Sunday Homilies with Fr. Mike Schmitz
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.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 21 minutes
- Episodes
- 369
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
9/7/25 Two Questions
Homily from the Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Whenever there is something of value that we desire, we have to ask these two questions.
Jesus gives the conditions for discipleship. He gives u…
8/31/25 Freedom and Joy
Homily from the Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time
Humility is nothing other than acknowledging and living the truth.
Humility is not pretending to be someone other than we are. It is neither pre…
8/24/25 Begin. Or begin again.
Homily from the Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time
Discipline isn't the point, but it is the path.
God calls us to develop the potential He has given us by leaning into the discipline He is calling…
8/17/25 Ordinary People
Homily from the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Villains and Heroes are made out of the same stuff.
We are not surrounded by villains and heroes, we are surrounded by ordinary people. And every on…
8/15/25 All In
Homily from the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
God had no backup plan after Mary.
The Assumption of Mary is the reality that Our Lady was taken up entirely into Heaven. This …
08/10/25 More Faith
Homily from the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.
Without obedience, there is no faith.
Followers of Jesus want to grow in faith, but do they understand what it is to live by faith?
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08/03/25 Memento Mori
Homily from the Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.
Remember you will die. Remember you have died.
We are called to live a new life. But we cannot live a new life until we have allowed our old life t…
07/27/25 Teach Us to Pray
Homily from the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.
The battle of prayer.
Every one of us knows that we ought to pray. But not all of us know how. In addition, not all of us know that prayer can o…
07/20/25 The Reason Why
Homily from the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.
Do it for the love of Jesus.
We all have a lot to do. We may even be tempted to resent all that we have to do. But if we do it for the right reason,…
07/13/25 Doing
Homily from the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.
Knowing is nice. Doing makes the difference.
We can know exactly what to do, but unless we act on what we know, nothing will change.
- Mass Readings f…
07/05/25 Signers
Homily from the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.
There are some things worth risking everything for.
Those who signed the Declaration of Independance risked everything. Every Christian who follow…
6/29/25 Pillar and Foundation: Upon this Rock
Homily from the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul.
Jesus came to establish a Church.
The Church is an essential part of God's Kingdom on earth. Jesus is the King. Peter (and his successors) are the …
6/22/25 Pillar and Foundation: Greatest Gift
Homily from the Solemnity of Corpus Christi.
Jesus did not say "Read this in memory of Me." He said "Do this in memory of Me."
The greatest gift Jesus gave us is Himself in the Eucharist. And yet, ev…
06/15/25 Pillar and Foundation: Necessary Teacher
Homily from the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity.
Even when the Bible seems clear, earnest Christians can get it wrong. We need a Church to tell us when we are wrong.
The most important revelation …
06/08/25 Pillar and Foundation: Infallible Teacher
Homily from Pentecost Sunday.
Without an infallible Teacher, an infallible Book is a worthless book.
The Church is messy. But it is also holy. And has been given the ability and the authority of Jesu…
06/01/25 Pillar and Foundation: Canon of Scripture
Homily from the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord.
Jesus didn't give us the Bible. He gave us the Church. And the Church gave us the Bible.
All Christians believe in the 27 books of the New Test…
5/25/25 Pillar and Foundation: Says Who?
Homily from the Sixth Sunday of Easter.
Do we rely on the Bible alone?
The Church is not optional. When there is a question that is not covered explicitly in the Bible (and even when it is), where d…
05/18/25 Move On: Not Alone
Homily from the Fifth Sunday of Easter.
Life is difficult. You don't have to move on alone.
In a difficult life and a difficult mission, Paul had someone with him who helped him continue to do the wo…
5/11/25 Move On: Boundaries
Homily from the Fourth Sunday of Easter.
We get the behavior we are willing to tolerate.
There are times when we need to establish boundaries...even with the people we love. Even as Christians, we n…
5/4/25 Move On: Charcoal Fire
Homily from the Third Sunday of Easter
To be restored, we must revisit the place of ruin.
When we are called to move on, we may need to revisit the places in our lives that need healing in order to a…