web02.fireside.fm Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:52:23 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Sunday Homilies with Fr. Mike Schmitz - Episodes Tagged with “Handle” https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/tags/handle Sun, 15 May 2022 10:00:00 -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 05/15/22 Do Not Be Shocked https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/51522 53a5d3e8-b101-4e88-8dff-596c048c946b Sun, 15 May 2022 10:00:00 -0500 Ascension full Ascension Homily from the Fifth Sunday of Easter. The best you on the worst day of your life. There are a few things that we ought to never be surprised by. One of them is suffering. God does not abandon us in our suffering, he leads us through them. 20:18 no <p>Homily from the Fifth Sunday of Easter.</p> <p>The best you on the worst day of your life.</p> <p>There are a few things that we ought to never be surprised by. One of them is suffering. God does not abandon us in our suffering, he leads us through them.</p><dl> <dt> Mass Readings from May 15, 2022:</dt> <dt> Acts 14:21-27</dt> <dt> Psalms 145:8-13</dt> <dt>Revelation 21:1-5</dt> <dt>John 13:31-35</dt> </dl>

Homily from the Fifth Sunday of Easter.

The best you on the worst day of your life.

There are a few things that we ought to never be surprised by. One of them is suffering. God does not abandon us in our suffering, he leads us through them.

Mass Readings from May 15, 2022:
Acts 14:21-27
Psalms 145:8-13
Revelation 21:1-5
John 13:31-35

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Homily from the Fifth Sunday of Easter.

The best you on the worst day of your life.

There are a few things that we ought to never be surprised by. One of them is suffering. God does not abandon us in our suffering, he leads us through them.

Mass Readings from May 15, 2022:
Acts 14:21-27
Psalms 145:8-13
Revelation 21:1-5
John 13:31-35

]]> 05/08/22 The Time of Great Distress https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/5822 14cc5a41-b833-47c7-b95f-139969351d0f Mon, 09 May 2022 18:00:00 -0500 Ascension full Ascension Homily from the Fourth Sunday of Easter. You are not abandoned. You are not alone. You are not afraid. 17:11 no <p>Homily from the Fourth Sunday of Easter.</p> <p>You are not abandoned. You are not alone. You are not afraid.</p> <p>Our lives are marked by stress. Not only is stress unavoidable, it is necessary. The main question is: what is our response to stress?</p><dl> <dt> Mass Readings from May 8, 2022:</dt> <dt> Acts 13:14, 43-52</dt> <dt> Psalms 100:1-3, 5</dt> <dt>Revelation 7:9, 14-17</dt> <p>John 10:27-30</p> </dl> Homily from the Fourth Sunday of Easter.

You are not abandoned. You are not alone. You are not afraid.

Our lives are marked by stress. Not only is stress unavoidable, it is necessary. The main question is: what is our response to stress?

Mass Readings from May 8, 2022:
Acts 13:14, 43-52
Psalms 100:1-3, 5
Revelation 7:9, 14-17

John 10:27-30

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You are not abandoned. You are not alone. You are not afraid.

Our lives are marked by stress. Not only is stress unavoidable, it is necessary. The main question is: what is our response to stress?

Mass Readings from May 8, 2022:
Acts 13:14, 43-52
Psalms 100:1-3, 5
Revelation 7:9, 14-17

John 10:27-30

]]> 02/07/21 Hindsight 20/20: In Good Times and In Bad https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/2721 tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-3420607439747408721 Mon, 08 Feb 2021 17:00:00 -0600 Ascension full Ascension Homily from the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time. In both good times and bad, Jesus is Lord and He loves the person in a desperate situation and the person in a bright situation. 19:18 no <p>Homily from the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time.</p> <p>Good times don’t last…and neither do bad times.</p> <p>One of the many things that life teaches us is that life is always changing. To grow is to change. There are times that are good and there are times that are bad. All of us go through good times and bad times and neither of them are permanent. In both good times and bad, Jesus is Lord and He loves the person in a desperate situation and the person in a bright situation.</p><dl> <dt> Mass Readings from February 07, 2021:</dt> <dt> Job 7:1-4, 6-7</dt> <dt> Psalms 147:1-6</dt> <dt>1 Corinthians 9:16-19, 22-23</dt> <p>Mark 1:29-39</p> <p><a href="https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/hindsight-20_20_-in-good-times-and-in-bad.pdf">Download the Homily Study</a> </p> </dl>

Homily from the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Good times don’t last…and neither do bad times.

One of the many things that life teaches us is that life is always changing. To grow is to change. There are times that are good and there are times that are bad. All of us go through good times and bad times and neither of them are permanent. In both good times and bad, Jesus is Lord and He loves the person in a desperate situation and the person in a bright situation.

Mass Readings from February 07, 2021:
Job 7:1-4, 6-7
Psalms 147:1-6
1 Corinthians 9:16-19, 22-23

Mark 1:29-39

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Homily from the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Good times don’t last…and neither do bad times.

One of the many things that life teaches us is that life is always changing. To grow is to change. There are times that are good and there are times that are bad. All of us go through good times and bad times and neither of them are permanent. In both good times and bad, Jesus is Lord and He loves the person in a desperate situation and the person in a bright situation.

Mass Readings from February 07, 2021:
Job 7:1-4, 6-7
Psalms 147:1-6
1 Corinthians 9:16-19, 22-23

Mark 1:29-39

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]]> 09/06/20 How Do I Look? Fighting For https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/9620 tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-1560352261716176741 Sun, 06 Sep 2020 18:15:00 -0500 Ascension full Ascension Homily from the Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time. How do Christians fight? We all have experienced the temptation to see someone who has failed or someone who has hurt us as a non-person. But taking responsibility for the people in our lives means fighting that temptation. 23:45 no <p>Homily from the Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time.</p> <p>How do Christians fight?</p> <p>We all have experienced the temptation to see someone who has failed or someone who has hurt us as a non-person. But taking responsibility for the people in our lives means fighting that temptation. And it means doing what we can to fight for that person.</p><dl> <dt> Mass Readings from September 06, 2020:</dt> <dt> Ezekiel 33:7-9</dt> <dt> Psalm 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9</dt> <dt>Romans 13:8-10</dt> <p>Matthew 18:15-20</p> <p><a href="https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/how-do-i-look-fighting-for.pdf">Download the Homily Study</a> </p> </dl>

Homily from the Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time.

How do Christians fight?

We all have experienced the temptation to see someone who has failed or someone who has hurt us as a non-person. But taking responsibility for the people in our lives means fighting that temptation. And it means doing what we can to fight for that person.

Mass Readings from September 06, 2020:
Ezekiel 33:7-9
Psalm 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9
Romans 13:8-10

Matthew 18:15-20

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Homily from the Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time.

How do Christians fight?

We all have experienced the temptation to see someone who has failed or someone who has hurt us as a non-person. But taking responsibility for the people in our lives means fighting that temptation. And it means doing what we can to fight for that person.

Mass Readings from September 06, 2020:
Ezekiel 33:7-9
Psalm 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9
Romans 13:8-10

Matthew 18:15-20

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