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    <title>Sunday Homilies with Fr. Mike Schmitz - Episodes Tagged with “Discouragement”</title>
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    <description>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. 
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    <itunes:summary>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. 
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  <title>06/12/22 We Need Each Other</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Homily from The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity. The Feast of the Most Holy Trinity reminds us of the innermost secret of God: He is Love. It also reveals the innermost secret of humans made in God's image and likeness: we are made for love.</itunes:subtitle>
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&lt;dt&gt; Proverbs 8:22-31&lt;/dt&gt;
&lt;dt&gt; Psalms 8:4-9&lt;/dt&gt;
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  <pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2020 22:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Homily from the Fifth Sunday of Easter. If we are wise, we will think about the future and plan for it. And if we are even wiser, we will be able to let go of those plans when we need to.</itunes:subtitle>
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&lt;dt&gt; Acts 6:1-7&lt;/dt&gt;
&lt;dt&gt; Psalms 33:1-2, 4-5, 18-19&lt;/dt&gt;
&lt;dt&gt;1 Peter 2:4-9&lt;/dt&gt; &lt;p&gt;John 14:1-12&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/insecure-uncertain-plans.pdf"&gt;Download the Homily Study&lt;/a&gt; 
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    <![CDATA[<p><p>Homily from the Fifth Sunday of Easter.</p> <p>Advance boldly into the shadows of uncertainty.</p> <p>If we are wise, we will think about the future and plan for it. And if we are even wiser, we will be able to let go of those plans when we need to.</p><dl style="margin : 0; padding-top:0;"><dt style="font-weight:normal;"> Mass Readings from May 10, 2020:</dt><dt style="font-weight:normal;"> Acts 6:1-7</dt><dt style="font-weight:normal;"> Psalms 33:1-2, 4-5, 18-19</dt><dt style="font-weight:normal;">1 Peter 2:4-9</dt> <p margin: 0;>John 14:1-12</p> <p margin: 0;><a href="https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/insecure-uncertain-plans.pdf">Download the Homily Study</a></p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p><p>Homily from the Fifth Sunday of Easter.</p> <p>Advance boldly into the shadows of uncertainty.</p> <p>If we are wise, we will think about the future and plan for it. And if we are even wiser, we will be able to let go of those plans when we need to.</p><dl style="margin : 0; padding-top:0;"><dt style="font-weight:normal;"> Mass Readings from May 10, 2020:</dt><dt style="font-weight:normal;"> Acts 6:1-7</dt><dt style="font-weight:normal;"> Psalms 33:1-2, 4-5, 18-19</dt><dt style="font-weight:normal;">1 Peter 2:4-9</dt> <p margin: 0;>John 14:1-12</p> <p margin: 0;><a href="https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/insecure-uncertain-plans.pdf">Download the Homily Study</a></p>]]>
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  <title>10/28/18 Rivals: Rival Voices</title>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 28 Oct 2018 07:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Homily from the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time. We do not conquer our rivals, we are called out from beneath their power. </itunes:subtitle>
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&lt;dt&gt; Mass Readings from October 28, 2018:&lt;/dt&gt;
&lt;dt&gt; Jeremiah 31:7-9&lt;/dt&gt;
&lt;dt&gt; Psalms 126:1-6&lt;/dt&gt;
&lt;dt&gt;Hebrews 5:1-6&lt;/dt&gt; &lt;p&gt;Mark 10:46-52&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="%20https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/rivals-rival-voices.pdf"&gt;Download the Homily Study&lt;/a&gt; 
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    <![CDATA[<p><p>Homily from the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time.</p> <p>We do not conquer our rivals, we are called out from beneath their power.</p> <p>The voices around us shape us. Some voices shape us more powerfully and more negatively than others. These rival voices fashion a lens through which we see the world. They can rob us of peace, joy, and Christ place in our heart. But to take courage, get up, Jesus is calling you.</p><dl style="margin : 0; padding-top:0;"><dt style="font-weight:normal;"> Mass Readings from October 28, 2018:</dt><dt style="font-weight:normal;"> Jeremiah 31:7-9</dt><dt style="font-weight:normal;"> Psalms 126:1-6</dt><dt style="font-weight:normal;">Hebrews 5:1-6</dt> <p margin: 0;>Mark 10:46-52</p> <p margin: 0;><a href=" https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/rivals-rival-voices.pdf">Download the Homily Study</a></p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p><p>Homily from the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time.</p> <p>We do not conquer our rivals, we are called out from beneath their power.</p> <p>The voices around us shape us. Some voices shape us more powerfully and more negatively than others. These rival voices fashion a lens through which we see the world. They can rob us of peace, joy, and Christ place in our heart. But to take courage, get up, Jesus is calling you.</p><dl style="margin : 0; padding-top:0;"><dt style="font-weight:normal;"> Mass Readings from October 28, 2018:</dt><dt style="font-weight:normal;"> Jeremiah 31:7-9</dt><dt style="font-weight:normal;"> Psalms 126:1-6</dt><dt style="font-weight:normal;">Hebrews 5:1-6</dt> <p margin: 0;>Mark 10:46-52</p> <p margin: 0;><a href=" https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/rivals-rival-voices.pdf">Download the Homily Study</a></p>]]>
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