Sunday Homilies with Fr. Mike Schmitz
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.
Displaying Episode 1 - 10 of 13 in total of Sunday Homilies with Fr. Mike Schmitz with the tag “mass”.
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Episode 123139: 12/25/25 Waiting Well: Worth the Wait
December 24th, 2025 | 17 mins 15 secs
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We have waited for Jesus—and now that He is here, true gratitude is shown by living fully in the gift of His presence and love.
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Episode 123138: 12/21/25 Waiting Well: Unconditional Hope
December 20th, 2025 | 17 mins 41 secs
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All through the Bible, God makes certain promises. He always fulfills them. But we cannot expect God to fulfill a promise that He has never made. No matter what, whether we get what we've waited for or not, we can hope in HIM.
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01/02/22 It's Not About You
January 2nd, 2022 | 10 mins 9 secs
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Homily from the Epiphany of the Lord. Worship can help us escape the trap that life is about us.
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11/21/21 All Over the Place
November 22nd, 2021 | 21 mins 2 secs
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Homily from the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe. When torn asunder, we are held together by worship of the King of Kings. The end of the year offers us the chance to recognize the little lords and tingy tyrants in our lives: those things we love and those things that attack us.
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08/08/21 Consumer Catholic: Farther to Go
August 9th, 2021 | 18 mins 18 secs
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Homily from the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The best of your life is ahead of you...you will need food for the journey. The worst days of our life often come after the best days of our life. But even in those "worst days", you are not done yet.
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06/06/21 The Crisis of Love
June 7th, 2021 | 18 mins 4 secs
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Homily from The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ. Do we lack faith? Or do we lack love? Most people who call themselves Catholic do not believe one of the most central and most powerful teaching in the Church.
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12/27/20 Holy Families
December 27th, 2020 | 24 mins 52 secs
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Homily from the Mass of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. It can be so easy for parents to feel powerless when it comes to passing on the faith to their families. But there are four powerful tools every parent can employ to help their families become holy families.
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06/14/20 No Longer Optional
June 14th, 2020 | 34 mins 41 secs
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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.
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05/17/20 Exiles: Why Go Back?
May 18th, 2020 | 25 mins 11 secs
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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?
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11/25/18 Come to the Altar: Kingdom Priesthood
November 26th, 2018 | 27 mins 31 secs
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Homily from Solemnity of Christ the King. Don't waste your priesthood.