web02.fireside.fm Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:11:29 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Sunday Homilies with Fr. Mike Schmitz - Episodes Tagged with “Sunday Mass” https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/tags/sunday%20mass Sat, 03 Jan 2026 11:45:00 -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 Episode 123142: 1/4/26 Proximity or Intimacy https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/123142 41fbf8f8-0eae-4a97-9b75-851c6b218456 Sat, 03 Jan 2026 11:45:00 -0600 Ascension full Ascension Christ has come close. And yet, we all still have a choice: will we remain indifferent to His presence or will we seek Him out? If we choose indifference, we will not remain indifferent. When it comes to God, we either give Him our hearts or we remove Him from our lives. 14:31 no <p>Homily from the The Epiphany of the Lord</p> <p>Indifference can turn into hostility.</p> <p>Christ has come close. And yet, we all still have a choice: will we remain indifferent to His presence or will we seek Him out? If we choose indifference, we will not remain indifferent. When it comes to God, we either give Him our hearts or we remove Him from our lives.</p><dl> <dt> Mass Readings from January 4, 2026:</dt> <dt>Isaiah 60:1-6</dt> <dt>Psalm 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-11, 12-13</dt> <dt>Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6</dt> <p>Matthew 2:1-12</p> </dl> Ascension, Ascension Presents, Sundays with Ascension, Fr. Mike, Fr. Mike Schmitz, mass, Sunday homily, Sunday mass, Homily from the The Epiphany of the Lord

Indifference can turn into hostility.

Christ has come close. And yet, we all still have a choice: will we remain indifferent to His presence or will we seek Him out? If we choose indifference, we will not remain indifferent. When it comes to God, we either give Him our hearts or we remove Him from our lives.

Mass Readings from January 4, 2026:
Isaiah 60:1-6
Psalm 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-11, 12-13
Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6

Matthew 2:1-12

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Indifference can turn into hostility.

Christ has come close. And yet, we all still have a choice: will we remain indifferent to His presence or will we seek Him out? If we choose indifference, we will not remain indifferent. When it comes to God, we either give Him our hearts or we remove Him from our lives.

Mass Readings from January 4, 2026:
Isaiah 60:1-6
Psalm 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-11, 12-13
Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6

Matthew 2:1-12

]]> Episode 123140: 12/28/25 The Holy Family https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/123140 a6c019e2-006d-49d5-8910-1c7ed843bacd Sat, 27 Dec 2025 11:45:00 -0600 Ascension full Ascension Men and women need to be authentically masculine and feminine for their marriages and families to thrive. But what IS authentic masculinity? What IS authentic femininity? 19:39 no <p>Homily from the Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph</p> <p>The "trad family" goes back farther than the 1950's...</p> <p>Men and women need to be authentically masculine and feminine for their marriages and families to thrive. But what IS authentic masculinity? What IS authentic femininity?</p><dl> <dt> Mass Readings from December 28, 2025:</dt> <dt> Sirach 3:2-6, 12-14</dt> <dt> Psalm 128:1-2, 3, 4-5</dt> <dt>Colossians 3:12-21 or 3:12-17</dt> <p>Matthew 2:13-15, 19-23</p> </dl> Ascension, Ascension Presents, Sunday Mass, Fr. Mike, Fr. Mike Schmitz, Homily from the Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph

The "trad family" goes back farther than the 1950's...

Men and women need to be authentically masculine and feminine for their marriages and families to thrive. But what IS authentic masculinity? What IS authentic femininity?

Mass Readings from December 28, 2025:
Sirach 3:2-6, 12-14
Psalm 128:1-2, 3, 4-5
Colossians 3:12-21 or 3:12-17

Matthew 2:13-15, 19-23

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The "trad family" goes back farther than the 1950's...

Men and women need to be authentically masculine and feminine for their marriages and families to thrive. But what IS authentic masculinity? What IS authentic femininity?

Mass Readings from December 28, 2025:
Sirach 3:2-6, 12-14
Psalm 128:1-2, 3, 4-5
Colossians 3:12-21 or 3:12-17

Matthew 2:13-15, 19-23

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