Sunday Homilies with Fr. Mike Schmitz

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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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March 28 · 17 min
03/29/26 Autobiography: Owning the Ending
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 fault. But our story must end with our becoming like the Father...and the Father bears the marker of adulthood: The Cross.
March 21 · 29 min
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 they now? In our autobiography, after we have experienced "the return"; after we have experienced grace, how do we live? What does our "bonus chapter" look like? What is in our Epilogue?
March 14 · 23 min
Episode 123149: 3/15/26 Autobiography: 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 the person you become. At the end of the story, who will you be?
March 7 · 27 min
Episode 123148: 3/8/26 Autobiography: The Middle
From the middle, you can't see the end. But just know you're making progress, even if you don't feel it.
February 28 · 29 min
3/1/26 Autobiography: Title
There is often a speech that lives inside each of us. That speech can become the title of our story. Is that title marked by resentment? Or is there a larger event that can define our lives?
February 21 · 24 min
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 years of my life the way I've lived the past seven days, where will I end up? Who will I become? We are writing our life story with every choice that we make. Are we writing in rebellion? Or with God as the Co-Author?
February 14 · 24 min
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 things that we NEED to do. When we show up knowing that we are doing what God has asked, there is the necessity to also do what God has asked us to do the WAY God has asked us to do it…with love.
February 7 · 22 min
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...and then to not use it would be a tragedy. We are surrounded by the tragedy of wasted potential. But this doesn't have to be the end of our story.
January 31 · 25 min
2/1/26 Counterfeit Happiness
There are many idols in our lives that promise the happiness that only God can give. The counterfeits of Wealth, Power, Pleasure, and Fame have taken all that people have and left them with nothing. Jesus gives us a new way to live...that actually leads to authentic happiness.
January 24 · 22 min
1/25/26 God Shows Up
There are times in our lives when it seems like there is no way forward. There are times when it seems like there is no way God can come through on His promises. There are times when it seems like God will not show up. But God always does in a way only He knows.
January 17 · 24 min
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 the image of God that guides and directs our prayer? Does He need our counsel? Does He care about us at all? Or does He care about us more than we could possibly imagine?
January 10 · 9 min
Episode 123143: 1/11/26 Two Traps
Baptism changes us. It begins an entirely new life in each one of us. And yet, when we approach the Lord, we can be tempted to act, not as God's adopted children, but as His counselors or his performers.
January 3 · 14 min
Episode 123142: 1/4/26 Proximity or Intimacy
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 choose indifference, we will not remain indifferent. When it comes to God, we either give Him our hearts or we remove Him from our lives.
Dec 31, 2025 · 9 min
Episode 123141: 1/1/26 Taken For Granted
We are surrounded by the amazing and miraculous every day. But we often miss it because our lives are too busy and too full. If we take a page out of Mary, the Mother of God's book, we would reflect on all these things...and no longer take them for granted.
Dec 27, 2025 · 19 min
Episode 123140: 12/28/25 The Holy Family
Men and women need to be authentically masculine and feminine for their marriages and families to thrive. But what IS authentic masculinity? What IS authentic femininity?
Dec 24, 2025 · 17 min
Episode 123139: 12/25/25 Waiting Well: Worth the Wait
We have waited for Jesus—and now that He is here, true gratitude is shown by living fully in the gift of His presence and love.
Dec 20, 2025 · 17 min
Episode 123138: 12/21/25 Waiting Well: Unconditional Hope
All through the Bible, God makes certain promises. He always fulfills them. But we cannot expect God to fulfill a promise that He has never made. No matter what, whether we get what we've waited for or not, we can hope in HIM.
Dec 13, 2025 · 21 min
12/14/25 Waiting Well: Praise While We Wait
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 see the fruit. Rather than complaining while we wait, there is another option.
Dec 8, 2025 · 10 min
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 privilege for Mary: it's a prophecy for us. The Feast of the Immaculate Conception reveals God's plan to conquer sin not just by repairing what is broken, but by preparing a path where grace triumphs first. This Advent we are invited to enter into the "Sacrament of the Present Moment", where God offers real, life-changing grace in each moment we choose to b
Dec 6, 2025 · 23 min
12/07/25 Waiting Well: Trust His Timing
Advent teaches us not just to wait, but to trust while we wait. When we surrender worry and remember who God is, waiting becomes a place of grace instead of frustration.

Sunday Homilies with Fr. Mike Schmitz

03/29/26 Autobiography: Owning the Ending

3/22/26 Autobiography: Epilogue

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

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

3/1/26 Autobiography: Title

02/22/26 Autobiography: Co-Author

02/15/26 Put Your Heart Into It

2/8/26 Wasted Potential

2/1/26 Counterfeit Happiness

1/25/26 God Shows Up

1/18/26 Mistaken Identity

Episode 123143: 1/11/26 Two Traps

Episode 123142: 1/4/26 Proximity or Intimacy

Episode 123141: 1/1/26 Taken For Granted

Episode 123140: 12/28/25 The Holy Family

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

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

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

12/08/25 This Present Moment

12/07/25 Waiting Well: Trust His Timing