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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

Want to walk through Advent with Fr. Mike?
 
Join us for daily video Advent reflections in the Ascension App: https://ascensionpress.com/pages/frmikeadvent

Homily from the Second Sunday of Advent.
 
God will bring the work He has begun to completion.
 
We can do so many things in the Christian life that are important. But if we miss the most important aspect of following Christ, our lives will be incomplete. We are called to love...and yet we do not have it in us to be able to love the way we need to. Thankfully, God meets us in our need and our lack and supplies us with all we need.
 Mass Readings from December 8, 2024: Baruch 5:1-9 Ps 126:1-6Philippians 1:4-6, 8-11 
Luke 3:1-6

12/8/24 Face to Face: Incomplete

Want to walk through Advent with Fr. Mike?
 
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Homily from the Third Sunday of Advent.
 
How can we see the Lord face to face til we have faces?
 
We tell ourselves so many stories. Some of these stories are true and some of them are not. One challenge we have is to tell true stories...about ourselves and about the Lord. In order to be able to see the Lord face to face, we will need to know ourselves and some before God as our true selves.
 Mass Readings from December 15, 2024: Zephaniah 3:14-18 Isaiah 12:2-6Philippians 4:4-7 
Luke 3:10-18

12/15/24 Face to Face: Til We Have Faces

Want to walk through Advent with Fr. Mike?
 
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Homily from the Fourth Sunday of Advent.
 
I'm not going to fear what I don't know, I am going to trust who I do know.
 
We can wait in excitement and joy...we can also wait in fear. We fear the dark and might fear death for the same reason: the unknown. We can fear the unknown in the afterlife and we can fear the unknown of our own inner life. God's mercy leads us to a place of trust.
 Mass Readings from December 22, 2024: Micah 5:1-4 Psalms 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-19Hebrews 10:5-10 
Luke 1:39-45

12/22/24 Face to Face: Fear to Fiat

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 be? Will it be a word of love? Of contrition? Or will it be two words that summarize everything that could be said to the God who has used everything to get us ready to stand before Him? 
 Mass Readings from December 25, 2024: Isaiah 52:7-10 Psalms 98:1-6.Hebrews 1:1-6 
John 1:1-18

12/25/24 Face to Face: Two Words

Homily from the Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time.
 
There are some relationships that do not tolerate rivals.
 
There are only two kinds of relationships that get to a point where it is “all…or nothing”: Romantic relationships and our relationship with Jesus. If we say “all”, that carries with it some consequences. Namely, all of our heart must belong to the other.
 Mass Readings from October 7, 2018: Genesis 2:18-24 Psalms 128:1-6Hebrews 2:9-11 
Mark 10:2-16
 
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10/07/18 Rivals: All or Nothing

Homily from the Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time.
 
God has an absolute claim on your heart. What is the reason you won't give it to Him?
 
There is a clear difference between a reason and an excuse. Excuses are not acceptable answers, but there are times when even “good reasons” fail to be “good enough”.
 Mass Readings from October 14, 2018: Wisdom 7:7-11 Psalms 90:12-17Hebrews 4:12-13 
Mark 10:17-30
 
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10/14/18 Rivals: The Reason is the Rival

Homily from the Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time.
 
What do I have to do to get what I want?
 
So much of our lives can be marked by the desire to control…or the fear of losing control. The rival of control can dominate. And the trust of praise and surrender can liberate.
 Mass Readings from October 21, 2018: Isaiah 53:10-11 Psalms 33:4-5, 18-20, 22Hebrews 4:14-16 
Mark 10:35-45
 
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10/21/18 Rivals: The Rival of Control

Homily from the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time.
 
We do not conquer our rivals, we are called out from beneath their power.
 
The voices around us shape us. Some voices shape us more powerfully and more negatively than others. These rival voices fashion a lens through which we see the world. They can rob us of peace, joy, and Christ place in our heart. But to take courage, get up, Jesus is calling you.
 Mass Readings from October 28, 2018: Jeremiah 31:7-9 Psalms 126:1-6Hebrews 5:1-6 
Mark 10:46-52
 
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10/28/18 Rivals: Rival Voices

Homily from the Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time.
 
Not to watch, but to worship.
 
The heart of religion is the worship of God. And the heart of worship is always sacrifice; a gift that is poured out on the altar. Where is your gift being poured out? Where is your altar?
 Mass Readings from November 04, 2018: Deuteronomy 6:2-6 Psalms 18:2-4, 47, 51Hebrews 7:23-28 
Mark 12:28-34
 
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11/04/18 Come to the Altar: Where's Your Altar?

Homily from the Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time.
 
Offering first-fruits reveals and increases the depth of trust.
 
The temptation to experience worship as hollow or empty is universal. God’s solution for our hearts is the invitation to offer Him our first-fruits. Sacrifices that are intentional, consequential, and representational have the power to transform our hearts and fill up what might be hollow worship.
 Mass Readings from November 11, 2018: 1 Kings 17:10-16 Psalms 146:7, 8-9, 9-10Hebrews 9:24-28 
Mark 12:38-44
 
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11/11/18 Come to the Altar: Hollow Worship

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 forward in this challenge that brings greater peace and joy. There are no guarantees other than "I will not leave" and "God will not leave".
 Mass Readings from October 6, 2024: Genesis 2:18-24 Psalms 128:1-6Hebrews 2:9-11 
Mark 10:2-16

10/06/24 Marriage: A Catholic Vision

10/06/24 Marriage: A Catholic Vision

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