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.
We found 8 episodes of Sunday Homilies with Fr. Mike Schmitz with the tag “perseverance”.
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08/14/22 Finish the Race
August 15th, 2022 | 20 mins 5 secs
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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.
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05/08/22 The Time of Great Distress
May 9th, 2022 | 17 mins 11 secs
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Homily from the Fourth Sunday of Easter. You are not abandoned. You are not alone. You are not afraid.
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10/24/21 Learning to Lose: Get Up
October 25th, 2021 | 22 mins 56 secs
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Homily from the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Life is about losing. It is not about quitting. Into this place of defeat, God Himself speaks into our loss and our shame, telling us what is needed.
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06/27/21 Everyday Courage: Plan B
June 28th, 2021 | 22 mins 15 secs
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Homily from the Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Love requires risk. Risk requires courage.
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06/20/21 Everyday Courage: Into the Storm
June 21st, 2021 | 18 mins 29 secs
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Homily from the Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time. There are times when we do everything God has asked us to do…and we still find ourselves in the midst of a storm. In those moments, we are called to run into the storm, confident that God is in the storm.
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10/20/19 The Hardest Step: The Next Step
October 21st, 2019 | 21 mins 39 secs
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Homily from the Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Continuing to walk in the midst of failure, rejection, and imperfection is a sign of a great life. In your life, you will take hundreds of first steps. But in a great life, you will take thousands of next steps.
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05/05/19 #Fail: The Only Way to Fail
May 6th, 2019 | 23 mins 56 secs
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Homily from the Third Sunday of Easter. The only way for failure to be final is if you stop. Even sin is not final if you don’t stop. God has a call for you that is not erased by failure.
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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.