals that even your actions in secret are known by the Father and they matter to Him.

Mass Readings from February 26, 2020:
Joel 2:12-18
Psalm 51:3-4, 5-6, 12-14, 17
2 Corinthians 5:20-6:2

11/25/18 Come to the Altar: Kingdom Priesthood

Ascension — Mon, 26 Nov 2018 07:00:00 -0600

Homily from the Solemnity of Christ the King.

Don't waste your priesthood.

Jesus is the one eternal High Priest. He has called certain men to participate in His priesthood in a unique way. But He has also extended a share in His priesthood to all believers so that the Father may be glorified and the world redeemed when the sacrifice is offered throughout the world.

Mass Readings from November 25, 2018:
Daniel 7:13-14
Psalms 93:1, 1-2, 5
Revelation 1:5-8