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Sunday Homilies with Fr. Mike Schmitz — 419 episodes
07/26/25 Fruitful and Faithful
07/19/26 We Do Not Know How
07/12/26 No Bad Days
7/5/26 Citizens, Not Subjects
6/28/26 Intentional Limitation
06/21/26 The Moment of Moments
06/14/26 Precisely
06/07/26 May They Be One
05/31/26 Understanding...or Trust?
05/24/26 Near Occasion of Grace
05/17/26 A Necessary Goodbye
05/10/26 A Reason to Hope
05/03/26 The Next...: The Next Goodbye
04/19/26 The Next...: The Next Mass
04/12/26 The Next...: The Next Confession
04/05/26 Easter Sunday: Everything is Restored
04/03/26 Good Friday: Everything is Taken
04/02/26 Holy Thursday: Everything is Given
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
11/30/25 Waiting Well: Engaged
11/23/25 The Moment of Victory
11/16/25 In The Light
11/09/25 Meant to Be
11/2/25 After This
10/26/25 I Got Nothin'
10/19/25 Moments of Consequence
10/12/25 Two Mule Loads
10/05/25 Inheritance
9/28/25 The god of Our Generation
9/21/25 Mini-Mediators
9/14/25 Words Fail
9/7/25 Two Questions
8/31/25 Freedom and Joy
8/24/25 Begin. Or begin again.
8/17/25 Ordinary People
8/15/25 All In
08/10/25 More Faith
08/03/25 Memento Mori
07/27/25 Teach Us to Pray
07/20/25 The Reason Why
07/13/25 Doing
07/05/25 Signers
6/29/25 Pillar and Foundation: Upon this Rock
6/22/25 Pillar and Foundation: Greatest Gift
06/15/25 Pillar and Foundation: Necessary Teacher
06/08/25 Pillar and Foundation: Infallible Teacher
06/01/25 Pillar and Foundation: Canon of Scripture
5/25/25 Pillar and Foundation: Says Who?
05/18/25 Move On: Not Alone
5/11/25 Move On: Boundaries
5/4/25 Move On: Charcoal Fire
4/27/25 Move On: Five Words
4/20/25 What Never Dies
4/18/25 Pause
4/17/25 The God Who Makes Himself Vulnerable
04/13/25 The Place of the Way: Here
04/06/25 The Place of the Way: Dead Ends
03/30/25 The Place of the Way: Home
03/23/25 The Place of the Way: The Valley
03/16/25 The Place of the Way: The Crossroads
03/09/25 The Place of the Way: The Desert
03/02/25 The Place of the Way: What Reveals and What Trains
02/23/25 A New Commandment
02/16/25 How Do I Know if I Have Faith?
02/9/25 On Purpose: The Next Step
02/02/25 On Purpose: Your Destiny
01/26/25 On Purpose: Off Purpose
01/19/25 On Purpose: Be Great
01/12/25 Claimed
01/05/25 Optimism
01/01/25 The Power of "Yes"
12/29/24 A Hidden Life
12/25/24 Face to Face: Two Words
12/22/24 Face to Face: Fear to Fiat
12/15/24 Face to Face: Til We Have Faces
12/8/24 Face to Face: Incomplete
12/1/24 Face to Face: Couch Cushions
11/24/24 Made for Worship: Glorifying the Lord by Your Life
11/17/24 Made for Worship: On the Field
11/10/24 Made for Worship: Kingdom Sacrifice
11/03/24 Made for Worship: Kingdom Priests
10/27/24 Made for Worship: Presence and Sacrifice
10/20/24 Made for Worship: Worth-ship
10/13/24 The Word of God
10/06/24 Marriage: A Catholic Vision
09/29/24 Desperate for Freedom
09/22/24 Ordinary Great Things
09/15/24 The Most Important Question
09/08/24 Nothing to Offer
09/01/24 The Floor
08/25/24 Your Turn
08/18/24 Praise First...and Last
08/15/24 Assumed Into Heaven
08/11/24 Winning?
08/04/24 The Most Important Sight
07/28/24 Give and Gather
07/21/24 Rest a While
07/14/24 Borrowed Time
07/07/24 A Thorn in the Side
06/30/24 Raincoats and Umbrellas
06/23/24 True Surrender
06/16/24 Always Courageous
06/09/24 Becoming Like Him
06/02/24 Gift and Mystery: His Very Self
5/26/24 Gift and Mystery: The Spirit of Adoption
5/19/24 Gift and Mystery: Use the Gift
05/12/24 Gift and Mystery: Build Up the Body
05/05/24 Nunc Coepi: Begin Again
04/28/24 Nunc Coepi: Time to Start
04/21/24 Nunc Coepi: Season of Discouragement
04/14/24 Nunc Coepi: Breaking Agreements
04/07/24 Justice or Mercy?
03/31/24 Necessary or Accessory
03/29/24 The Man of Sorrows
03/28/24 Three Sadnesses of Holy Thursday
03/24/24 He Leadeth Me: Enter the Story
03/17/24 He Leadeth Me: The Simple Secret
03/10/24 He Leadeth Me: Owned By the Past
03/03/24 He Leadeth Me: The Greatest Grace
02/25/24 He Leadeth Me: As Long As...
02/18/24 He Leadeth Me: Great Expectations
02/14/24 Ash Wednesday: Hope, Faith, Love in Lent
02/11/24 Holy Moments: His Moments
02/04/24 Holy Moments: Shared Moments
01/28/24 Holy Moments: Present Moment
01/21/24 Holy Moments: Ordinary Moments
01/14/24 Claimed and Called
01/07/24 Worship is the Only Proper Response
12/31/23 Family Life
12/25/23 The Amateur
12/24/23 Main Character: No Small Parts
12/17/23 Main Character: Don't Wait
12/10/23 Main Character: Perfect
12/8/23 The New Eve
12/3/23 Main Character: An Average Star
11/26/23 Based On a True Story: Unwritten
11/19/23 Based On a True Story: Otherwise
11/12/23 Based On a True Story: Kakangelion
11/5/23 Based On a True Story: The Gospel of God
11/1/23 "All of the Saints"
10/29/23 Lost: Love Is the Way
10/22/23 Lost: Every Step
10/15/23 Lost: You Are Here
10/8/23 Lost: Have No Anxiety At All
10/1/23 Tough Love: Because He Asked Me To
09/24/23 Tough Love: Receive and Rejoice
09/17/23 Tough Love: As We Forgive
9/10/23 Tough Love: Only the Good Things
9/3/23 Deny Yourself
8/27/23 The Question
8/20/23 More Knowledge or More Courage
8/15/23 The Assumption
8/13/23 The Enemy of Focus
8/6/23 Identity Precedes Mission
7/30/23 Parabellum: This Battle
7/23/23 Parabellum: An Enemy
7/16/23 Parabellum: Five Attacks
7/9/23 Hurry and Worry
7/2/23 Gift and Grief
6/25/23 The Fear of the Lord
6/18/23 The Need for Fathers
6/11/23 The Heart of the Matter
6/4/23 Blank Tablets
5/28/23 Come, Holy Spirit!
5/21/23 They Doubted
5/14/23 A Reason for Your Hope
5/7/23 Spiritual Houses
4/30/23 Homestretch: Love
4/23/23 Homestretch: Hope
4/16/23 Homestretch: Faith
4/9/23 The Body
4/7/23 Guilty
4/6/23 Priesthood
4/2/23 Prototype: Acceptance
3/26/23 Prototype: Tears
3/19/23 Prototype: Fault
3/12/23 Prototype: Vision
3/5/23 Prototype: Prayer
2/26/23 Prototype: Temptation
2/22/23 Prototype: Jesus is the Model
2/19/23 Homeless: Give Up or Surrender
2/12/23 Homeless: Freedom
2/5/23 Homeless: Different
1/29/23 Homeless: Perspective
1/22/23 Homeless: Resolution
1/15/23 Homeless: Homeless But Holy
1/8/23 Here to Give
1/1/23 Hold, Reflect, and Remember
12/25/22 Closer Than You Think: Small Enough to Ignore
12/18/22 Closer Than You Think: When He Reveals Himself
12/11/22 Closer Than You Think: Be Patient
12/8/22 Immaculate Conception: Receptivity
12/4/22 Closer Than You Think: One Step
11/27/22 Closer Than You Think: 29 Days
11/20/22 A God You Cannot Control
11/13/22 Something Other Than God
11/6/22 Carry the Fire
11/01/22 All Saints
10/30/22 Alteration or Transformation?
10/23/22 Growing Through the Motions: Busy or Productive?
10/16/22 Growing Through the Motions: Full Range of Motion
10/9/22 Growing Through the Motions: Start With Why
10/2/22 Growing Through the Motions: Passion or Duty?
09/25/22 Comfort Breeds Complacency
09/18/22 Eulogy Virtues: Integrity
09/11/22 Eulogy Virtues: Joy
09/04/22 Eulogy Virtues: Loyalty
08/28/22 Eulogy Virtues: Pay Attention
08/21/22 You, Strive
08/14/22 Finish the Race
08/07/22 Loosen the Roots
07/31/22 Then What?
07/24/22 Teach Us How
07/17/22 The Question
07/10/22 Simple Things First
07/03/22 Be A Saint
06/26/22 The Call
06/19/22 Corpus Christi
06/12/22 We Need Each Other
06/05/22 Given For Some Benefit
05/29/22 Ascension Gives Access
05/22/22 The Gift of the Church
05/15/22 Do Not Be Shocked
05/08/22 The Time of Great Distress
05/01/22 Wasted Potential
04/24/22 Be Mercy
04/17/22 Nothing
04/15/22 The Crown of Thorns
04/14/22 Last Words: The Final Last Word
04/10/22 Last Words: Tetelestai
04/03/22 Last Words: Use This.
03/27/22 Last Words: The Central Last Word
03/20/22 Last Words: Behold, Your Mother
03/13/22 Last Words: The Missing Last Word
03/06/22 Last Words: The First Last Words
02/27/22 Words Disclose
02/20/22 Nothing to Fear: Vulnerability
02/13/22 Nothing to Fear: The Future
02/06/22 Nothing to Fear: Inadequacy
01/30/22 Nothing to Fear: Rejection
01/23/22 Know Why
01/16/22 Jesus Changes Things
01/09/22 Children of the Father
01/02/22 It's Not About You
12/26/21 Be Careful
12/25/21 Look Up
12/19/21 Abounding Love: Love Commits
12/12/21 Abounding Love: Large Hearted
12/08/21 Immaculate Conception
12/05/21 Abounding Love: What is Worth Your Heart?
11/28/21 Abounding Love: No Room
11/21/21 All Over the Place
11/14/21 Always Forward. Never Back.
11/07/21 Learning to Lose: Practice Dying
11/01/21 Your Feast Day
10/31/21 Learning to Lose: All is Lost
10/24/21 Learning to Lose: Get Up
10/17/21 Learning to Lose: Winner or Witness?
10/10/21 Holding On: Holding On to You
10/03/21 Holding On: The Power of a Promise
09/26/21 Holding On: Patient and Ruthless
09/19/21 Desperate
09/12/21 Not Mine
09/05/21 Seen. Known. Loved.
08/29/21 Living in Later?
08/22/21 Consumer Catholic: The Church of Me
08/15/21 Consumer Catholic: The Body
08/08/21 Consumer Catholic: Farther to Go
08/01/21 Consumer Catholic: Choose God.
07/25/21 Consumer Catholic: Everything Given. Nothing Wasted.
07/18/21 The Poison of Indifference
07/11/21 Chosen and Consecrated
07/04/21 "Ruined"
06/27/21 Everyday Courage: Plan B
06/20/21 Everyday Courage: Into the Storm
06/13/21 Everyday Courage
06/06/21 The Crisis of Love
05/30/21 Secret Identity
05/23/21 Kingdom Gifts
05/16/21 You Will Be Martyrs
05/09/21 Spark Joy
05/02/21 Love Limits You
04/25/21 Inclusive Love/Exclusive Claim
04/18/21 To Be A Witness
04/11/21 Scar Stories
04/04/21 Ellipsis
04/02/21 Gallicantu
04/01/21 Context Matters
03/28/21 The Truth and the Choice
03/21/21 To The Heart: Vulnerable and Able
03/14/21 To The Heart: Hidden Heart
03/07/21 To The Heart: My Treacherous Heart
02/28/21 To The Heart: The Adventure of Obedience
02/21/21 To The Heart: Untamed and Untamable
02/17/21 To The Heart: Escape or Embrace
02/14/21 Hindsight 20/20: The Cost
02/07/21 Hindsight 20/20: In Good Times and In Bad
01/31/21 Hindsight 20/20: Worthless Knowledge
01/24/21 Hindsight 20/20: The Whole Story
01/17/21 Hindsight 20/20: The Moment Before the Moment
01/10/21 You Are My Son
12/27/20 Holy Families
12/25/20 Taken
12/20/20 Silent Waiting
12/13/20 "I Am Not"
12/06/20 Legacy
11/29/20 Be Here
11/22/20 Roadmap: Expect Delays
11/15/20 Roadmap: Checkpoints
11/08/20 Roadmap: Accident or Excellent
11/01/20 Roadmap: Guardrails
10/25/20 Roadmap: Reclaimed and Repurposed
10/18/20 Roadmap: Be A Saint
10/11/20 No Difference
10/04/20 It's Not Your Vineyard
09/27/20 How Do I Look? Change Your Mind
09/20/20 How Do I Look? Highlighter
09/13/20 How Do I Look? The Cost of Forgiveness
09/06/20 How Do I Look? Fighting For
08/30/20 How Do I Look? "Lucky"
08/23/20 Influencer
08/16/20 Great Faith
08/09/20 Why Did You Stop?
08/02/20 All We Have
07/05/20 Lead Yourself First
06/28/20 Something to Lose
06/21/20 Fear No One
06/14/20 No Longer Optional
06/07/20 In His Image and Likeness
05/31/20 Exiles: The First Gift
05/24/20 Exiles: Restoration
05/17/20 Exiles: Why Go Back?
05/10/20 Insecure: Uncertain Plans
05/03/20 Insecure: Untroubled by the Unknown
04/26/20 Insecure: Not Home
04/19/20 Insecure: The Source of Security
04/11/20 Witnesses
04/10/20 Prepared But Not Ready
04/09/20 Re-Claimed and Re-Named
04/05/20 Un-Done: Unfinished
03/29/20 Un-Done: Broken, Not Lost
03/22/20 Un-Done: God Shows Up
03/15/20 Un-Done: Not Fine
03/01/20 Un-Done: We've Come Undone
02/26/20 He Sees. He Cares.
02/23/20 Defiant Love
02/16/20 More Than A Criminal Heart
02/09/20 Good...For Nothing?
02/02/20 Underestimated: Unimpressive
01/26/20 Underestimated: Silence is Not Absence
01/19/20 Underestimated: Single Unifying Principle
12/25/19 One Star
12/22/19 Available and Capable
12/08/19 The Gift That Changes Everything
12/01/19 Before Goodbye
11/24/19 A King Who Remembers
11/17/19 CompariSIN: Stealing Joy
11/10/19 CompariSIN: Incomparable
11/03/19 CompariSIN: Infinitely Preferred
10/27/19 CompariSIN: The Way of Comparison
10/20/19 The Hardest Step: The Next Step
10/13/19 The Hardest Step: The First Step
10/06/19 Are You Saved? From What: Lovelessness
09/29/19 Are You Saved? From What: Lifelessness
09/22/19 Are You Saved? From What: Hopelessness
09/15/19 Are You Saved? From What: Fatherlessness
09/08/19 First Thing First
09/01/19 Oh, Vanity
08/25/19 Hope and Discipline
08/11/19 Living By Faith
07/07/19 Declaration
06/30/19 We'll See
06/09/19 The Peace of Christ
05/12/19 #Fail: Failure is Feedback
05/05/19 #Fail: The Only Way to Fail
04/28/19 #Fail: Free to Fail
04/14/19 Behind Enemy Lines: Stand
04/07/19 Behind Enemy Lines: The Father of Lies
03/31/19 Behind Enemy Lines: Let Go...and Come Inside
03/24/19 Behind Enemy Lines: Trust God...and Fight
03/17/19 Behind Enemy Lines: My Own Worst Enemy
03/06/19 Behind Enemy Lines: Isolated and Disoriented
03/03/19 Talking and Trials
02/24/19 Love Yourself
02/17/19 The Fighting Virtue
02/10/19 Disqualified: Unfit
02/03/19 Disqualified: Remarkably Average
01/27/19 Disqualified: Prevented or Prepared?
01/20/19 Insufficient and Insignificant
12/25/18 But Why?
12/09/18 The End?
12/02/18 Be Ready, Get Ready
11/25/18 Come to the Altar: Kingdom Priesthood
11/18/18 Come to the Altar: Learning to Worship
11/11/18 Come to the Altar: Hollow Worship
11/04/18 Come to the Altar: Where's Your Altar?
10/28/18 Rivals: Rival Voices
10/21/18 Rivals: The Rival of Control
10/14/18 Rivals: The Reason is the Rival
10/07/18 Rivals: All or Nothing