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
12/29/24 A Hidden Life
Homily from the Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph.
Make it your ambition to live a quiet life.
In a world where so many people live their lives "on display," the Holy Family shows u…
12/25/24 Face to Face: Two Words
Homily from the Nativity of the Lord (Christmas).
The one who has gratitude has enough.
At the moment we get to stand before the Lord face to face, what will the automatic and overwhelming response b…
12/22/24 Face to Face: Fear to Fiat
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Homily from the Fourth Sunday of Advent.
I'm…
12/15/24 Face to Face: Til We Have Faces
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Homily from the Third Sunday of Advent.
How …
12/8/24 Face to Face: Incomplete
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Homily from the Second Sunday of Advent.
God…
12/1/24 Face to Face: Couch Cushions
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Homily from the First Sunday of Advent.
We a…
11/24/24 Made for Worship: Glorifying the Lord by Your Life
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11/17/24 Made for Worship: On the Field
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11/10/24 Made for Worship: Kingdom Sacrifice
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11/03/24 Made for Worship: Kingdom Priests
Homily from the Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time.
Worship is not about what we get, but about what we can give.
When it comes to Mass, we often complain that we "don't get anything out of it". Is…
10/27/24 Made for Worship: Presence and Sacrifice
Homily from the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time.
The heart of worship is sacrifice.
We know that the sacrifice of Jesus once-for-all is the moment that saves us. It is possible to be present to thi…
10/20/24 Made for Worship: Worth-ship
Homily from the Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time.
A thing is worth what someone is willing to sacrifice for it.
How do we know what a thing is worth? When it comes to God, do we know how to worsh…
10/13/24 The Word of God
Homily from the Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time.
God's Word is living and active.
In order to understand our lives clearly, we need to know The Story. In order to know The Story, we need to be…
10/06/24 Marriage: A Catholic Vision
Homily from the Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time.
God has called us here. God is with us here. God will not leave us here.
Marriage will always be a challenge. But there is a way to move forwar…
09/29/24 Desperate for Freedom
Homily from the Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time.
Restriction is the first step towards freedom.
God is good. God wants all of us to have the fullness of life and of joy. God wants all of us to h…
09/22/24 Ordinary Great Things
Homily from the Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time.
Not all ambition is bad.
Every good thing that we have in our lives we most likely have because an individual (or group of individuals) wanted to…
09/15/24 The Most Important Question
Homily from the Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time.
Our answer makes a difference.
We are presented today with the single most important question any of us will be asked and all of us will have t…
09/08/24 Nothing to Offer
Homily from the Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time.
Love the person in front of you.
It is easy to walk through life and feel invisible. Like you don't matter. Like you have nothing to offer. But w…
09/01/24 The Floor
Homily from the Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time.
It's the least you can do.
We are made to strive. We are made to pursue the ideal. But we also need to know what the minimum is. We also need…
08/25/24 Your Turn
Homily from the Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time.
Do not miss your turn.
There are times in our lives when we have the opportunity and the ability to make a decision that will change the directio…