web02.fireside.fm Thu, 16 Apr 2026 03:22:55 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Sunday Homilies with Fr. Mike Schmitz - Episodes Tagged with “Jeremiah” https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/tags/jeremiah Mon, 15 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 08/14/22 Finish the Race https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/81422 d59d1756-1c6b-45a9-8175-87a26606378a Mon, 15 Aug 2022 08:00:00 -0500 Ascension full Ascension Homily from the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Every one of us is in the middle of the race of our lives. God has called us and brought us here, even when there is no victory in sight and even when victory is not possible. But God will always give whatever we need to finish the race. 20:05 no <p>Homily from the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time.</p> <p>Sometimes God gives the victory and sometimes God gives what we need to finish the race.</p> <p>Every one of us is in the middle of the race of our lives. God has called us and brought us here, even when there is no victory in sight and even when victory is not possible. But God will always give whatever we need to finish the race.</p><dl> <dt> Mass Readings from August 14, 2022:</dt> <dt> Jeremiah 38:4-6, 8-10</dt> <dt> Psalms 40:2-4, 18</dt> <dt>Hebrews 12:1-4</dt> <p>Luke 12:49-53</p> </dl> 1992summer olympics400 meter dashDerek RedmondGodgoodsufferingdepressionanxietywhere is God in suffering?Jeremiah 38:4-6,8-10missionstoryprophetJeremiahMajor Biblical Figures-Jeremiahsometimes he gives us what we need to finish the racegive us what we wantwhat we needst. mark ji tianxiang Ironmantrustperseverancecharacterpurposelifewhat is the meaning of life? Trust, Perseverance, Character, Hebrews 12:1-13, Jeremiah 38:4-6,8-10, Suffering, Anxiety, Depression, Where is God in Suffering? Saint Mark Ji Tianxiang, Major Biblical Figures-Jeremiah, What is the Meaning of Life? Homily from the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Sometimes God gives the victory and sometimes God gives what we need to finish the race.

Every one of us is in the middle of the race of our lives. God has called us and brought us here, even when there is no victory in sight and even when victory is not possible. But God will always give whatever we need to finish the race.

Mass Readings from August 14, 2022:
Jeremiah 38:4-6, 8-10
Psalms 40:2-4, 18
Hebrews 12:1-4

Luke 12:49-53

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Sometimes God gives the victory and sometimes God gives what we need to finish the race.

Every one of us is in the middle of the race of our lives. God has called us and brought us here, even when there is no victory in sight and even when victory is not possible. But God will always give whatever we need to finish the race.

Mass Readings from August 14, 2022:
Jeremiah 38:4-6, 8-10
Psalms 40:2-4, 18
Hebrews 12:1-4

Luke 12:49-53

]]> 01/30/22 Nothing to Fear: Rejection https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/13022 08957da5-59bb-4091-a007-e802a304f129 Mon, 31 Jan 2022 10:00:00 -0600 Ascension full Ascension Homily from the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Do not sacrifice your identity and integrity on the altar of approval. 21:20 no <p>Homily from the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time.</p> <p>Do not sacrifice your identity and integrity on the altar of approval.</p> <p>We all need acceptance. It is a basic human requirement. But we also must have the courage and freedom to know who we are and what we are about independent of the accepting group.</p><dl> <dt> Mass Readings from January 30, 2022:</dt> <dt> Jeremiah 1:4-5, 17-19</dt> <dt> Psalms 71:1-6, 15-17</dt> <dt>1 Corinthians 12:31—13:13</dt> <p>Luke 4:21-30</p> </dl> Homily from the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Do not sacrifice your identity and integrity on the altar of approval.

We all need acceptance. It is a basic human requirement. But we also must have the courage and freedom to know who we are and what we are about independent of the accepting group.

Mass Readings from January 30, 2022:
Jeremiah 1:4-5, 17-19
Psalms 71:1-6, 15-17
1 Corinthians 12:31—13:13

Luke 4:21-30

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Do not sacrifice your identity and integrity on the altar of approval.

We all need acceptance. It is a basic human requirement. But we also must have the courage and freedom to know who we are and what we are about independent of the accepting group.

Mass Readings from January 30, 2022:
Jeremiah 1:4-5, 17-19
Psalms 71:1-6, 15-17
1 Corinthians 12:31—13:13

Luke 4:21-30

]]> 02/03/19 Disqualified: Remarkably Average https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/2319 tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-7002006072704532740 Mon, 04 Feb 2019 07:00:00 -0600 Ascension full Ascension Homily from the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Being unqualified does not disqualify when God calls. Our stats would reveal that we are unqualified for being a part of God’s great work. But the Lord calls us to the greatest of these: love. 23:01 no <p>Homily from the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time.</p> <p>Being unqualified does not disqualify when God calls.</p> <p>There are many people who would look remarkably average on paper. Our stats would reveal that we are unqualified for being a part of God’s great work. But the Lord calls us to the greatest of these: love.</p><dl> <dt> Mass Readings from February 3, 2019:</dt> <dt> Jeremiah 1:4-5, 17-19</dt> <dt> Psalms 71:1-6, 15-17</dt> <dt>1 Corinthians 12:31-13:13</dt> <p>Luke 4:21-30</p> <p><a href="http://www.stignatiusmobile.org/october-2016-blessed-chiara-badano/">Read More About Blessed Chiara Badano</a> </p> <p><a href="https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/disqualified-remarkably-average.pdf">Download the Homily Study</a> </p> </dl>

Homily from the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Being unqualified does not disqualify when God calls.

There are many people who would look remarkably average on paper. Our stats would reveal that we are unqualified for being a part of God’s great work. But the Lord calls us to the greatest of these: love.

Mass Readings from February 3, 2019:
Jeremiah 1:4-5, 17-19
Psalms 71:1-6, 15-17
1 Corinthians 12:31-13:13

Luke 4:21-30

Read More About Blessed Chiara Badano

Download the Homily Study

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Homily from the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Being unqualified does not disqualify when God calls.

There are many people who would look remarkably average on paper. Our stats would reveal that we are unqualified for being a part of God’s great work. But the Lord calls us to the greatest of these: love.

Mass Readings from February 3, 2019:
Jeremiah 1:4-5, 17-19
Psalms 71:1-6, 15-17
1 Corinthians 12:31-13:13

Luke 4:21-30

Read More About Blessed Chiara Badano

Download the Homily Study

]]> 12/09/18 The End? https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/12918 tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-7181305709886919268 Mon, 10 Dec 2018 07:00:00 -0600 Ascension full Ascension Homily from the Second Sunday of Advent. This might be the end of the dream, but it is not the end of the story. 21:00 no <p>Homily from the Second Sunday of Advent.</p> <p>This might be the end of the dream, but it is not the end of the story.</p> <p>God has begun a good work in you. In fact, he has begun many “good works.“ Many of them will come to an end, but the truly great work that God has begun is a work that he intends to continue to finish.</p><dl> <dt> Mass Readings from December 09, 2018:</dt> <dt> Baruch 5:1-9</dt> <dt> Psalms 126:1-6</dt> <dt>Philippians 1:4-6, 8-11</dt> <p>Luke 3:1-6</p> </dl> Homily from the Second Sunday of Advent.

This might be the end of the dream, but it is not the end of the story.

God has begun a good work in you. In fact, he has begun many “good works.“ Many of them will come to an end, but the truly great work that God has begun is a work that he intends to continue to finish.

Mass Readings from December 09, 2018:
Baruch 5:1-9
Psalms 126:1-6
Philippians 1:4-6, 8-11

Luke 3:1-6

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This might be the end of the dream, but it is not the end of the story.

God has begun a good work in you. In fact, he has begun many “good works.“ Many of them will come to an end, but the truly great work that God has begun is a work that he intends to continue to finish.

Mass Readings from December 09, 2018:
Baruch 5:1-9
Psalms 126:1-6
Philippians 1:4-6, 8-11

Luke 3:1-6

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