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
03/27/22 Last Words: The Central Last Word
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. He not only expresses the depths to whi…
03/20/22 Last Words: Behold, Your Mother
Homily from the Third Sunday of Lent.
The best gifts can be given in the worst of circumstances.
When He had virtually nothing left to give, Jesus still gave. He gave His own mother to be our mother.…
03/13/22 Last Words: The Missing Last Word
Homily from the Second Sunday of Lent.
Both men were loved. They weren't both saved.
The second Last Word of Jesus from the Cross is missing something. Jesus has begged for mercy for all...including …
03/06/22 Last Words: The First Last Words
Homily from the First Sunday of Lent.
Father, forgive them for they do not know what they are doing.
The first last words of Jesus reveal not just what, but Who was on His mind in the last moments of…
02/27/22 Words Disclose
Homily from the Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time.
Our words disclose, disguise, and direct our hearts.
The words we use are powerful. They can build up and they can destroy. But they can also reveal ou…
02/20/22 Nothing to Fear: Vulnerability
Homily from the Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time.
Vulnerability is having enough courage and self-possession to let life in.
All of our fears stem from the fact that we are woundable. We care about re…
02/13/22 Nothing to Fear: The Future
Homily from the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time.
We are called to do today what prepares us for the challenge of tomorrow.
We have become more comfortable with the "completed" past than the unknown fut…
02/06/22 Nothing to Fear: Inadequacy
Homily from the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time.
The fear of being inadequate is the fear that I won't be able to rise to the challenge.
Fear is a gift. It is meant to keep us alive. But it can also…
01/30/22 Nothing to Fear: Rejection
Homily from the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time.
Do not sacrifice your identity and integrity on the altar of approval.
We all need acceptance. It is a basic human requirement. But we also must have t…
01/23/22 Know Why
Homily from the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time.
Imagine living your entire life and not knowing why.
The return of the exiled Jews from Babylon was a great gift. But it also highlighted the reality th…
01/16/22 Jesus Changes Things
Homily from the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time.
Jesus changes shame into joy.
There are certain things, certain failures, embarrassments, and shames, that could define our lives. There are certain ev…
01/09/22 Children of the Father
Homily from the Baptism of the Lord.
Jesus changed the water. Now the water changes you.
Why was Jesus baptized? Not because He needed it, but because we need it. We need baptism to be saved, to be c…
01/02/22 It's Not About You
Homily from the Epiphany of the Lord.
Worship can help us escape the trap that life is about us.
When life is about us, it is not food for the human heart. When we realize that life is about Someone …
12/26/21 Be Careful
Homily from the Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph.
Family is the School of Love.
Everyone is part of a family in some way. Be careful with each other.
- Mass Readings from December 26,…
12/25/21 Look Up
Homily from the Nativity of the Lord (Christmas Mass).
God is with you on the bathroom floor.
We are so distracted by so many things that we need to look up. But sometimes we need to look lower in or…
12/19/21 Abounding Love: Love Commits
Homily from the Fourth Sunday of Advent.
Love without a commitment remains an illusion.
In order to truly grow in love, there needs to be the willingness to make a commitment. And there needs to be t…
12/12/21 Abounding Love: Large Hearted
Homily from the Third Sunday of Advent.
Be Where Your Feet Are.
Too often, what keeps our heart small is the fact that we do the minimum minimally. What we are called to do, we put the least amount o…
12/08/21 Immaculate Conception
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.
The solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of our…
12/05/21 Abounding Love: What is Worth Your Heart?
Homily from the Second Sunday of Advent.
Abounding love is focused love.
Too often, we do not love well because we do not discern what is worth loving; we don't pay attention to the value of things. …
11/28/21 Abounding Love: No Room
Homily from the First Sunday of Advent.
Two things are clear about the inn at Bethlehem: Love Incarnate showed up and there was no room for Him.
Too often, we want to love the way we have been create…