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.
We found 10 episodes of Sunday Homilies with Fr. Mike Schmitz with the tag “fear”.
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07/17/22 The Question
July 18th, 2022 | 22 mins 14 secs
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Homily from the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Feeling anxious, worried, or sorry for yourself is normal. It is also completely unhelpful.
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02/20/22 Nothing to Fear: Vulnerability
February 21st, 2022 | 20 mins 39 secs
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Homily from the Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time. Vulnerability is having enough courage and self-possession to let life in. The fear of being vulnerable does not have to define our lives.
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02/06/22 Nothing to Fear: Inadequacy
February 7th, 2022 | 17 mins 46 secs
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Homily from the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The fear of being inadequate is the fear that I won't be able to rise to the challenge.
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01/30/22 Nothing to Fear: Rejection
January 31st, 2022 | 21 mins 20 secs
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Homily from the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Do not sacrifice your identity and integrity on the altar of approval.
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12/19/21 Abounding Love: Love Commits
December 20th, 2021 | 18 mins 6 secs
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Homily from the Fourth Sunday of Advent. Love without a commitment remains an illusion. In order to truly grow in love, there needs to be the willingness to make a commitment. And there needs to be the ability to keep a commitment.
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09/19/21 Desperate
September 20th, 2021 | 21 mins 7 secs
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Homily from the Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Edit, Convince, and Worry. Or Honesty, Trust, and Thanking God ahead of time.
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09/05/21 Seen. Known. Loved.
September 6th, 2021 | 18 mins 14 secs
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Homily from the Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time. Transition always involves destruction. Jesus heals the man who was deaf and mute. In doing this, He has to take away the false identity in order to tell us who we truly are.
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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.
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08/09/20 Why Did You Stop?
August 9th, 2020 | 18 mins 25 secs
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Homily from the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. It is one thing to start walking. It is another thing to keep walking. Distraction is anything that takes our focus away from where it needs to be.
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06/21/20 Fear No One
June 21st, 2020 | 21 mins 41 secs
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Homily from the Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time. You matter to God and you have a job to do. Jesus tells us to "fear no one." Not because there is no danger, but because He is calling us to not be safe.