Sunday Homilies with Fr. Mike Schmitz – Details, episodes & analysis

Homily from the Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Love the person in front of you.

It is easy to walk through life and feel invisible. Like you don't matter. Like you have nothing to offer. But when we are seen by Christ, all of that has the potential to change. And then we can begin to see that we are called to love the person in front of us who has nothing to offer.

Mark 7:31-37

Homily from the Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time.

It's the least you can do.

We are made to strive. We are made to pursue the ideal. But we also need to know what the minimum is. We also need to know: What is the least I can do? (And still give the Lord access to my heart!)

Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23

Homily from the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.

God can be glorified through our wounds, not merely in spite of them.

We all experience brokenness. We all experience God's love through a broken lens. And yet we do encounter them in this way.

Mark 6:1-6

Homily from the Nativity of the Lord (Christmas Mass).

At Christmas, in our lives, and in the Mass...God becomes small enough to ignore.

God is closer than we think. But the ways that He draws close to us is that He comes so close that we can miss Him and He becomes so small that we can ignore Him.

Matthew 1:1-25

Homily from the Fourth Sunday of Advent.

What is our response when God does reveal Himself?

We've been showing up and placing ourselves in God's Presence for the past 22 days. Sometimes we merely expect God to be silent and still. But what if God revealed Himself in a dramatic way? What would be our response?

Matthew 1:18-24

Homily from the Third Sunday of Advent.

Be patient with the Lord, the process, and yourself.

We often find it difficult to wait for things to come to us. During this season of Advent, we can also struggle with the feeling that "nothing is happening". During this time, we need to be reminded that God is closer than we think; He is in each moment and in each step...and remember to be patient.

Matthew 11:2-11

Homily from the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

God always gives what we need to accomplish His will.

Mary was preserved from all stain of original sin at the moment of her conception by the merits of her Son's future life, death, and resurrection.

Luke 1:26-38

Homily from the Second Sunday of Advent.

"One day" could become "Day One".

So often, there are things that we would like to do "one day". Sometimes those dreams pass us by and we lose nothing. But other times, we must take action otherwise "one day" becomes "never". As Christians, we either Begin or we Begin Again.

Homily from the First Sunday of Advent.

You are made for more than a secondhand relationship with God.

We have 29 days until Christmas. And so much can change in that time. If we are willing to commit to spending 29 minutes every day for the next 29 days...if we are willing to beg the Lord to reveal Himself to us...everything could be different in just 29 days.

Matthew 24:37-44

Homily from the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe.

What do you do when you encounter a God you cannot control?

We all have fears. Often, those fears lead us to either seize control or to cede control. But when we fear God and His call in our lives, we are called to choose trust over fear. We are called to choose obedience over control.

Luke 23:35-43