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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11/15/26 The Final Exam: The Second Question
Homily from the Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time. What have you done with what you've been given? The gifts God has entrusted to each of us were never meant to remain unused. Faithfulness is not measured by …
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Homily from the Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time.
What have you done with what you've been given?
The gifts God has entrusted to each of us were never meant to remain unused. Faithfulness is not measured by how much we accomplish, but by how we respond to what we've been given. We are not called to do what someone else can do, but to make something of what God has entrusted to us. The goal is not simply to hold on: the goal is to be faithful.
Mass Readings from November 15, 2026: Proverbs 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31 Psalm 128:1-2, 3, 4-51 Thessalonians 5:1-6Matthew 25:14-30
11/8/26 The Final Exam: The First Question
Homily from the Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time. Do you know Jesus? God loves us enough to tell us what will be on the final exam. The first question isn't whether we were good enough to earn heaven, but …
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Homily from the Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time.
Do you know Jesus?
God loves us enough to tell us what will be on the final exam. The first question isn't whether we were good enough to earn heaven, but whether we know Jesus. We cannot spend our lives ignoring Him and expect to know Him when we stand before Him. The choice is ours: Do you want Him, or do you want Him to leave you alone?
Mass Readings from November 8, 2026: Wisdom 6:12-16 Psalm 63:2, 3-81 Thessalonians 4:13-18Matthew 25:1-13
11/8/26 The Final Exam: The First Question
Homily from the Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time. Do you know Jesus? God loves us enough to tell us what will be on the final exam. The first question isn't whether we were good enough to earn heaven, but …
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Homily from the Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time.
Do you know Jesus?
God loves us enough to tell us what will be on the final exam. The first question isn't whether we were good enough to earn heaven, but whether we know Jesus. We cannot spend our lives ignoring Him and expect to know Him when we stand before Him. The choice is ours: Do you want Him, or do you want Him to leave you alone?
Mass Readings from November 8, 2026: Wisdom 6:12-16 Psalm 63:2, 3-81 Thessalonians 4:13-18Matthew 25:1-13
11/1/26 Where Are Your Heroes?
Homily from the Solemnity of All Saints. The goal is not flawlessness. The goal is Union. The saints are our heroes, but not because they lived without wounds, weaknesses, or struggles. They remind us of what …
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Homily from the Solemnity of All Saints.
The goal is not flawlessness. The goal is Union.
The saints are our heroes, but not because they lived without wounds, weaknesses, or struggles. They remind us of what is possible when we allow ourselves to be transformed by God's grace. Despite their imperfections, they continued to say yes to God: they continue to run alongside us. And they will encourage us to keep our eyes fixed on Jesus.
Mass Readings from November 1, 2026: Revelation 7:2-4, 9-14 Psalm 24:1bc-2, 3-4ab, 5-6John 3:1-3Matthew 5:1-12a
10/25/26 Overnight Success
Homily from the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time. I will not be able to give God everything until I begin giving God the first thing. We are called to love God with all our heart, soul, and mind. But where do …
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Homily from the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time.
I will not be able to give God everything until I begin giving God the first thing.
We are called to love God with all our heart, soul, and mind. But where do we begin? We begin by giving Him something: the first of our time, a small sacrifice, or an intentional act of generosity. These ordinary acts of love over time prepare our hearts for the extraordinary moments when we may be called to give Him everything. Every great act of love begins somewhere: we just have to start.
Mass Readings from October 25th, 2026: Exodus 22:20-26 Psalm 18:2-4, 47, 511 Thessalonians 1:5c-10Matthew 22:34-40
10/25/26 Overnight Success
Homily from the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time. I will not be able to give God everything until I begin giving God the first thing. We are called to love God with all our heart, soul, and mind. But where do …
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Homily from the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time.
I will not be able to give God everything until I begin giving God the first thing.
We are called to love God with all our heart, soul, and mind. But where do we begin? We begin by giving Him something: the first of our time, a small sacrifice, or an intentional act of generosity. These ordinary acts of love over time prepare our hearts for the extraordinary moments when we may be called to give Him everything. Every great act of love begins somewhere: we just have to start.
Mass Readings from October 25th, 2026: Exodus 22:20-26 Psalm 18:2-4, 47, 511 Thessalonians 1:5c-10Matthew 22:34-40
10/18/26 "Apostrophe S"
Homily from the Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time. That means that it belongs to Him. Jesus tells us to give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to give to God what belongs to God. But if a coin bears …
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Homily from the Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time.
That means that it belongs to Him.
Jesus tells us to give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to give to God what belongs to God. But if a coin bears Caesar's image, whose image do we bear? We were created in God's image and purchased at a price. Before we ever knew Him, we already belonged to Him. We are not our own, and we are not on our own.
Mass Readings from October 18, 2026: Isaiah 45:1, 4-6 Psalm 96:1, 3-5, 7-101 Thessalonians 1:1-5bMatthew 22:15-21
10/11/26 Blind Spots: Practical Atheism
Homily from the Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time. I believe that God exists, but I do not live as if God exists. Sometimes we become so comfortable with our words, our schedules, and our everyday choices …
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Homily from the Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time.
I believe that God exists, but I do not live as if God exists.
Sometimes we become so comfortable with our words, our schedules, and our everyday choices that we ignore God's invitation to a life-changing relationship with Him. God has made Himself ignorable for the sake of love: but love pays attention. The remedy is to invite Him into each and every moment and ask, "God, right now, how would you have me be?"
Mass Readings from October 11, 2026: Isaiah 25:6-10 Psalm 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6Philippians 4:12-14, 19-20Matthew 22:1-14
10/04/26 Blind Spots: Worry
Homily from the Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time. Concern asks, "What can I do?" Worry asks, "What if?" Worry can feel useful, responsible, even protective. But it keeps us rehearsing futures we cannot …
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Homily from the Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time.
Concern asks, "What can I do?" Worry asks, "What if?"
Worry can feel useful, responsible, even protective. But it keeps us rehearsing futures we cannot control. Concern moves us toward the next right thing. We can do what is ours to do, give God what we cannot control, and choose hope: not because we know what tomorrow holds, but because we know that God will be there.
Mass Readings from October 4, 2026: Isaiah 5:1-7 Psalm 80:9, 12-16, 19-20Philippians 4:6-9Matthew 21:33-43
09/27/26 Blind Spots: Complaint
Homily from the Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Training ourselves to notice the negative. Many of us have a default stance to notice the negative. When it comes to our assessment of ourselves or of any …
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Homily from the Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Training ourselves to notice the negative.
Many of us have a default stance to notice the negative. When it comes to our assessment of ourselves or of any given situation, our default setting can often be complaint. And yet God calls us to rise above, to stop noticing the negative and begin approaching His world with wonder and praise.
Mass Readings from September 27, 2026: Ezekiel 18:25-28 Psalms 25:4-9Philippians 2:1-11Matthew 21:28-32
09/20/26 Blind Spots: Entitlement
Homily from the Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time. God does not owe me anything. Entitlement does not always look like entitlement. Sometimes, it simply feels like getting what we deserve. Whether it comes …
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Homily from the Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time.
God does not owe me anything.
Entitlement does not always look like entitlement. Sometimes, it simply feels like getting what we deserve. Whether it comes from pride or pain, we can believe that we are owed more. But grace is, by definition, an undeserved gift. The cure for entitlement is to stop asking what we are owed and to start asking what God has entrusted to us...and then receive it with gratitude.
Mass Readings from September 20, 2026: Isaiah 55:6-9 Psalm 145:2-3, 8-9, 17-18Philippians 1:20c-24, 27aMatthew 20:1-16a
9/13/26 Blind Spots: Anger
Homily from the Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time There's angrily resisting reality...and there is saying "yes" to Life. Anger as a Blind Spot doesn't necessarily mean "rage" or "seething". But sometimes …
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Homily from the Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
There's angrily resisting reality...and there is saying "yes" to Life.
Anger as a Blind Spot doesn't necessarily mean "rage" or "seething". But sometimes the Blind Spot os anger is the subtle, chronic disposition towards Life. Rather than responding to Life, a person can choose to embrace the attitude of resenting Life.
Mass Readings from September 13, 2026: Sirach 27:30—28:7 Psalm 103:1-2, 3-4, 9-10, 11-12Romans 14:7-9Matthew 18:21-35
09/06/26 Blind Spots: Gossip
Homily from the Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time. Gossip is speaking of someone else's faults and flaws with no intention to help them at all. Gossip can be easy to recognize when someone else is doing …
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Homily from the Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time.
Gossip is speaking of someone else's faults and flaws with no intention to help them at all.
Gossip can be easy to recognize when someone else is doing it—and surprisingly difficult to see in ourselves. There are times when we need to speak about another person’s faults. But when there is no intention to help them, our words reveal a blind spot of our own.
Mass Readings from September 6, 2026: Ezekiel 33:7-9 Psalm 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9Romans 13:8-10Matthew 18:15-20
08/30/26 Forfeit
Homily from the Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time. You cannot become the person you were meant to be without the Cross. No one likes to lose. But there is a difference between getting beaten and forfeiting …
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Homily from the Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time.
You cannot become the person you were meant to be without the Cross.
No one likes to lose. But there is a difference between getting beaten and forfeiting. Because Jesus has won, the only way we can lose our souls is if we forfeit.
Mass Readings from August 30, 2026: Jeremiah 20:7-9 Psalm 63:2-9Romans 12:1-2Matthew 16:21-27
8/23/26 Who Do You Say?
Homily from the Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time He gets to reveal Himself to me long before I get to have an opinion of Him. Every one of us will have our own Caesarea Philippi, our place where we must …
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Homily from the Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time
He gets to reveal Himself to me long before I get to have an opinion of Him.
Every one of us will have our own Caesarea Philippi, our place where we must answer the question, "Who do you say that Jesus is?" Who will we say? Will we point to a Jesus who is merely our own particular version of Christ? Or will we actually know the true Jesus?
Mass Readings from August 23, 2026:Isaiah 22:19-23 Psalm 138:1-2, 2-3, 6, 8Romans 11:33-36Matthew 16:13-20
08/16/26 Can God Say "No"?
Homily from the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Can God can say no and we still stay? When we come before God and ask for anything, we are making ourselves vulnerable. We are implicitly stating that God has …
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Homily from the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time.
Can God can say no and we still stay?
When we come before God and ask for anything, we are making ourselves vulnerable. We are implicitly stating that God has our permission to give us His actual answer. We do not, and we cannot, force God into anything. He might say yes, He might say wait, and He might say no. The question is not, merely, what might God say. The question is, what will we do if the answer is no?
Mass Readings from August 16, 2026: Isaiah 56:1, 6-7 Psalm 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8Romans 11:13-15, 29-32Matthew 15:21-28
08/09/26 In the Storm
Homily from the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. God still speaks in storms. God's children can still step in storms. Life is filled with storms. From massive tragedies to normal, everyday battles, every …
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Homily from the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.
God still speaks in storms. God's children can still step in storms.
Life is filled with storms. From massive tragedies to normal, everyday battles, every person will regularly find ourselves in the midst of storms. We can often forget that God still speaks in the midst of storms. And God's children are not orphan in the midst of storms. We can still act in the midst of the storm....and discover that saints are made in storms.
Mass Readings from August 9, 2026: 1 Kings 19:9, 11-13 Psalm 85:9, 10-14Romans 9:1-5Matthew 14:22-33
8/2/26 Give
Homily from the Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Can money buy happiness? People will wisely claim that money cannot buy happiness. But what if the answer is actually "it depends"? It depends what you spend …
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Homily from the Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Can money buy happiness?
People will wisely claim that money cannot buy happiness. But what if the answer is actually "it depends"? It depends what you spend it on...and HOW you give.
Mass Readings from August 2, 2026:Isaiah 55:1-3Psalm 145:8-9, 15-16, 17-18Romans 8:35, 37-39Matthew 14:13-21
07/26/25 Fruitful and Faithful
Homily from the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. It is possible to use the gifts, use the opportunities...and lose your heart. King Solomon asked God for an understanding heart, and he was blessed with …
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Homily from the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.
It is possible to use the gifts, use the opportunities...and lose your heart.
King Solomon asked God for an understanding heart, and he was blessed with incredible wisdom. So how did he end so poorly? He did remarkable things, but he failed to do the ordinary things.
Mass Readings from July 26, 2026: 1 Kings 3:5, 7-12 Psalm 119:57, 72, 76-77, 127-130)Romans 8:28-30Matthew 13:44-52
07/19/26 We Do Not Know How
Homily from the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Faith grows through trial and prayer. We all want a greater faith...and we all want a purified love. But how does our faith grow and how does our love get …
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Homily from the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.
Faith grows through trial and prayer.
We all want a greater faith...and we all want a purified love. But how does our faith grow and how does our love get purified? Through trial and prayer. But we do not know how to pray as we ought. Prayer is more a posture than it is a procedure. And the posture is trust.
Mass Readings from July 19, 2026: Wisdom 12:13, 16-19 Psalm 86:5-6, 9-10, 15-16Romans 8:26-27Matthew 13:24-43
07/12/26 No Bad Days
Homily from the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. It is possible to live the rest of your life with no more bad days. Life can be so overwhelmingly difficult and challenging. But challenge and suffering can …
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Homily from the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.
It is possible to live the rest of your life with no more bad days.
Life can be so overwhelmingly difficult and challenging. But challenge and suffering can and do change us; they can break us down or they can change us. Not only that, but every challenge can be united to Christ and can change lives.
Mass Readings from July 12, 2026: Isaiah 55:10-11 Psalm 65:10, 11, 12-13, 14Romans 8:18-23Matthew 13:1-23
7/5/26 Citizens, Not Subjects
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 …
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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, 11-13Matthew 11:25-30
6/28/26 Intentional Limitation
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 …
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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, 8-11Matthew 10:37-42
06/21/26 The Moment of Moments
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 …
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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 5:12-15Matthew 10:26-33
06/14/26 Precisely
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 …
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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 5:6-11Matthew 9:36—10:8
06/07/26 May They Be One
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 …
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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 10:16-17John 6:51-58
05/31/26 Understanding...or Trust?
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 …
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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 13:11-13John 3:16-18
05/24/26 Near Occasion of Grace
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 …
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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, 12-13John 20:19-23
05/17/26 A Necessary Goodbye
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 …
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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 1:17-23Matthew 28:16-20
05/10/26 A Reason to Hope
Homily from the Sixth Sunday of Easter. Hope that is not tested is hope that cannot be trusted. How do we grow in hope? Saint Paul tells us: through affliction that leads to a new level of trust in the God who …
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Homily from the Sixth Sunday of Easter.
Hope that is not tested is hope that cannot be trusted.
How do we grow in hope? Saint Paul tells us: through affliction that leads to a new level of trust in the God who loves us.
Mass Readings from May 10, 2026: Acts 8:5-8, 14-17 Psalm 66:1-3, 4-7, 16, 201 Peter 3:15-18John 14:15-21
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