web02.fireside.fm Thu, 09 Apr 2026 08:02:17 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Sunday Homilies with Fr. Mike Schmitz - Episodes Tagged with “Parenting” https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/tags/parenting 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

]]> 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

]]> 05/22/22 The Gift of the Church https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/52222 39394376-c9de-4c15-afb5-4526c6c02a19 Mon, 23 May 2022 17:00:00 -0500 Ascension full Ascension Homily from the Sixth Sunday of Easter. God has given us the gift of the Church. The Church is His Body...the Church is His Bride. And we cannot have Jesus without His Church. 19:20 no <p>Homily from the Sixth Sunday of Easter.</p> <p>The great temptation to stay in our own "version" of the Church.</p> <p>God has given us the gift of the Church. The Church is His Body...the Church is His Bride. And we cannot have Jesus without His Church.</p><dl> <dt> Mass Readings from May 22, 2022:</dt> <dt> Acts 15:1-2, 22-29</dt> <dt> Psalms 67:2-3, 5-6, 8</dt> <dt>Revelation 21:10-14, 22-23</dt> <p>John 14:23-29</p> </dl> Homily from the Sixth Sunday of Easter.

The great temptation to stay in our own "version" of the Church.

God has given us the gift of the Church. The Church is His Body...the Church is His Bride. And we cannot have Jesus without His Church.

Mass Readings from May 22, 2022:
Acts 15:1-2, 22-29
Psalms 67:2-3, 5-6, 8
Revelation 21:10-14, 22-23

John 14:23-29

]]> Homily from the Sixth Sunday of Easter.

The great temptation to stay in our own "version" of the Church.

God has given us the gift of the Church. The Church is His Body...the Church is His Bride. And we cannot have Jesus without His Church.

Mass Readings from May 22, 2022:
Acts 15:1-2, 22-29
Psalms 67:2-3, 5-6, 8
Revelation 21:10-14, 22-23

John 14:23-29

]]> 12/27/20 Holy Families https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/122720 tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-2143164753289001838 Sun, 27 Dec 2020 16:00:00 -0600 Ascension full Ascension 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. 24:52 no <p>Homily from the Mass of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph.</p> <p>Parents are not powerless.</p> <p>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.</p><dl> <dt> Mass Readings from December 27, 2020:</dt> <dt> Sirach 3:2-6, 12-14</dt> <dt> Psalms 128:1-5</dt> <dt>1 Corinthians 15:12, 16-20</dt> <p>Luke 2:22-40</p> </dl> Homily from the Mass of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph.

Parents are not powerless.

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.

Mass Readings from December 27, 2020:
Sirach 3:2-6, 12-14
Psalms 128:1-5
1 Corinthians 15:12, 16-20

Luke 2:22-40

]]> Homily from the Mass of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph.

Parents are not powerless.

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.

Mass Readings from December 27, 2020:
Sirach 3:2-6, 12-14
Psalms 128:1-5
1 Corinthians 15:12, 16-20

Luke 2:22-40

]]> 12/06/20 Legacy https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/120620 tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-1192073587583276831 Mon, 07 Dec 2020 17:00:00 -0600 Ascension full Ascension Homily from the Second Sunday of Advent. We can’t go back to the beginning of the story, but we can start where we are and change the ending. 24:32 no <p>Homily from the Second Sunday of Advent.</p> <p>We can’t go back to the beginning of the story, but we can start where we are and change the ending.</p> <p>Saint Peter reveals that the Day is coming when The Story will have been written. On that day, everything will be revealed and we will know God’s hidden role in every moment of The Story…and we will know the truth and consequences of our roles in The Story. We will know our legacy.</p><dl> <dt> Mass Readings from December 6, 2020:</dt> <dt> Isaiah 40:1-5, 9-11</dt> <dt> Psalms 85:9-12, 13-14</dt> <dt>2 Peter 3:8-14</dt> <p>Mark 1:1-8</p> </dl> Homily from the Second Sunday of Advent.

We can’t go back to the beginning of the story, but we can start where we are and change the ending.

Saint Peter reveals that the Day is coming when The Story will have been written. On that day, everything will be revealed and we will know God’s hidden role in every moment of The Story…and we will know the truth and consequences of our roles in The Story. We will know our legacy.

Mass Readings from December 6, 2020:
Isaiah 40:1-5, 9-11
Psalms 85:9-12, 13-14
2 Peter 3:8-14

Mark 1:1-8

]]> Homily from the Second Sunday of Advent.

We can’t go back to the beginning of the story, but we can start where we are and change the ending.

Saint Peter reveals that the Day is coming when The Story will have been written. On that day, everything will be revealed and we will know God’s hidden role in every moment of The Story…and we will know the truth and consequences of our roles in The Story. We will know our legacy.

Mass Readings from December 6, 2020:
Isaiah 40:1-5, 9-11
Psalms 85:9-12, 13-14
2 Peter 3:8-14

Mark 1:1-8

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