Sunday Homilies with Fr. Mike Schmitz Podcast
1) 8/31/25 Freedom and Joy
Homily from the Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time Humility is nothing other than acknowledging and living the truth. Humility is not pretending to be someone other than we are. It is neither pret...Show More
2) 8/24/25 Begin. Or begin again.
Homily from the Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time Discipline isn't the point, but it is the path. God calls us to develop the potential He has given us by leaning into the discipline He is calling ...Show More
3) 8/17/25 Ordinary People
Homily from the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time Villains and Heroes are made out of the same stuff. We are not surrounded by villains and heroes, we are surrounded by ordinary people. And every one...Show More
4) 8/15/25 All In
Homily from the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary God had no backup plan after Mary. The Assumption of Mary is the reality that Our Lady was taken up entirely into Heaven. This i...Show More
5) 08/10/25 More Faith
Homily from the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Without obedience, there is no faith. Followers of Jesus want to grow in faith, but do they understand what it is to live by faith? Mass Readings fr...Show More
6) 08/03/25 Memento Mori
Homily from the Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Remember you will die. Remember you have died. We are called to live a new life. But we cannot live a new life until we have allowed our old life to...Show More
7) 07/27/25 Teach Us to Pray
Homily from the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The battle of prayer. Every one of us knows that we ought to pray. But not all of us know how. In addition, not all of us know that prayer can of...Show More
8) 07/20/25 The Reason Why
Homily from the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Do it for the love of Jesus. We all have a lot to do. We may even be tempted to resent all that we have to do. But if we do it for the right reason, ...Show More
9) 07/13/25 Doing
Homily from the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Knowing is nice. Doing makes the difference. We can know exactly what to do, but unless we act on what we know, nothing will change. Mass Readings fr...Show More
10) 07/05/25 Signers
Homily from the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. There are some things worth risking everything for. Those who signed the Declaration of Independance risked everything. Every Christian who follows...Show More