# Sunday Homilies with Fr. Mike Schmitz

A podcast by 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.

Feed: https://feeds.fireside.fm/fathermikehomilies/rss

## Latest episodes

- [10/25/26 Overnight Success](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/273537688/c750c3b2911a) (2026-10-26, 25 min): audio https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/7bb57852-1bbc-45a4-8e50-8597771642d7.mp3
- [10/18/26 "Apostrophe S"](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/273537688/e207ac11ceca) (2026-10-19, 22 min): audio https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/019a0327-3a9b-418c-b16a-bf9e0a41b390.mp3
- [10/11/26 Blind Spots: Practical Atheism](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/273537688/764e636edbfe) (2026-10-12, 27 min): audio https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/82f303f4-b5da-43b3-a2e5-e3e17acf8e86.mp3
- [10/04/26 Blind Spots: Worry](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/273537688/8f0dece50df0) (2026-10-05, 26 min): audio https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/54e995e9-d02e-485e-96bf-242d66191789.mp3
- [09/27/26 Blind Spots: Complaint](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/273537688/53f68f24db97) (2026-09-28, 26 min): audio https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/ba5308e0-794b-4f72-9004-820fa962d7e2.mp3
- [09/20/26 Blind Spots: Entitlement](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/273537688/771a75b6c347) (2026-09-21, 27 min): audio https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/ab3bfe30-820b-4486-a441-5d067d3aac30.mp3
- [9/13/26 Blind Spots: Anger](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/273537688/eb0dcc05efb1) (2026-09-15, 25 min): audio https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/5d768f13-2e23-47d6-9e57-797ed713bc79.mp3
- [09/06/26 Blind Spots: Gossip](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/273537688/705952123273) (2026-09-05, 26 min): audio https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/a452689e-80b1-42ad-9a96-e9928a531313.mp3
- [08/30/26 Forfeit](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/273537688/b068eec9695e) (2026-08-31, 22 min): audio https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/4e7b0d48-1fd8-45dd-b002-525498e20c3a.mp3
- [8/23/26 Who Do You Say?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/273537688/d4f7feb40049) (2026-08-22, 22 min): audio https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/92dbbe07-639a-462f-9cf0-f2b3adf557e9.mp3
- [08/16/26 Can God Say "No"?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/273537688/bef2562fce26) (2026-08-15, 16 min): audio https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/2830b0fa-39c1-46fb-9635-293d36a6e125.mp3
- [08/09/26 In the Storm](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/273537688/be93686cdecf) (2026-08-08, 22 min): audio https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/b0ead3b8-aa53-4329-8d2f-4a8c8ca515e4.mp3
- [8/2/26 Give](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/273537688/d907aaa60611) (2026-08-01, 21 min): audio https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/69334507-861c-49fe-b2f8-c9c10f990a54.mp3
- [07/26/25 Fruitful and Faithful](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/273537688/e561fc9d4d69) (2026-07-25, 21 min): audio https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/18840ee2-4fe3-4048-9c82-7fb4305e0cca.mp3
- [07/19/26 We Do Not Know How](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/273537688/ca9dc9102328) (2026-07-18, 22 min): audio https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/b8ddb6e0-daf6-4d20-8de6-f0e97da8fbf3.mp3
- [07/12/26 No Bad Days](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/273537688/0ec9cca16da5) (2026-07-11, 17 min): audio https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/94d8861d-2ddc-4f38-a1e6-06b4ed72b2a6.mp3
- [7/5/26 Citizens, Not Subjects](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/273537688/26701394bed0) (2026-07-04, 27 min): audio https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/e5daf002-82a7-4648-968f-a5808f3c9627.mp3
- [6/28/26 Intentional Limitation](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/273537688/0046cfee0cd9) (2026-06-27, 15 min): audio https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/bddb57c8-2a80-4831-884c-86299331785b.mp3
- [06/21/26 The Moment of Moments](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/273537688/7fea668bcc20) (2026-06-20, 16 min): audio https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/b048499a-fcd5-49d2-815c-9d5d4520a925.mp3
- [06/14/26 Precisely](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/273537688/990ad4807553) (2026-06-13, 19 min): audio https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/2fbee9d4-2f96-4daf-a896-d30a665f1777.mp3
- [06/07/26 May They Be One](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/273537688/eb21ccd8c3bf) (2026-06-06, 20 min): audio https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/e910db99-09d2-4f3f-9f03-e8cc690d0c5d.mp3
- [05/31/26 Understanding...or Trust?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/273537688/44a194f7e336) (2026-05-30, 17 min): audio https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/88edda94-4bde-4020-8a73-3c8805760ee1.mp3
- [05/24/26 Near Occasion of Grace](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/273537688/dc2d74f66ca4) (2026-05-23, 15 min): audio https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/599de80d-d061-4154-a3ce-e7aba22d7ee0.mp3
- [05/17/26 A Necessary Goodbye](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/273537688/7dd637201874) (2026-05-16, 12 min): audio https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/40cfe51d-734b-44ba-8c8b-44e902675eba.mp3
- [05/10/26 A Reason to Hope](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/273537688/ba691c47f95a) (2026-05-09, 16 min): audio https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/b2617183-d2ec-497c-9e54-05b19ec91568.mp3
- [05/03/26 The Next...: The Next Goodbye](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/273537688/472ed1b60c93) (2026-05-02, 26 min): audio https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/60b58ff7-0fc5-4173-ba5b-dcf025f6dae9.mp3
- [04/26/26 The Next...: The Next Road](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/273537688/4b0f2f43e2ba) (2026-04-25, 23 min): audio https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/9b7f6b06-e7a4-43ac-a0b9-c926478951a8.mp3
- [04/19/26 The Next...: The Next Mass](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/273537688/df6bba710c69) (2026-04-18, 26 min): audio https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/1e07b7ab-b0a2-49a8-b3e8-722a9a4b242a.mp3
- [04/12/26 The Next...: The Next Confession](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/273537688/9e4f5480f44c) (2026-04-11, 27 min): audio https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/79306c27-5fca-4fe0-8249-51d93d3cbdf9.mp3
- [04/05/26 Easter Sunday: Everything is Restored](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/273537688/61abfad2c728) (2026-04-05, 17 min): audio https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/23453f73-a13b-4ef4-b21a-9f5bebea23e1.mp3
- [04/03/26 Good Friday: Everything is Taken](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/273537688/6d4e130098c3) (2026-04-03, 14 min): audio https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/48feb2cc-976d-491e-81f7-558d82bd050c.mp3
- [04/02/26 Holy Thursday: Everything is Given](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/273537688/1856e493c1df) (2026-04-02, 16 min): audio https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/35c6a323-4a09-4966-93ae-573c3e6d37d1.mp3
- [03/29/26 Autobiography: Owning the Ending](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/273537688/8a7f5c3b7661) (2026-03-28, 18 min): audio https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/9faf6bf4-68de-4211-ba76-a5fac3f46e4e.mp3
- [3/22/26 Autobiography: Epilogue](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/273537688/7869541c7a55) (2026-03-21, 30 min): audio https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/d00da3ec-331e-4ded-8b58-21f0e6475f15.mp3
- [Episode 123149: 3/15/26 Autobiography: Who Will You Be?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/273537688/0510992d76d3) (2026-03-14, 24 min): audio https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/d84f8760-ba09-48ad-a62f-0de2201ec0f2.mp3
- [Episode 123148: 3/8/26 Autobiography: The Middle](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/273537688/678768fdad16) (2026-03-07, 28 min): audio https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/70cfc02d-aa2c-4162-b884-e00a6031026b.mp3
- [3/1/26 Autobiography: Title](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/273537688/32a416db8aee) (2026-02-28, 30 min): audio https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/0a459e8d-3f44-43f7-beec-e75c71ef05e0.mp3
- [02/22/26 Autobiography: Co-Author](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/273537688/2e77129752fa) (2026-02-21, 25 min): audio https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/383d1997-eb73-401c-b528-ba90996c33c9.mp3
- [02/15/26 Put Your Heart Into It](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/273537688/394a97df9b04) (2026-02-14, 25 min): audio https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/4bb2786d-e0b3-43e8-b950-9568e59c95be.mp3
- [2/8/26 Wasted Potential](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/273537688/a20c344cada6) (2026-02-07, 23 min): audio https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/2c567fe4-ad5a-4e40-bb33-108c3616e7a7.mp3
- [2/1/26 Counterfeit Happiness](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/273537688/059976834f8b) (2026-01-31, 26 min): audio https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/fa8d3a51-d9c2-490e-8b39-710ff26bb8c4.mp3
- [1/25/26 God Shows Up](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/273537688/fa887a1fad61) (2026-01-24, 23 min): audio https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/9eae94f1-eb2d-44b7-a594-191e5413830a.mp3
- [1/18/26 Mistaken Identity](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/273537688/f0e4fc7cacc4) (2026-01-17, 25 min): audio https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/9d7de712-6345-43e6-bb7b-1f996acf48fa.mp3
- [Episode 123143: 1/11/26 Two Traps](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/273537688/958ab0e8d77d) (2026-01-10, 10 min): audio https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/53a39a79-99fb-46c2-9e23-1a6e8e881b0c.mp3
- [Episode 123142: 1/4/26 Proximity or Intimacy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/273537688/24a9f26bc836) (2026-01-03, 15 min): audio https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/41fbf8f8-0eae-4a97-9b75-851c6b218456.mp3
- [Episode 123141: 1/1/26 Taken For Granted](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/273537688/e34f84c0e262) (2025-12-31, 10 min): audio https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/0a45c1e6-6ca0-4904-92fc-bbf8e25f5be5.mp3
- [Episode 123140: 12/28/25 The Holy Family](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/273537688/b356756ce1f4) (2025-12-27, 20 min): audio https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/a6c019e2-006d-49d5-8910-1c7ed843bacd.mp3
- [Episode 123139: 12/25/25 Waiting Well: Worth the Wait](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/273537688/20488e7075cb) (2025-12-24, 18 min): audio https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/4a460f58-0291-45a7-885b-45f892643441.mp3
- [Episode 123138: 12/21/25 Waiting Well: Unconditional Hope](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/273537688/b1ad24fccee2) (2025-12-20, 18 min): audio https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/722e9ded-cb4f-4ef8-baf1-16a4b7f34bd1.mp3
- [12/14/25 Waiting Well: Praise While We Wait](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/273537688/174c3d15006e) (2025-12-13, 22 min): audio https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/e3c38b17-a34f-4e48-8355-767b8b58cf61.mp3

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