web01.fireside.fm Tue, 07 Apr 2026 22:50:49 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Sunday Homilies with Fr. Mike Schmitz - Episodes Tagged with “Start” https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/tags/start Tue, 10 Nov 2020 15:00:00 -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 11/08/20 Roadmap: Accident or Excellent https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/11820 tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-2505199590222788204 Tue, 10 Nov 2020 15:00:00 -0600 Ascension full Ascension Homily from the Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time. If we want to escape a life of accidents and craft a life of excellence, we need to make the decision of “when” are we going to choose excellence carefully, consistently, and quickly. 24:23 no <p>Homily from the Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time.</p> <p>Excellence requires making the decision carefully, consistently, and quickly.</p> <p>The one question that can either deflate or motivate a person is “When?” This question reveals whether our goal is an actual goal or merely a wish. But if we want to escape a life of accidents and craft a life of excellence, we need to make the decision of “when” are we going to choose excellence carefully, consistently, and quickly.</p><dl> <dt> Mass Readings from November 8, 2020:</dt> <dt> Wisdom 6:12-16</dt> <dt> Psalms 63:2-8</dt> <dt>1 Thessalonians 4:13-18</dt> <p>Matthew 25:1-13</p> <p><a href="https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/roadmap-accident-or-excellent-1.pdf%20%20">Download the Homily Study</a> </p> </dl>

Homily from the Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Excellence requires making the decision carefully, consistently, and quickly.

The one question that can either deflate or motivate a person is “When?” This question reveals whether our goal is an actual goal or merely a wish. But if we want to escape a life of accidents and craft a life of excellence, we need to make the decision of “when” are we going to choose excellence carefully, consistently, and quickly.

Mass Readings from November 8, 2020:
Wisdom 6:12-16
Psalms 63:2-8
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

Matthew 25:1-13

Download the Homily Study

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Homily from the Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Excellence requires making the decision carefully, consistently, and quickly.

The one question that can either deflate or motivate a person is “When?” This question reveals whether our goal is an actual goal or merely a wish. But if we want to escape a life of accidents and craft a life of excellence, we need to make the decision of “when” are we going to choose excellence carefully, consistently, and quickly.

Mass Readings from November 8, 2020:
Wisdom 6:12-16
Psalms 63:2-8
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

Matthew 25:1-13

Download the Homily Study

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You matter to God and you have a job to do.

Jesus tells us to "fear no one." Not because there is no danger, but because He is calling us to not be safe.

Mass Readings from June 21, 2020:
Jeremiah 20:10-13
Psalms 69:8-10, 14, 17, 33-35
Romans 5:12-15

Matthew 10:26-33

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You matter to God and you have a job to do.

Jesus tells us to "fear no one." Not because there is no danger, but because He is calling us to not be safe.

Mass Readings from June 21, 2020:
Jeremiah 20:10-13
Psalms 69:8-10, 14, 17, 33-35
Romans 5:12-15

Matthew 10:26-33

]]> 08/11/19 Living By Faith https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/81119 tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-9036715979069331388 Mon, 12 Aug 2019 08:00:00 -0500 Ascension full Ascension Homily from the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. A disciple is a decision-maker. Faith is more than belief. It “acts”. It can be seen. Our decisions shape our lives, here on earth and in eternity. 21:07 no <p>Homily from the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.</p> <p>A disciple is a decision-maker.</p> <p>Faith is more than belief. It “acts”. It can be seen. In fact, what we choose reveals our faith. And our decisions shape our lives, here on earth and in eternity.</p><dl> <dt> Mass Readings from August 11, 2019:</dt> <dt> Wisdom 18:6-9</dt> <dt> Psalms 33:1, 12, 18-19, 20-22</dt> <dt>Hebrews 11:1-2, 8-19</dt> <p>Luke 12:32-48</p> </dl> Homily from the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.

A disciple is a decision-maker.

Faith is more than belief. It “acts”. It can be seen. In fact, what we choose reveals our faith. And our decisions shape our lives, here on earth and in eternity.

Mass Readings from August 11, 2019:
Wisdom 18:6-9
Psalms 33:1, 12, 18-19, 20-22
Hebrews 11:1-2, 8-19

Luke 12:32-48

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A disciple is a decision-maker.

Faith is more than belief. It “acts”. It can be seen. In fact, what we choose reveals our faith. And our decisions shape our lives, here on earth and in eternity.

Mass Readings from August 11, 2019:
Wisdom 18:6-9
Psalms 33:1, 12, 18-19, 20-22
Hebrews 11:1-2, 8-19

Luke 12:32-48

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