web01.fireside.fm Tue, 05 May 2026 10:30:13 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Sunday Homilies with Fr. Mike Schmitz - Episodes Tagged with “Have To” https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/tags/have%20to Sun, 14 Jun 2020 19:00:00 -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 06/14/20 No Longer Optional https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/61420 tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-3946077406677563160 Sun, 14 Jun 2020 19:00:00 -0500 Ascension full Ascension 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. 34:41 no <p></p><p>Homily from the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ.</p> <p>The Eucharist will never be optional...until the day it is no longer an option.</p> <p>The moment worship becomes about “what I get” it ceases to be an act of love and becomes idolatry.</p><br> Mass Readings from June 14, 2020:<br> Deuteronomy 8:2-3, 14-16<br> Psalm 147:12-15, 19-20<br> 1 Corinthians 10:16-17 <p>John 6:51-58</p> 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

John 6:51-58

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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

John 6:51-58

]]> 05/17/20 Exiles: Why Go Back? https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/51720 tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-9140951828058054202 Mon, 18 May 2020 06:00:00 -0500 Ascension full Ascension Homily from the Sixth Sunday of Easter. At some point, the exile will end. You will be able to go back. But why? What is the reason why you will go back? 25:11 no <p>Homily from the Sixth Sunday of Easter.</p> <p>Not a habit or a have-to, but the heart is the reason.</p> <p>At some point, the exile will end. You will be able to go back. But why? What is the reason why you will go back?</p> Mass Readings from May 17, 2020: Acts 8:5-8, 14-17 Psalms 66:1-3, 4-7, 16, 20 1 Peter 3:15-18 <p>John 14:15-21</p> <p><a href="https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/exiles-why-go-back.pdf" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Download the Homily Study</a> </p> <p></p>

Homily from the Sixth Sunday of Easter.

Not a habit or a have-to, but the heart is the reason.

At some point, the exile will end. You will be able to go back. But why? What is the reason why you will go back?

Mass Readings from May 17, 2020:
Acts 8:5-8, 14-17
Psalms 66:1-3, 4-7, 16, 20
1 Peter 3:15-18

John 14:15-21

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Homily from the Sixth Sunday of Easter.

Not a habit or a have-to, but the heart is the reason.

At some point, the exile will end. You will be able to go back. But why? What is the reason why you will go back?

Mass Readings from May 17, 2020:
Acts 8:5-8, 14-17
Psalms 66:1-3, 4-7, 16, 20
1 Peter 3:15-18

John 14:15-21

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]]> 11/11/18 Come to the Altar: Hollow Worship https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/111118 tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-6810250129627487965 Mon, 12 Nov 2018 07:00:00 -0600 Ascension full Ascension Homily from the Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time. Offering first-fruits reveals and increases the depth of trust. Sacrifices that are intentional, consequential, and representational have the power to transform our hearts and fill up what might be hollow worship. 29:11 no <p>Homily from the Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time.</p> <p>Offering first-fruits reveals and increases the depth of trust.</p> <p>The temptation to experience worship as hollow or empty is universal. God’s solution for our hearts is the invitation to offer Him our first-fruits. Sacrifices that are intentional, consequential, and representational have the power to transform our hearts and fill up what might be hollow worship.</p> Mass Readings from November 11, 2018: 1 Kings 17:10-16 Psalms 146:7, 8-9, 9-10 Hebrews 9:24-28 <p>Mark 12:38-44</p> <p><a href="https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/come-to-the-altar-hollow-worship.pdf" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Download the Homily Study</a> </p> <p></p>

Homily from the Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Offering first-fruits reveals and increases the depth of trust.

The temptation to experience worship as hollow or empty is universal. God’s solution for our hearts is the invitation to offer Him our first-fruits. Sacrifices that are intentional, consequential, and representational have the power to transform our hearts and fill up what might be hollow worship.

Mass Readings from November 11, 2018:
1 Kings 17:10-16
Psalms 146:7, 8-9, 9-10
Hebrews 9:24-28

Mark 12:38-44

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Homily from the Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Offering first-fruits reveals and increases the depth of trust.

The temptation to experience worship as hollow or empty is universal. God’s solution for our hearts is the invitation to offer Him our first-fruits. Sacrifices that are intentional, consequential, and representational have the power to transform our hearts and fill up what might be hollow worship.

Mass Readings from November 11, 2018:
1 Kings 17:10-16
Psalms 146:7, 8-9, 9-10
Hebrews 9:24-28

Mark 12:38-44

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