Sunday Homilies with Fr. Mike Schmitz

03/29/20 Un-Done: Broken, Not Lost

March 29th, 2020  |  31 mins 3 secs

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Homily from the Fifth Sunday of Lent. Jesus is the God of the Broken Heart. Suffering, sickness, and death are devastating: but a broken heart is still home in Jesus’ Heart.

03/22/20 Un-Done: God Shows Up

March 22nd, 2020  |  25 mins 52 secs

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Homily from the Fourth Sunday of Lent. God made this world good, but He did not make it unbreakable. This world has come undone, and our sickness and suffering reveals the deeper ways our hearts have come undone.

03/15/20 Un-Done: Not Fine

March 16th, 2020  |  28 mins 32 secs

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Homily from the Third Sunday of Lent. You are not fine. You don't have to be. We live in a world that has come undone with hearts and relationships that have come undone. Jesus comes to that wound to undo what has been undone.

02/26/20 He Sees. He Cares.

February 27th, 2020  |  12 mins 24 secs

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Homily from Ash Wednesday. We all desire to be heard and seen...to know we matter. Jesus reveals that even your actions in secret are known by the Father and they matter to Him.

04/14/19 Behind Enemy Lines: Stand

April 14th, 2019  |  23 mins 54 secs

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Homily from Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion. If I live in such a way that I merely follow the crowd, I will find myself praising Jesus on Sunday and crying out for His Crucifixion on Friday.

04/07/19 Behind Enemy Lines: The Father of Lies

April 7th, 2019  |  33 mins 48 secs

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Homily from the Fifth Sunday of Lent. There is no need to fear, but there is a need to fight. Behind enemy lines, we find ourselves in a battle with the Enemy of God. But the Catholic Christian has been given the tools to engage in the fight and thrive with the strength provided by God Himself.

03/31/19 Behind Enemy Lines: Let Go...and Come Inside

April 1st, 2019  |  22 mins 24 secs

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03/24/19 Behind Enemy Lines: Trust God...and Fight

March 25th, 2019  |  25 mins 43 secs

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Homily from the Third Sunday of Lent. Trained in trust...strengthened through struggle. God gives us the chance to grow in trust of Him and His love…and He allows us to grow stronger in our ability to walk as His children.

03/17/19 Behind Enemy Lines: My Own Worst Enemy

March 18th, 2019  |  22 mins 35 secs

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Homily from the Second Sunday of Lent. You have to know yourself to say no to yourself. We are in a battle, but our primary enemy is closer than we might like to imagine.

03/06/19 Behind Enemy Lines: Isolated and Disoriented

March 7th, 2019  |  19 mins 10 secs

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Homily from Ash Wednesday. Even when things are obviously broken, we can pretend that they will “fix themselves.” But Lent reminds us that we are in a battle that won’t be won unless we are ready to engage the enemy who will attack us like our Lord was attacked in the wilderness...behind enemy lines.