Sunday Homilies with Fr. Mike Schmitz
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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 transfor...
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06/14/26 Precisely
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...
06/07/26 May They Be One
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...
05/31/26 Understanding...or Trust?
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 tha...
05/24/26 Near Occasion of Grace
Homily from Pentecost Sunday.
God always answers our prayers, but our prayers do not control or convince Him.
We can say that "prayer work...
05/17/26 A Necessary Goodbye
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 t...
05/10/26 A Reason to Hope
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...
05/03/26 The Next...: The Next Goodbye
Homily from the Fifth Sunday of Easter.
What is this in light of eternity?
Our perspective either helps us see things clearly or muddies t...
04/26/26 The Next...: The Next Road
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...
04/19/26 The Next...: The Next Mass
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 tr...
04/12/26 The Next...: The Next Confession
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 wi...
04/05/26 Easter Sunday: Everything is Restored
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...
04/03/26 Good Friday: Everything is Taken
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...
04/02/26 Holy Thursday: Everything is Given
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 g...
03/29/26 Autobiography: Owning the Ending
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....
3/22/26 Autobiography: Epilogue
Homily from the Fifth Sunday of Lent.
Life AFTER his life WITH.
Some great stories tell us an important piece of information: where are th...
Episode 123149: 3/15/26 Autobiography: Who Will You Be?
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...
Episode 123148: 3/8/26 Autobiography: The Middle
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...
Episode 123147: 3/1/26 Autobiography: Title
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...
02/22/26 Autobiography: Co-Author
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...
02/15/26 Put Your Heart Into It
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...
2/8/26 Wasted Potential
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...a...
Episode 123146: 2/1/26 Counterfeit Happiness
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...
Episode 123145: 1/25/26 God Shows Up
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 li...
Episode 123144: 1/18/26 Mistaken Identity
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...
Episode 123143: 1/11/26 Two Traps
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 a...
Episode 123142: 1/4/25 Proximity or Intimacy
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...
Episode 123141: 1/1/26 Taken For Granted
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 amaz...
Episode 123140: 12/28/25 The Holy Family
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 ne...
Episode 123139: 12/25/25 Waiting Well: Worth the Wait
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...
Episode 123138: 12/21/25 Waiting Well: Unconditional Hope
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...
Episode 123137: 12/14/25 Waiting Well: Praise While We Wait
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...
12/08/25 This Present Moment
Homily from the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
This feast day of the Immaculate Conception is not just a pri...
12/07/25 Waiting Well: Trust His Timing
Homily from the Second Sunday of Advent.
We worry while we wait.
Advent teaches us not just to wait, but to trust while we wait. When we s...
11/30/25 Waiting Well: Engaged
Homily from the First Sunday of Advent.
The process is the point.
When we are waiting, we often want to be "done". We want to be "there"....
11/23/25 The Moment of Victory
Homily from The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe.
The moment of victory is the moment of vulnerability.
We often t...
11/16/25 In The Light
Homily from the Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time.
Would you rather be admired? Or loved?
The Day of the Lord is coming. When everythin...
11/09/25 Meant to Be
Homily from the Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica in Rome.
If you were what you were meant to be, you would set the world on fire....
11/2/25 After This
Homily from the Commemoration of All the Faithfully Departed (All Souls).
By the end of this Mass, some things will be changed forever.
Pu...
10/26/25 I Got Nothin'
Homily from the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time.
Nothing to Offer. Nothing to Prove. Nothing to Hide.
When we stand before the gates of...
10/26/25 I Got Nothin'
Homily from the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time.
Nothing to Offer. Nothing to Prove. Nothing to Hide.
When we stand before the gates of...