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Sunday Homilies with Fr. Mike Schmitz

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300 episodes

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.

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  1. 10/25/26 Overnight Success

    · 25 min

    Homily from the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time. I will not be able to give God everything until I begin giving God the first thing. We are called to love God with all our heart, soul, and mind. But where do we…

  2. 10/18/26 "Apostrophe S"

    · 22 min

    Homily from the Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time. That means that it belongs to Him. Jesus tells us to give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to give to God what belongs to God. But if a coin bears Caesar's…

  3. 10/11/26 Blind Spots: Practical Atheism

    · 27 min

    Homily from the Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time. I believe that God exists, but I do not live as if God exists. Sometimes we become so comfortable with our words, our schedules, and our everyday choices that we…

  4. 10/04/26 Blind Spots: Worry

    · 25 min

    Homily from the Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time. Concern asks, "What can I do?" Worry asks, "What if?" Worry can feel useful, responsible, even protective. But it keeps us rehearsing futures we cannot control.…

  5. 09/27/26 Blind Spots: Complaint

    · 26 min

    Homily from the Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Training ourselves to notice the negative. Many of us have a default stance to notice the negative. When it comes to our assessment of ourselves or of any given…

  6. 09/20/26 Blind Spots: Entitlement

    · 27 min

    Homily from the Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time. God does not owe me anything. Entitlement does not always look like entitlement. Sometimes, it simply feels like getting what we deserve. Whether it comes from…

  7. 9/13/26 Blind Spots: Anger

    · 25 min

    Homily from the Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time There's angrily resisting reality...and there is saying "yes" to Life. Anger as a Blind Spot doesn't necessarily mean "rage" or "seething". But sometimes the…

  8. 09/06/26 Blind Spots: Gossip

    · 26 min

    Homily from the Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time. Gossip is speaking of someone else's faults and flaws with no intention to help them at all. Gossip can be easy to recognize when someone else is doing it—and…

  9. 08/30/26 Forfeit

    · 22 min

    Homily from the Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time. You cannot become the person you were meant to be without the Cross. No one likes to lose. But there is a difference between getting beaten and forfeiting.…

  10. 8/23/26 Who Do You Say?

    · 21 min

    Homily from the Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time He gets to reveal Himself to me long before I get to have an opinion of Him. Every one of us will have our own Caesarea Philippi, our place where we must answer…

  11. 08/16/26 Can God Say "No"?

    · 15 min

    Homily from the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Can God can say no and we still stay? When we come before God and ask for anything, we are making ourselves vulnerable. We are implicitly stating that God has our…

  12. 08/09/26 In the Storm

    · 22 min

    Homily from the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. God still speaks in storms. God's children can still step in storms. Life is filled with storms. From massive tragedies to normal, everyday battles, every person…

  13. 8/2/26 Give

    · 21 min

    Homily from the Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Can money buy happiness? People will wisely claim that money cannot buy happiness. But what if the answer is actually "it depends"? It depends what you spend it…

  14. 07/26/25 Fruitful and Faithful

    · 20 min

    Homily from the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. It is possible to use the gifts, use the opportunities...and lose your heart. King Solomon asked God for an understanding heart, and he was blessed with incredible…

  15. 07/19/26 We Do Not Know How

    · 21 min

    Homily from the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Faith grows through trial and prayer. We all want a greater faith...and we all want a purified love. But how does our faith grow and how does our love get purified?…

  16. 07/12/26 No Bad Days

    · 16 min

    Homily from the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. It is possible to live the rest of your life with no more bad days. Life can be so overwhelmingly difficult and challenging. But challenge and suffering can and do…

  17. 7/5/26 Citizens, Not Subjects

    · 27 min

    Homily from the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Citizens must live with conviction, responsibility, and courage. On the 250th anniversary of our nation, it is a moment to stop and reflect on our identity. Are we…

  18. 6/28/26 Intentional Limitation

    · 15 min

    Homily from the Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time The necessary risk we must take. Jesus calls us to love Him first. To place Him ahead of every other goal or desire in our lives. In order to answer the question…

  19. 06/21/26 The Moment of Moments

    · 15 min

    Homily from the Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time. We will need Humility and Hope. The moment will come when we will all stand before the Good and Holy God in judgment. This truth can fill us with fear, but there are…

  20. 06/14/26 Precisely

    · 18 min

    Homily from the Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time. Precisely as strong as it needs to be. When Jesus sends out His Apostles in His Name, He also gives them all of the strength and ability that they are going to need.…

  21. 06/07/26 May They Be One

    · 19 min

    Homily from the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi). To have the Real Presence in the Eucharist, one needs the Apostolic priesthood. Corpus Christi is an important feast for an…

  22. 05/31/26 Understanding...or Trust?

    · 17 min

    Homily from the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity. God is not a problem to solve, but One to be trusted. The Holy Trinity is the term that we use to try and convey the Mystery of Who God ultimately is. But no…

  23. 05/24/26 Near Occasion of Grace

    · 14 min

    Homily from Pentecost Sunday. God always answers our prayers, but our prayers do not control or convince Him. We can say that "prayer works", but we must be very careful to know what we mean if we were to utter such…

  24. 05/17/26 A Necessary Goodbye

    · 11 min

    Homily from the Ascension of the Lord. "It is better for you that I go...". Is that true? Jesus told His apostles that it was better for them that He ascended to the Father; that it was better for them if He left…

  25. 05/10/26 A Reason to Hope

    · 16 min

    Homily from the Sixth Sunday of Easter. Hope that is not tested is hope that cannot be trusted. How do we grow in hope? Saint Paul tells us: through affliction that leads to a new level of trust in the God who loves…

  26. 05/03/26 The Next...: The Next Goodbye

    · 25 min

    Homily from the Fifth Sunday of Easter. What is this in light of eternity? Our perspective either helps us see things clearly or muddies the waters. The only way forward is perspective, and not just any perspective,…

  27. 04/26/26 The Next...: The Next Road

    · 22 min

    Homily from the Fourth Sunday of Easter. There is no perfect road. There is only the next right road. There are many things that we might end up regretting in the course of our lives. But the most important thing is…

  28. 04/19/26 The Next...: The Next Mass

    · 26 min

    Homily from the Third Sunday of Easter. The Enemy wants to steal your heart. The Lord wants to give you His. It is possible to know the truth; the truth about the Resurrection, the truth about Christianity, the truth…

  29. 04/12/26 The Next...: The Next Confession

    · 26 min

    Homily from Divine Mercy Sunday. It’s not about your first or last confession. It’s about your next one. The Christian life doesn’t end with a first confession, baptism, or Easter moment, it continues through the…

  30. 04/05/26 Easter Sunday: Everything is Restored

    · 17 min

    Homily from Easter Sunday. Everything given and taken is restored. Jesus did not rise from the dead to merely prove a point. He rose so that all could be restored. Everything we give to Him...everything we allow Him…

  31. 04/03/26 Good Friday: Everything is Taken

    · 13 min

    Homily from Good Friday. A king without His armor. At the end of our lives, there are no defenses. At the end of Christ's life, He clings to no defenses. He has poured it all out, and all is taken from Him. All that…

  32. 04/02/26 Holy Thursday: Everything is Given

    · 16 min

    Homily from Holy Thursday. Jesus knew. And He still gave everything. At the end of Lent, we realize that we have been called to give. To give our time and attention to God in prayer. To give up things in fasting. To…

  33. 03/29/26 Autobiography: Owning the Ending

    · 17 min

    Homily from Palm Sunday. It is not my fault, but it is my responsibility. When there is something that we like, we are quick to claim it. When there is something we don't like, we are quick to claim it is not our…

  34. 3/22/26 Autobiography: Epilogue

    · 29 min

    Homily from the Fifth Sunday of Lent. Life AFTER his life WITH. Some great stories tell us an important piece of information: where are they now? In our autobiography, after we have experienced "the return"; after we…

  35. Episode 123149: 3/15/26 Autobiography: Who Will You Be?

    · 23 min

    Homily from the Fourth Sunday of Lent At the end of the story, who will you be? What you seek shapes what you see. Look for hope. Look for joy. Look for goodness. The things you train your eyes to notice will shape…

  36. Episode 123148: 3/8/26 Autobiography: The Middle

    · 27 min

    Homily from the Third Sunday of Lent From the middle, you can't see the end. From the middle, you can't see the end. But just know you're making progress, even if you don't feel it. Mass Readings from March 8, 2026:…

  37. 3/1/26 Autobiography: Title

    · 30 min

    Homily from the Second Sunday of Lent Every story has a title. Does one moment define the whole thing? There is often a speech that lives inside each of us. That speech can become the title of our story. Is that…

  38. 02/22/26 Autobiography: Co-Author

    · 24 min

    Homily from the First Sunday of Lent. Every story has a beginning. As we begin Lent, we are faced with the question: If I live the next 25 years of my life the way I've lived the past seven days, where will I end up?…

  39. 02/15/26 Put Your Heart Into It

    · 25 min

    Homily from the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Jesus didn't give us a new weight to carry, but a new way to carry the weight. We all have things that we NEED to do. When we show up knowing that we are doing what God…

  40. 2/8/26 Wasted Potential

    · 23 min

    Homily from the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Jesus, do not let what You did for me end with me. To have been given all that one needs...and then to not use it would be a tragedy. We are surrounded by the tragedy of…

  41. 2/1/26 Counterfeit Happiness

    · 26 min

    Homily from the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Do not give away what has real value for counterfeit happiness. There are many idols in our lives that promise the happiness that only God can give. The counterfeits of…

  42. 1/25/26 God Shows Up

    · 22 min

    Homily from the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time The question is not IF God will show up, but HOW will God show up. There are times in our lives when it seems like there is no way forward. There are times when it seems…

  43. 1/18/26 Mistaken Identity

    · 24 min

    Homily from the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time. Who are we talking to? It is critical to know WHO we are talking to when we pray. What is the image of God that guides and directs our prayer? Does He need our counsel?…

  44. Episode 123143: 1/11/26 Two Traps

    · 9:33

    Homily from the The Baptism of the Lord The traps of believing we are God's advisors...or His performers. Baptism changes us. It begins an entirely new life in each one of us. And yet, when we approach the Lord, we…

  45. Episode 123142: 1/4/26 Proximity or Intimacy

    · 15 min

    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…

  46. Episode 123141: 1/1/26 Taken For Granted

    · 9:36

    Homily from the Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God Resolve: I will not take these things for granted. We are surrounded by the amazing and miraculous every day. But we often miss it because our lives are too…

  47. Episode 123140: 12/28/25 The Holy Family

    · 20 min

    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…

  48. Episode 123139: 12/25/25 Waiting Well: Worth the Wait

    · 17 min

    Homily from The Nativity of the Lord (Christmas) What if all I received was HIM this Christmas? We have waited for Jesus—and now that He is here, true gratitude is shown by living fully in the gift of His presence…

  49. Episode 123138: 12/21/25 Waiting Well: Unconditional Hope

    · 18 min

    Homily from the Fourth Sunday of Advent What happens when I don't get what I've been waiting for? All through the Bible, God makes certain promises. He always fulfills them. But we cannot expect God to fulfill a…

  50. 12/14/25 Waiting Well: Praise While We Wait

    · 21 min

    Homily from the Third Sunday of Advent In seasons of waiting, do we complain or praise? While we are waiting, it can feel like nothing is happening. And yet, faith tells us that God is at work even when we can't yet…

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