Sunday Homilies with Fr. Mike Schmitz

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 5:1-6 Matthew 25:14-30

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 4:13-18 Matthew 25:1-13

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 3:1-3 Matthew 5:1-12a

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-10 Matthew 22:34-40

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 1:1-5b Matthew 22:15-21