web01.fireside.fm Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:09:12 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Sunday Homilies with Fr. Mike Schmitz - Episodes Tagged with “Protestant” https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/tags/protestant Mon, 01 Nov 2021 18:00:00 -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 11/01/21 Your Feast Day https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/11121 tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-3325563081237845561 Mon, 01 Nov 2021 18:00:00 -0500 Ascension full Ascension Homily from the Solemnity of All Saints. One day, this will be your feast day. The Solemnity of All Saints is the day the Church has given us to celebrate and honor what God has done in the lives of the countless people He has redeemed and sanctified. Mas 17:28 no Homily from the Solemnity of All Saints.<br><div class="subtitle">One day, this will be your feast day.</div><br>The Solemnity of All Saints is the day the Church has given us to celebrate and honor what God has done in the lives of the countless people He has redeemed and sanctified. <br><br><strong>Mass Readings from November 1st, 2021:</strong><br>Deuteronomy 6:2-6<br>Psalms 18:2-4, 47, 51<br>Hebrews 7:23-28<br>Mark 12:28-34 <br> <br> Homily from the Solemnity of All Saints.
One day, this will be your feast day.

The Solemnity of All Saints is the day the Church has given us to celebrate and honor what God has done in the lives of the countless people He has redeemed and sanctified.

Mass Readings from November 1st, 2021:
Deuteronomy 6:2-6
Psalms 18:2-4, 47, 51
Hebrews 7:23-28
Mark 12:28-34

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One day, this will be your feast day.

The Solemnity of All Saints is the day the Church has given us to celebrate and honor what God has done in the lives of the countless people He has redeemed and sanctified.

Mass Readings from November 1st, 2021:
Deuteronomy 6:2-6
Psalms 18:2-4, 47, 51
Hebrews 7:23-28
Mark 12:28-34

]]> 06/06/21 The Crisis of Love https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/6621 tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-6027586608169662902 Mon, 07 Jun 2021 12:00:00 -0500 Ascension full Ascension 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. 18:04 no <p>Homily from The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ.</p> <p>Do we lack faith? Or do we lack love?</p> <p>Most people who call themselves Catholic do not believe one of the most central and most powerful teaching in the Church. Is it because they lack hearing? Do they lack the opportunity to know about this teaching? Do they lack faith? Or is something else missing?</p><dl> <dt> Mass Readings from June 6, 2021:</dt> <dt> Exodus 24:3-8</dt> <dt> Psalm 116:12-13, 15-18</dt> <dt>Hebrews 9:11-15</dt> <p>Mark 14:12-16, 22-26</p> </dl> 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. Is it because they lack hearing? Do they lack the opportunity to know about this teaching? Do they lack faith? Or is something else missing?

Mass Readings from June 6, 2021:
Exodus 24:3-8
Psalm 116:12-13, 15-18
Hebrews 9:11-15

Mark 14:12-16, 22-26

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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. Is it because they lack hearing? Do they lack the opportunity to know about this teaching? Do they lack faith? Or is something else missing?

Mass Readings from June 6, 2021:
Exodus 24:3-8
Psalm 116:12-13, 15-18
Hebrews 9:11-15

Mark 14:12-16, 22-26

]]> 06/14/20 No Longer Optional https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/61420 tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-3946077406677563160 Sun, 14 Jun 2020 19:00:00 -0500 Ascension full Ascension 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. 34:41 no <p>Homily from the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ.</p> <p>The Eucharist will never be optional...until the day it is no longer an option.</p> <p>The moment worship becomes about “what I get” it ceases to be an act of love and becomes idolatry.</p><dl> <dt> Mass Readings from June 14, 2020:</dt> <dt> Deuteronomy 8:2-3, 14-16</dt> <dt> Psalm 147:12-15, 19-20</dt> <dt>1 Corinthians 10:16-17</dt> <p>John 6:51-58</p> </dl> 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.

Mass Readings from June 14, 2020:
Deuteronomy 8:2-3, 14-16
Psalm 147:12-15, 19-20
1 Corinthians 10:16-17

John 6:51-58

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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.

Mass Readings from June 14, 2020:
Deuteronomy 8:2-3, 14-16
Psalm 147:12-15, 19-20
1 Corinthians 10:16-17

John 6:51-58

]]> 11/18/18 Come to the Altar: Learning to Worship https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/111818 tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-4117861164039232942 Mon, 19 Nov 2018 07:00:00 -0600 Ascension full Ascension Homily from the Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time. Not merely witnessing the miracle, but offering the sacrifice. 25:54 no <p>Homily from the Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time.</p> <p>Not merely witnessing the miracle, but offering the sacrifice.</p> <p>We have to learn the worship of God in a similar way that we need to learn the Word of God. The more we know What we are doing, Who we are offering, Why it is crucial, and When to focus, the more we will be able to do more than watch…we will be able to worship.</p><dl> <dt> Mass Readings from November 18, 2018:</dt> <dt> Daniel 12:1-3</dt> <dt> Psalms 16:5, 8, 9-10, 11</dt> <dt>Hebrews 10:11-14, 18</dt> <p>Mark 13:24-32</p> <p><a href="http://www.rebrand.ly/cometothealtarlearningtoworship">Download the Homily Study</a> </p> </dl>

Homily from the Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Not merely witnessing the miracle, but offering the sacrifice.

We have to learn the worship of God in a similar way that we need to learn the Word of God. The more we know What we are doing, Who we are offering, Why it is crucial, and When to focus, the more we will be able to do more than watch…we will be able to worship.

Mass Readings from November 18, 2018:
Daniel 12:1-3
Psalms 16:5, 8, 9-10, 11
Hebrews 10:11-14, 18

Mark 13:24-32

Download the Homily Study

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Homily from the Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Not merely witnessing the miracle, but offering the sacrifice.

We have to learn the worship of God in a similar way that we need to learn the Word of God. The more we know What we are doing, Who we are offering, Why it is crucial, and When to focus, the more we will be able to do more than watch…we will be able to worship.

Mass Readings from November 18, 2018:
Daniel 12:1-3
Psalms 16:5, 8, 9-10, 11
Hebrews 10:11-14, 18

Mark 13:24-32

Download the Homily Study

]]> 11/04/18 Come to the Altar: Where's Your Altar? https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/11418 tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-5457646211810935509 Mon, 05 Nov 2018 07:00:00 -0600 Ascension full Ascension Homily from the Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time. The heart of religion is the worship of God. And the heart of worship is always sacrifice; a gift that is poured out on the altar. Where is your gift being poured out? Where is your altar? 29:47 no <p>Homily from the Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time.</p> <p>Not to watch, but to worship.</p> <p>The heart of religion is the worship of God. And the heart of worship is always sacrifice; a gift that is poured out on the altar. Where is your gift being poured out? Where is your altar?</p><dl> <dt> Mass Readings from November 04, 2018:</dt> <dt> Deuteronomy 6:2-6</dt> <dt> Psalms 18:2-4, 47, 51</dt> <dt>Hebrews 7:23-28</dt> <p>Mark 12:28-34</p> <p><a href="https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/come-to-the-altar-wheres-your-altar.pdf">Download the Homily Study</a> </p> </dl>

Homily from the Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Not to watch, but to worship.

The heart of religion is the worship of God. And the heart of worship is always sacrifice; a gift that is poured out on the altar. Where is your gift being poured out? Where is your altar?

Mass Readings from November 04, 2018:
Deuteronomy 6:2-6
Psalms 18:2-4, 47, 51
Hebrews 7:23-28

Mark 12:28-34

Download the Homily Study

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Homily from the Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Not to watch, but to worship.

The heart of religion is the worship of God. And the heart of worship is always sacrifice; a gift that is poured out on the altar. Where is your gift being poured out? Where is your altar?

Mass Readings from November 04, 2018:
Deuteronomy 6:2-6
Psalms 18:2-4, 47, 51
Hebrews 7:23-28

Mark 12:28-34

Download the Homily Study

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