Sunday Homilies with Fr. Mike Schmitz

05/15/22 Do Not Be Shocked

May 15th, 2022  |  20 mins 18 secs

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Homily from the Fifth Sunday of Easter. The best you on the worst day of your life. There are a few things that we ought to never be surprised by. One of them is suffering. God does not abandon us in our suffering, he leads us through them.

09/27/20 How Do I Look? Change Your Mind

September 28th, 2020  |  22 mins 45 secs

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Homily from the Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time. As the gardeners of our own minds, we must think about what we think about, weed out the thoughts that poison our minds, and allow the Word of God to shape how we look.

04/07/19 Behind Enemy Lines: The Father of Lies

April 7th, 2019  |  33 mins 48 secs

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Homily from the Fifth Sunday of Lent. There is no need to fear, but there is a need to fight. Behind enemy lines, we find ourselves in a battle with the Enemy of God. But the Catholic Christian has been given the tools to engage in the fight and thrive with the strength provided by God Himself.

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.