Sunday Homilies with Fr. Mike Schmitz

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2/26/23 Prototype: Temptation Feb 25, 2023

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Homily from the First Sunday of Lent.

Expect the Trial. Eliminate the Option. Re-Write the Script. Focus on the Word.

We will face trials and temptations throughout our lives. When we follow and study Jesus our rabbi, we learn how to face temptations the way he did.

Mass Readings from February 26, 2023: Genesis 2:7-9; 3:1-7 Psalms 51:3-6, 12-14 and 17Romans 5:12-19

Matthew 4:1-11

2/22/23 Prototype: Jesus is the Model Feb 22, 2023

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Homily from Ash Wednesday.

The goal of the Christian life is to become like Christ.

As we begin Lent, we often mistakenly choose arbitrary things to give up or arbitrary ways to pray. But the goal of Lent is more than "doing something difficult" or "getting better". The goal of lent is the imitation of Christ.

Mass Readings from February 22, 2023: Joel 2:12-18 Psalms 51:3-4, 5-6, 12-14 and 172 Corinthians 5:20—6:2

Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18

2/19/23 Homeless: Give Up or Surrender Feb 18, 2023

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Homily from the Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time.

The difference between giving up and surrender is one word: trust.

There are so many circumstances in life that are beyond our control. We can easily feel powerless as we realize that we cannot control all outcomes. Christ's words in the Gospel might look like giving up, but they are something vastly different...and far more hopeful.

Mass Readings from February 19, 2023: Leviticus 19:1-2, 17-18 Psalm 103:1-4, 8, 10, 12-131 Corinthians 3:16-23

Matthew 5:38-48

2/12/23 Homeless: Freedom Feb 11, 2023

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Homily from the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Our hearts are enslaved...exile can be the cure.

There are so many circumstances that are beyond our control. But no matter the situation, one thing that cannot be taken away from a person made in God's image is the freedom to choose how one responds to those circumstances. Our hearts can be enslaved in any situation, but they can also be free in any situation.

Mass Readings from February 12, 2023: Sirach 15:15-20 Psalms 119:1-2, 4-5, 17-18, 33-341 Corinthians 2:6-10

Matthew 5:17-37

2/5/23 Homeless: Different Feb 04, 2023

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Homily from the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Do what you would do even if no one is watching.

So many of us have a fear of being different. We would prefer to be like everyone else. But we cannot afford to be the same as everyone else. Not because we are better, but because the world needs what Christians have: Jesus Christ.

Mass Readings from February 5, 2023: Isaiah 58:7-10 Psalms 112:4-91 Corinthians 2:1-5

Matthew 5:13-16

1/29/23 Homeless: Perspective Jan 28, 2023

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Homily from the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Do not wait to live. God is using this here and now.

There is real suffering. There is real good and evil. But sometimes, the difference between something that is worthless and something that is worthwhile is a matter of perspective. God can use even our flaws...in fact, he will use everything if we let him.

Mass Readings from January 29, 2023: Zephaniah 2:3; 3:12-13 Psalms 146:6-101 Corinthians 1:26-31

Matthew 5:1-12

1/22/23 Homeless: Resolution Jan 21, 2023

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Homily from the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Our identity is at the heart of our resolution.

One of the greatest things that is lost while in exile is a true sense of identity. Too quickly, we forget who we are and settle for something too small to be enough. But if we keep identity at the heart of our resolutions, we will be able to live homeless and Holy.

Mass Readings from January 22, 2023: Isaiah 8:23-9:3 Psalms 27:1, 4, 13-141 Corinthians 1:10-13, 17

Matthew 4:12-23

1/15/23 Homeless: Homeless But Holy Jan 14, 2023

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Homily from the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time.

What is the difference between a "good person" and a "saint"?

"A good society is one that makes it easy to be good." But what if you don't live in a good society? Is "being good" the only goal? Is it possible to be more than good...to be holy...even when you are living in exile?

Mass Readings from January 15, 2023: Isaiah 49:3, 5-6 Psalms 40:2, 4, 7-101 Corinthians 1:1-3

John 1:29-34

1/8/23 Here to Give Jan 07, 2023

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Homily from the Mass of the Epiphany of the Lord.

The best thing we can do.

While we are certainly human "beings", we are also meant to "do". The most important thing we can do is LOVE. And the most important One we can love is God. We love God in a number of ways, the principle of which is through worship.

Mass Readings from January 8, 2023: Isaiah 60:1-6 Psalms 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-13Ephesians 3:2-3, 5-6

Matthew 2:1-12

1/1/23 Hold, Reflect, and Remember Dec 31, 2022

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Homily from the Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God.

Mary, the Mother of God is the model for how to live well.

Mary is the Mother of God because the baby in her womb was the Second Person of the Trinity. She also shows us how to leave last year in the past and step into the New Year wisely.

Mass Readings from January 1, 2023: Numbers 6:22-27 Psalms 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8Galatians 4:4-7

Luke 2:16-21

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