Sunday Homilies with Fr. Mike Schmitz

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4/23/23 Homestretch: Hope Apr 22, 2023

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Homily from the Third Sunday of Easter

Christian hope does not trust that all will be well if I get what I want, but that all will be well even when I don't.

Sometimes the hardest part of the race is the last lap...and sometimes the hardest part of the race is the second to last lap. When the finish line is so far off that you can't see the end. In those moments, when all seems lost, hope declares that God can bring life out of death.

Mass Readings from April 23, 2023:Acts 2:14, 22-33Psalm 16:1-2, 5, 7-8, 9-10, 111 Peter 1:17-21

Luke 24:13-35

4/16/23 Homestretch: Faith Apr 15, 2023

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Homily from Divine Mercy Sunday

It is of no use to say "I believe in Jesus" and then go back to life as usual.

Faith is at the heart of our relationship with God. But our faith cannot simply be what we agree with or a mere belief. Our faith must move, act, and work. Like the early disciples, we must devote our lives to a "life of faith".

Mass Readings from April 16, 2023:Acts 2:42-47Psalm 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-241 Peter 1:3-9

John 20:19-31

4/9/23 The Body Apr 08, 2023

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Homily from The Resurrection of the Lord

I believe in the resurrection of the flesh.

Just as Jesus Christ conquered death by dying and gave us life by rising from the dead, every person will get their body back. Those who are lost will have the bodies in Hell, and those who are saved will have their glorified bodies in Heaven. What will those bodies be like?

Mass Readings from April 9, 2023:Acts 10:34a, 37-43Psalm 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23Colossians 3:1-4 or 1 Corinthians 5:6b-8

John 20:1-9

4/7/23 Guilty Apr 07, 2023

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Homily from Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion

I am guilty. And I am loved.

When we are falsely accused, we can often be tempted to defend ourselves or justify ourselves. This makes sense, since we want the truth to be known. But we must not fool ourselves into convincing ourselves that we are innocent. Christ came to save sinners. That means, if I am not a sinner—if I am not guilty—then Christ did not come to save me. But I am guilty...and He did come for me. And for you.

Readings from April 7, 2023:Isaiah 52:13—53:12Psalm 31:2, 6, 12-13, 15-16, 17, 25Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9

John 18:1—19:42

4/6/23 Priesthood Apr 06, 2023

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Homily from Holy Thursday

The only gifts the first priests had to offer the world was what God had given them.

Holy Thursday marks the beginning of the final stages of Christ's Passion. But it also marks the institution of the Eucharist and the Priesthood.

Mass Readings from April 6, 2023:Exodus 12:1-8, 11-14Psalm 116:12-13, 15-16bc, 17-181 Corinthians 11:23-26

John 13:1-15

4/2/23 Prototype: Acceptance Apr 01, 2023

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Homily from Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion.

Jesus' secret is voluntary and radical acceptance.

In His final moments on earth, our Rabbi teaches us one of the greatest lessons of Bet Midrash: how do we face the worst possible realities of life? Do we resist reality? Do we avoid addressing what scares us? Or do we do what Jesus did? Do we choose voluntary and radical acceptance?

Mass Readings from April 2, 2023:Isaiah 50:4-7Psalm 22:8-9, 17-18, 19-20, 23-24Philemon 2:6-11

Matthew 26:14—27:66

3/26/23 Prototype: Tears Mar 25, 2023

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Homily from the Fifth Sunday of Lent.

Why does Jesus weep?

Jesus wept. Why does Jesus weep in the face of the death of Lazarus? He weeps to silence the Great Lie. He weeps because He loves. He weeps in order to teach us to weep.

Mass Readings from March 26, 2023:Ezra 37:12-14Psalm 130:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8Romans 8:8-11

John 11:1-45

3/19/23 Prototype: Fault Mar 18, 2023

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Homily from the Fourth Sunday of Lent.

We need to stop asking "who is to blame?" and start asking "What can God do with this?"

The disciples ask Jesus whose fault it is that the man was born blind. So many of us have a tendency to ask the same question: "Whose fault is this?" While that is a natural question, it is not always a helpful question. There is a better question that we can ask.

Mass Readings from March 19, 2023 : 1 Samuel 16:1, 6-7, 10-13 Psalms 23Ephesians 5:8-14

John 9:1-41

3/12/23 Prototype: Vision Mar 11, 2023

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Homily from the Third Sunday of Lent.

Jesus taught the world how to see the person.

We are constantly facing the temptation to define people by their group or by their shame. Jesus reveals that, while He knows the group or by their shame, He sees the person...the individual...and calls them by their name.

Mass Readings from March 12, 2023: Exodus 17:3-7 Psalms 95:1-2, 6-9Romans 5:1-2, 5-8

John 4:5-42

3/5/23 Prototype: Prayer Mar 04, 2023

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Homily from the Second Sunday of Lent.

In teaching about prayer, Jesus offered something no other rabbi could give.

Jesus, the Prototype, reveals His prayer to the Apostles. Every rabbi would teach his disciples how to pray, but Jesus is able to give His disciples something that no other rabbi could offer. Jesus prays as the Beloved Son...Jesus teaches His disciples to pray as beloved children who have been claimed by their Father.

Mass Readings from March 5, 2023: Genesis 12:1-4 Psalms 33:4-5, 18-19, 20, 22.2 Timothy 1:8-10

Matthew 17:1-9

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