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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>09/15/24 The Most Important Question</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Homily from the Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Our answer makes a difference. We are presented today with the single most important question any of us will be asked and all of us will have to answer: who do you say that Jesus is?</itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;Homily from the Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; Our answer makes a difference.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;We are presented today with the single most important question any of us will be asked and all of us will have to answer: who do you say that Jesus is?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;dl&gt;
&lt;dt&gt; Mass Readings from September 15, 2024:&lt;/dt&gt;
&lt;dt&gt; Isaiah 50:5-9&lt;/dt&gt;
&lt;dt&gt; Psalms 116:1-9&lt;/dt&gt;
&lt;dt&gt;James 2:14-18&lt;/dt&gt; &lt;p&gt;Mark 8:27-35&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;dt&gt; Mass Readings from April 18, 2021:&lt;/dt&gt;
&lt;dt&gt; Acts 3:13-15, 17-19&lt;/dt&gt;
&lt;dt&gt; Psalms 4:2, 4, 7-9&lt;/dt&gt;
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    <![CDATA[<p>Homily from the Third Sunday of Easter.</p> <p>It is possible to see the miracle and to not be a witness.</p> <p>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.</p><dl style="margin : 0; padding-top:0;"><dt style="font-weight:normal;"> Mass Readings from April 18, 2021:</dt><dt style="font-weight:normal;"> Acts 3:13-15, 17-19</dt><dt style="font-weight:normal;"> Psalms 4:2, 4, 7-9</dt><dt style="font-weight:normal;">1 John 2:1-5</dt> <p margin: 0;>Luke 24:35-48</p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Homily from the Third Sunday of Easter.</p> <p>It is possible to see the miracle and to not be a witness.</p> <p>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.</p><dl style="margin : 0; padding-top:0;"><dt style="font-weight:normal;"> Mass Readings from April 18, 2021:</dt><dt style="font-weight:normal;"> Acts 3:13-15, 17-19</dt><dt style="font-weight:normal;"> Psalms 4:2, 4, 7-9</dt><dt style="font-weight:normal;">1 John 2:1-5</dt> <p margin: 0;>Luke 24:35-48</p>]]>
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  <title>06/21/20 Fear No One</title>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2020 15:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>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.</itunes:subtitle>
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&lt;dt&gt; Mass Readings from June 21, 2020:&lt;/dt&gt;
&lt;dt&gt; Jeremiah 20:10-13&lt;/dt&gt;
&lt;dt&gt; Psalms 69:8-10, 14, 17, 33-35&lt;/dt&gt;
&lt;dt&gt;Romans 5:12-15&lt;/dt&gt; &lt;p&gt;Matthew 10:26-33&lt;/p&gt; 
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    <![CDATA[<p>Homily from the Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time.</p> <p>You matter to God and you have a job to do.</p> <p>Jesus tells us to "fear no one." Not because there is no danger, but because He is calling us to not be safe.</p><dl style="margin : 0; padding-top:0;"><dt style="font-weight:normal;"> Mass Readings from June 21, 2020:</dt><dt style="font-weight:normal;"> Jeremiah 20:10-13</dt><dt style="font-weight:normal;"> Psalms 69:8-10, 14, 17, 33-35</dt><dt style="font-weight:normal;">Romans 5:12-15</dt> <p margin: 0;>Matthew 10:26-33</p>]]>
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