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Sunday Homilies with Fr. Mike Schmitz

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.© 2025 Ascension Christianity Spirituality
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  • Episode 123138: 12/21/25 Waiting Well: Unconditional Hope

    Episode 123138: 12/21/25 Waiting Well: Unconditional Hope
    Dec 20 2025

    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 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.

    Mass Readings from December 21, 2025:Isaiah 7:10-14 Psalm 24:1-2, 3-4, 5-6Romans 1:1-7

    Matthew 1:18-24
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    18 mins
  • Episode 123137: 12/14/25 Waiting Well: Praise While We Wait

    Episode 123137: 12/14/25 Waiting Well: Praise While We Wait
    Dec 13 2025

    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 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.

    Mass Readings from December 14, 2025: Isaiah 35:1-6a, 10 Psalm 146:6-7, 8-9, 9-10 James 5:7-10

    Matthew 11:2-11
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    21 mins
  • 12/08/25 This Present Moment

    12/08/25 This Present Moment
    Dec 8 2025

    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 be present to Him. Mary's unique "yes" reminds us to stop waiting and to respond to God's already-given grace with a wholehearted and immediate "yes".

    Mass Readings from December 8, 2025: Genesis 3:9-15, 20 Psalm 98:1-4Ephesians 1:3-6, 11-12

    Luke 1:26-38
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    11 mins
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