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 all 10 Episode of Sunday Homilies with Fr. Mike Schmitz with the tag “sacrifice”.
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08/07/22 Loosen the Roots
August 8th, 2022 | 23 mins 59 secs
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Homily from the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. We sacrifice because we love and we love because we sacrifice.
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04/10/22 Last Words: Tetelestai
April 10th, 2022 | 22 mins 59 secs
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Homily from Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion. This one word connects and transforms the entire story.
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03/13/22 Last Words: The Missing Last Word
March 14th, 2022 | 25 mins 30 secs
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Homily from the Second Sunday of Lent. Jesus has begged for mercy for all...including the two criminals who were crucified with Him. But they did not both receive mercy. One received mercy and one rejected mercy.
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12/05/21 Abounding Love: What is Worth Your Heart?
December 6th, 2021 | 23 mins 38 secs
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Homily from the Second Sunday of Advent. Abounding love is focused love. Too often, we do not love well because we do not discern what is worth loving; we don't pay attention to the value of things.
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07/18/21 The Poison of Indifference
July 19th, 2021 | 15 mins 47 secs
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Homily from the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Indifference does not mean you don’t care; it just means you don’t care enough to move.
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02/14/21 Hindsight 20/20: The Cost
February 15th, 2021 | 19 mins 50 secs
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Homily from the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Looking back, there are some things we could have known. But one thing is unfailingly true when seen through hindsight: every decision comes at a price and every choice has a cost.
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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.
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11/18/18 Come to the Altar: Learning to Worship
November 19th, 2018 | 25 mins 54 secs
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Homily from the Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time. Not merely witnessing the miracle, but offering the sacrifice.
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11/11/18 Come to the Altar: Hollow Worship
November 12th, 2018 | 29 mins 11 secs
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Homily from the Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time. Offering first-fruits reveals and increases the depth of trust. Sacrifices that are intentional, consequential, and representational have the power to transform our hearts and fill up what might be hollow worship.
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11/04/18 Come to the Altar: Where's Your Altar?
November 5th, 2018 | 29 mins 47 secs
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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?