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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.

Sunday Homilies with Fr. Mike Schmitz

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 "subjects" or are we "citizens"? Are we "American Catholics" or are we "Catholics who are citizens of America"? And what would it be to live as a citizen without the virtue of patriotism?
 Mass Readings from July 5, 2026: Zechariah 9:9-10 Psalm 145:1-2, 8-9, 10-11, 13-14Romans 8:9, 11-13 
Matthew 11:25-30

7/5/26 Citizens, Not Subjects

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 "What are you living for?", we have to take the risk of knowing what we are NOT living for.
 Mass Readings from June 28, 2026:2 Kings 4:8-11, 14-16a Psalm 89:2-3, 16-17, 18-19Romans 6:3-4, 8-11 
Matthew 10:37-42

6/28/26 Intentional Limitation

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 two virtues we need more powerful than fear: humility and hope.
 Mass Readings from June 21, 2026: Jeremiah 20:10-13 Psalm 69:8-10, 14, 17, 33-35Romans 5:12-15 
Matthew 10:26-33

06/21/26 The Moment of Moments

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. He continues to give us the same: precisely the strength that we need at every moment.
 Mass Readings from June 14, 2026: Exodus 19:2-6 Psalm 100:1-2, 3, 5Romans 5:6-11 
Matthew 9:36—10:8

06/14/26 Precisely

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 important Reality. We know that Jesus was clear when He taught about His Body and Blood in the Eucharist...yet this true Presence requires the true ministerial priesthood that Jesus established with His Apostles. Christ's followers are divided, but He continues to desire our unity.
 Mass Readings from June 7, 2026: Deuteronomy 8:2-3, 14-16 Psalm 147:12-15, 19-201 Corinthians 10:16-17 
John 6:51-58

06/07/26 May They Be One

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 definition will suffice. And no explanation could possibly capture God's fullness. God is simply beyond anything that we can conceive of or imagine...but He has revealed Himself and called us into relationship with Him. Even if we do not fully grasp Him.
 Mass Readings from May 31, 2026: Exodus 34:4b-6, 8-9 Daniel 3:52, 53, 54, 55, 562 Corinthians 13:11-13 
John 3:16-18

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

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 words.
 Mass Readings from May 24, 2026: Acts 2:1-11 Psalm 104:1, 24, 29-30, 31, 341 Corinthians 12:3b-7, 12-13 
John 20:19-23

05/24/26 Near Occasion of Grace

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 them. But why?
 Mass Readings from May 17, 2026: Acts 1:1-11 Psalm 47:2-3, 6-9Ephesians 1:17-23 
Matthew 28:16-20

05/17/26 A Necessary Goodbye

Homily from the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time.
 
Nothing to Offer. Nothing to Prove. Nothing to Hide.
 
When we stand before the gates of Heaven and we are asked why we should be let in...what is our answer? How would we approach Heaven? How do we approach God now? We might approach God with our resume, or as an audition, or with perfection...but we need to approach in a different way.
 Mass Readings from October 26, 2025: Sirach 35:12-14, 16-18 Psalm 34:2-3, 17-18, 19, 232 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18 
Luke 18:9-14

10/26/25 I Got Nothin'

Homily from the Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time.
 
Persist through severity.
 
There are big moments in our lives. We usually think of the beginning or the end of something as the moments of consequence. But the middle often holds the most impactful moments of consequence; times when we are called to persevere...to "remain faithful" to the decisions we have made.
 Mass Readings from October 19, 2025: Exodus 17:8-13 Psalm 121:1-82 Timothy 3:14-4:2 
Luke 18:1-8

06/21/26 The Moment of Moments

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