Sunday Homilies with Fr. Mike Schmitz

03/27/22 Last Words: The Central Last Word

March 28th, 2022  |  23 mins 10 secs

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Homily from the Fourth Sunday of Lent. My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? This central Last Word of Jesus from the Cross is possibly the most important.

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.

12/08/21 Immaculate Conception

December 8th, 2021  |  10 mins 2 secs

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Homily from the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. God gives exactly what is needed for whatever He has called us to.

09/26/21 Holding On: Patient and Ruthless

September 27th, 2021  |  23 mins 8 secs

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Homily from the Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time. What if the biggest obstacle to being the person you were created to be is the person you are currently choosing to be?

09/05/21 Seen. Known. Loved.

September 6th, 2021  |  18 mins 14 secs

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Homily from the Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time. Transition always involves destruction. Jesus heals the man who was deaf and mute. In doing this, He has to take away the false identity in order to tell us who we truly are.

04/10/20 Prepared But Not Ready

April 10th, 2020  |  19 mins 6 secs

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Homily from Good Friday of the Lord's Passion. Jesus prepared His disciples for His Passion. But they were not ready, because they had not factored in their own weakness.

03/01/20 Un-Done: We've Come Undone

March 1st, 2020  |  25 mins 55 secs

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Homily from the First Sunday of Lent. This world is not perfect. And we are not perfect. But imperfect does not mean unloved.

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.

03/31/19 Behind Enemy Lines: Let Go...and Come Inside

April 1st, 2019  |  22 mins 24 secs

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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.