web01.fireside.fm Tue, 07 Apr 2026 05:44:03 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Sunday Homilies with Fr. Mike Schmitz - Episodes Tagged with “Second Coming” https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/tags/second%20coming Mon, 29 Nov 2021 21:00:00 -0600 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 11/28/21 Abounding Love: No Room https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/112821 tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-43330586917314658 Mon, 29 Nov 2021 21:00:00 -0600 Ascension full Ascension Homily from the First Sunday of Advent. Two things are clear about the inn at Bethlehem: Love Incarnate showed up and there was no room for Him. Too often, we want to love the way we have been created to love. But we find ourselves incapable of loving this way. 19:56 no <p>Homily from the First Sunday of Advent.</p> <p>Two things are clear about the inn at Bethlehem: Love Incarnate showed up and there was no room for Him.</p> <p>Too often, we want to love the way we have been created to love. But we find ourselves incapable of loving this way. Not because we aren't willing or because we don't want to...but because our lives are simply too full. We have no room to love.</p><dl> <dt> Mass Readings from November 28th, 2021:</dt> <dt> Jeremiah 33:14-16</dt> <dt> Psalms 25:4-5, 8-10, 14</dt> <dt>1 Thessalonians 3:12—4:2</dt> <p>Luke 21:25-28, 34-36</p> </dl> Homily from the First Sunday of Advent.

Two things are clear about the inn at Bethlehem: Love Incarnate showed up and there was no room for Him.

Too often, we want to love the way we have been created to love. But we find ourselves incapable of loving this way. Not because we aren't willing or because we don't want to...but because our lives are simply too full. We have no room to love.

Mass Readings from November 28th, 2021:
Jeremiah 33:14-16
Psalms 25:4-5, 8-10, 14
1 Thessalonians 3:12—4:2

Luke 21:25-28, 34-36

]]> Homily from the First Sunday of Advent.

Two things are clear about the inn at Bethlehem: Love Incarnate showed up and there was no room for Him.

Too often, we want to love the way we have been created to love. But we find ourselves incapable of loving this way. Not because we aren't willing or because we don't want to...but because our lives are simply too full. We have no room to love.

Mass Readings from November 28th, 2021:
Jeremiah 33:14-16
Psalms 25:4-5, 8-10, 14
1 Thessalonians 3:12—4:2

Luke 21:25-28, 34-36

]]> 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

]]> 12/01/19 Before Goodbye https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/12119 tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-6119769490744498004 Sun, 01 Dec 2019 08:00:00 -0600 Ascension full Ascension Homily from the First Sunday of Advent. Goodbyes can be painful. The goodness of the goodbye comes down to what we do with the time before goodbye. 18:12 no <p>Homily from the First Sunday of Advent.</p> <p>We do not know when, but we do know what.</p> <p>Goodbyes can be painful. But what makes goodbyes even more painful is when we are not ready for the leaving or letting go. The goodness of the goodbye comes down to what we do with the time before goodbye.</p><dl> <dt> Mass Readings from December 1, 2019:</dt> <dt> Isaiah 4:2-6</dt> <dt> Psalms 122:1-9</dt> <dt>Romans 13:11-14</dt> <p>Matthew 24:37-44</p> </dl> Homily from the First Sunday of Advent.

We do not know when, but we do know what.

Goodbyes can be painful. But what makes goodbyes even more painful is when we are not ready for the leaving or letting go. The goodness of the goodbye comes down to what we do with the time before goodbye.

Mass Readings from December 1, 2019:
Isaiah 4:2-6
Psalms 122:1-9
Romans 13:11-14

Matthew 24:37-44

]]> Homily from the First Sunday of Advent.

We do not know when, but we do know what.

Goodbyes can be painful. But what makes goodbyes even more painful is when we are not ready for the leaving or letting go. The goodness of the goodbye comes down to what we do with the time before goodbye.

Mass Readings from December 1, 2019:
Isaiah 4:2-6
Psalms 122:1-9
Romans 13:11-14

Matthew 24:37-44

]]> 12/02/18 Be Ready, Get Ready https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/12218 tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-5292902334278726513 Mon, 03 Dec 2018 07:00:00 -0600 Ascension full Ascension Homily from the First Sunday of Advent. Advent is a season of preparation. You will never be ready unless you get ready. 22:02 no <p>Homily from the First Sunday of Advent.</p> <p>You will never be ready unless you get ready.</p> <p>Advent is a season of preparation. We get ready to celebrate the first coming of Christ into this world. We also get ready for His Second Coming at the end of the world…or at the end of our individual lives. During Advent, we get ready to die.</p><dl> <dt> Mass Readings from December 02, 2018:</dt> <dt> Jeremiah 33:14-16</dt> <dt> Psalms 25:4-5, 8-9, 10, 14</dt> <dt>1 Thessalonians 3:12—4:2</dt> <p>Luke 21:25-28, 34-36</p> <p><a href="https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/advent-2018-be-ready-get-ready.pdf">Download the Homily Study</a> </p> </dl>

Homily from the First Sunday of Advent.

You will never be ready unless you get ready.

Advent is a season of preparation. We get ready to celebrate the first coming of Christ into this world. We also get ready for His Second Coming at the end of the world…or at the end of our individual lives. During Advent, we get ready to die.

Mass Readings from December 02, 2018:
Jeremiah 33:14-16
Psalms 25:4-5, 8-9, 10, 14
1 Thessalonians 3:12—4:2

Luke 21:25-28, 34-36

Download the Homily Study

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Homily from the First Sunday of Advent.

You will never be ready unless you get ready.

Advent is a season of preparation. We get ready to celebrate the first coming of Christ into this world. We also get ready for His Second Coming at the end of the world…or at the end of our individual lives. During Advent, we get ready to die.

Mass Readings from December 02, 2018:
Jeremiah 33:14-16
Psalms 25:4-5, 8-9, 10, 14
1 Thessalonians 3:12—4:2

Luke 21:25-28, 34-36

Download the Homily Study

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