web01.fireside.fm Sun, 26 Apr 2026 11:15:19 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Sunday Homilies with Fr. Mike Schmitz - Episodes Tagged with “James” https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/tags/james Mon, 08 Aug 2022 08:00:00 -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 08/07/22 Loosen the Roots https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/8722 c1cb372d-2302-4306-8c30-d39a348d1389 Mon, 08 Aug 2022 08:00:00 -0500 Ascension full Ascension Homily from the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. We sacrifice because we love and we love because we sacrifice. 23:59 no <p>Homily from the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.</p> <p>We sacrifice because we love and we love because we sacrifice.</p> <p>The roots in our lives can be so beneficial. Family and friends, home and homeland. But roots can also become traps. Good things can become Ultimate Things. When we say "I need this" and are willing to sacrifice anything to get or to hold on to it, we become trapped. In this, God loosens the roots and calls us to walk by faith.</p><dl> <dt> Mass Readings from August 7, 2022:</dt> <dt> Wisdom 18:6-9</dt> <dt> Psalms 33:1, 12, 18-19, 20-22</dt> <dt>Hebrews 11:1-2, 8-19</dt> <p>Luke 12:32-48</p> </dl> Homily from the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.

We sacrifice because we love and we love because we sacrifice.

The roots in our lives can be so beneficial. Family and friends, home and homeland. But roots can also become traps. Good things can become Ultimate Things. When we say "I need this" and are willing to sacrifice anything to get or to hold on to it, we become trapped. In this, God loosens the roots and calls us to walk by faith.

Mass Readings from August 7, 2022:
Wisdom 18:6-9
Psalms 33:1, 12, 18-19, 20-22
Hebrews 11:1-2, 8-19

Luke 12:32-48

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We sacrifice because we love and we love because we sacrifice.

The roots in our lives can be so beneficial. Family and friends, home and homeland. But roots can also become traps. Good things can become Ultimate Things. When we say "I need this" and are willing to sacrifice anything to get or to hold on to it, we become trapped. In this, God loosens the roots and calls us to walk by faith.

Mass Readings from August 7, 2022:
Wisdom 18:6-9
Psalms 33:1, 12, 18-19, 20-22
Hebrews 11:1-2, 8-19

Luke 12:32-48

]]> 09/19/21 Desperate https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/91921 tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-7822127336354542559 Mon, 20 Sep 2021 19:00:00 -0500 Ascension full Ascension Homily from the Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Edit, Convince, and Worry. Or Honesty, Trust, and Thanking God ahead of time. 21:07 no <p>Homily from the Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time.</p> <p>Edit, Convince, and Worry. Or Honesty, Trust, and Thanking God ahead of time.</p> <p>The mass of men live lives of quiet desperation." We do not merely desire, we have inordinate desire driven by fear. We do not merely have ambition, we have selfish ambition in which we can only envision one possible outcome. To escape this trap, we must lean into honesty, trust and thanking God ahead of time.</p><dl> <dt> Mass Readings from September 19, 2021:</dt> <dt> Wisdom 2:12, 17-20</dt> <dt> Psalms 54:3-6 and 8</dt> <dt>James 3:16—4:3</dt> <p>Mark 9:30-37</p> </dl> Homily from the Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Edit, Convince, and Worry. Or Honesty, Trust, and Thanking God ahead of time.

The mass of men live lives of quiet desperation." We do not merely desire, we have inordinate desire driven by fear. We do not merely have ambition, we have selfish ambition in which we can only envision one possible outcome. To escape this trap, we must lean into honesty, trust and thanking God ahead of time.

Mass Readings from September 19, 2021:
Wisdom 2:12, 17-20
Psalms 54:3-6 and 8
James 3:16—4:3

Mark 9:30-37

]]> Homily from the Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Edit, Convince, and Worry. Or Honesty, Trust, and Thanking God ahead of time.

The mass of men live lives of quiet desperation." We do not merely desire, we have inordinate desire driven by fear. We do not merely have ambition, we have selfish ambition in which we can only envision one possible outcome. To escape this trap, we must lean into honesty, trust and thanking God ahead of time.

Mass Readings from September 19, 2021:
Wisdom 2:12, 17-20
Psalms 54:3-6 and 8
James 3:16—4:3

Mark 9:30-37

]]> 01/31/21 Hindsight 20/20: Worthless Knowledge https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/13121 tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-8892611535437062937 Mon, 01 Feb 2021 21:00:00 -0600 Ascension full Ascension Homily from the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time. We can have learned a great number of things over 2020. But unless we are willing to act on that knowledge, hindsight will be powerless. 16:34 no <p>Homily from the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time.</p> <p>I learned, but I didn’t grow.</p> <p>Knowledge is powerful. Having lived through this past year, and looking back on what we have been through is essential. We can have learned a great number of things over 2020. But unless we are willing to act on that knowledge, hindsight will be powerless.</p><dl> <dt> Mass Readings from January 31, 2021:</dt> <dt> Deuteronomy 18:15-20</dt> <dt> Psalms 95:1-2, 6-7, 7-9</dt> <dt>1 Corinthians 7:32-35</dt> <p>Mark 1:21-28</p> <p><a href="https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/hindsight-2020-worthless-knowledge.pdf">Download the Homily Study</a> </p> </dl>

Homily from the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time.

I learned, but I didn’t grow.

Knowledge is powerful. Having lived through this past year, and looking back on what we have been through is essential. We can have learned a great number of things over 2020. But unless we are willing to act on that knowledge, hindsight will be powerless.

Mass Readings from January 31, 2021:
Deuteronomy 18:15-20
Psalms 95:1-2, 6-7, 7-9
1 Corinthians 7:32-35

Mark 1:21-28

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Homily from the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time.

I learned, but I didn’t grow.

Knowledge is powerful. Having lived through this past year, and looking back on what we have been through is essential. We can have learned a great number of things over 2020. But unless we are willing to act on that knowledge, hindsight will be powerless.

Mass Readings from January 31, 2021:
Deuteronomy 18:15-20
Psalms 95:1-2, 6-7, 7-9
1 Corinthians 7:32-35

Mark 1:21-28

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]]> 09/29/19 Are You Saved? From What: Lifelessness https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/92919 tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-4836107646683587785 Sun, 29 Sep 2019 08:00:00 -0500 Ascension full Ascension Homily from the Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Jesus took from us what was ours so He could give to us what is His to give: grace. 23:14 no <p>Homily from the Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time.</p> <p>Jesus took from us what was ours so He could give to us what is His.</p> <p>God’s grace is the cause of our salvation. God’s free gift is what gives us the power to even choose Him or choose to do good works. We do not merely “collect” or “receive” His grace, but we become active participants with Him.</p><dl> <dt> Mass Readings from September 29, 2019:</dt> <dt> Amos 6:1, 4-7</dt> <dt> Psalms 146:7-10</dt> <dt>1 Timothy 6:11-16</dt> <p>Luke 16:19-31</p> <p><a href="https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/are-you-saved-from-lifelessness.pdf">Download the Homily Study</a> </p> </dl>

Homily from the Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Jesus took from us what was ours so He could give to us what is His.

God’s grace is the cause of our salvation. God’s free gift is what gives us the power to even choose Him or choose to do good works. We do not merely “collect” or “receive” His grace, but we become active participants with Him.

Mass Readings from September 29, 2019:
Amos 6:1, 4-7
Psalms 146:7-10
1 Timothy 6:11-16

Luke 16:19-31

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Homily from the Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Jesus took from us what was ours so He could give to us what is His.

God’s grace is the cause of our salvation. God’s free gift is what gives us the power to even choose Him or choose to do good works. We do not merely “collect” or “receive” His grace, but we become active participants with Him.

Mass Readings from September 29, 2019:
Amos 6:1, 4-7
Psalms 146:7-10
1 Timothy 6:11-16

Luke 16:19-31

Download the Homily Study

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