UMD NEWMAN CATHOLIC CAMPUS MINISTRY

By Father Mike Schmitz

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Homily from the Second Sunday of Advent. To be gripped by God is not supposed to be comfortable. The Prophet says that the great gift of the Spirit is the fear of the Lord. But what is it? Mass Readings ...

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12.09.2019 12/08/19 The Gift That Changes Everything Homily from the Second Sunday of Advent. To be gripped by God is not supposed to be comfortable. The Prophet says that the great gift of the Spirit is the fear of the Lord. But what is it? Mass Readings ...
12.02.2019 12/01/19 Before Goodbye Homily from the First Sunday of Advent. We do not know when, but we do know what. Goodbyes can be painful. But what makes goodbyes even more painful is when we are not ready for the leaving or letting go. ...
11.25.2019 11/24/19 A King Who Remembers Homily from the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe. Jesus loves you and He hasn’t forgotten you. It is easy to feel forgotten and forsaken…even by God. But God notices, loves, and remembers you. Mass Readings ...
11.18.2019 11/17/19 CompariSIN: Stealing Joy Homily from the Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time. If comparison is a thief of joy, then we have to learn how to steal it back. In the battle to escape the comparison trap, we can become invincible to bad comparison ...
11.11.2019 11/10/19 CompariSIN: Incomparable Homily from the Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time. No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. We will continue walking through this world in which people are better than us. How can we become invincible to comparison? Mass ...
11.04.2019 11/03/19 CompariSIN: Infinitely Preferred Homily from the Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time. What makes them so great? What makes me so awful? When someone else being honored or loved more than we are meets our insecurity, we are tempted to tell stories…about them and ...
11.04.2019 10/27/19 CompariSIN: The Way of Comparison Homily from the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time. What makes them so great? What makes me so awful? Comparison is the desire to be “more” than another. At the heart of that desire is fear. Vulnerability breaks through that fear. ...
10.21.2019 10/20/19 The Hardest Step: The Next Step Homily from the Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Often, the next hardest step is the next step. Continuing to walk in the midst of failure, rejection, and imperfection is a sign of a great life. In your life, you will ...
10.14.2019 10/13/19 The Hardest Step: The First Step Homily from the Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time. You just have to start. The first step is the most difficult…but it is also the most important. Mass Readings from October 13, 2019: 2 Kings 5:14-17 Psalm 98:1-4 2 Timothy 2:8-13 ...
10.07.2019 10/06/19 Are You Saved? From What: Lovelessness Homily from the Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time. How do you know God loves you? How do you know you are saved? Answer: the sacraments. The saving work of Jesus was accomplished in His life, death, resurrection, and ascension. The ...
09.30.2019 09/29/19 Are You Saved? From What: Lifelessness Homily from the Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Jesus took from us what was ours so He could give to us what is His. God’s grace is the cause of our salvation. God’s free gift is what gives us the ...
09.30.2019 09/22/19 Are You Saved? From What: Hopelessness Homily from the Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Jesus took from us what was ours so He could give to us what is His. When we come face to face with our sin, we realize that we owe a debt ...
09.23.2019 09/15/19 Are You Saved? From What: Fatherlessness Homily from the Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Jesus saves us from being orphaned or abandoned. I was saved at my Baptism. I am being saved. I hope to be saved. The Father has adopted us in Christ. And He ...
09.23.2019 09/08/19 First Thing First Homily from the Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time. Out of everything in life, Jesus has to be first. In our lives, we continually divide ourselves and divide our hearts by giving away our small “yesses”. Jesus calls us to experience ...
09.23.2019 09/01/19 Oh, Vanity Homily from the Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time. The high price of vanity. It is easy to think of vanity as nothing more than being conceited or overly concerned about one’s appearance. But the vice of vanity comes at a ...
09.23.2019 08/25/19 Hope and Discipline Homily from the Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time. Discipline is the mark of the mature Christian. We have to do difficult things all of the time. Why do we do them? We do them because we hope. We have the ...
09.23.2019 08/11/19 Living By Faith Homily from the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. A disciple is a decision-maker. Faith is more than belief. It “acts”. It can be seen. In fact, what we choose reveals our faith. And our decisions shape our lives, here on ...
09.23.2019 06/30/19 We'll See Homily from the Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Transfer your primary allegiance. When following Jesus, the first things He invites us to give up are safety and control. Mass Readings from June 30, 2019: 1 Kings 19:16, 19-21 Psalm 16:1-2, ...
09.23.2019 06/09/19 The Peace of Christ Homily from Pentecost Sunday. I know I have what I need. The promised Holy Spirit gives many gifts, but few are more powerful and profound than the Spirit’s gift of peace. Mass Readings from June 9, 2019: Acts 13:14, 43-52 ...
09.23.2019 05/12/19 #Fail: Failure is Feedback Homily from the Fourth Sunday of Easter. Failure either gives us clarity and conviction or course correction. Failure is not final and failure is not fatal. As long as we don’t stop, and as long as we are willing to ...
09.23.2019 07/07/19 Declaration Homily from the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The Father has uttered His declaration; we are offered the chance to answer. All of Christianity comes down to one question: does God have permission to love you? Mass Readings from July ...
05.06.2019 05/05/19 #Fail: The Only Way to Fail Homily from the Third Sunday of Easter. The only way for failure to be final is if you stop. Even sin is not final if you don’t stop. God has a call for you that is not erased by failure. ...
04.30.2019 04/28/19 #Fail: Free to Fail Homily from Divine Mercy Sunday. Failure is the one necessary prerequisite for God’s greatest gift. Many people battle with perfectionism. God’s mercy in the midst of failure is His remedy for the fear that failure is the end. Mass Readings ...
04.15.2019 04/14/19 Behind Enemy Lines: Stand Homily from Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion. To stand for Jesus is to stand against the world. If I live in such a way that I merely follow the crowd, I will find myself praising Jesus on Sunday and ...
04.08.2019 04/07/19 Behind Enemy Lines: The Father of Lies Homily from the Fourth Sunday of Lent. There is no need to fear, but there is a need to fight. Behind enemy lines, we find ourselves in a battle with the Enemy of God. Satan is real and Satan must ...
04.01.2019 03/31/19 Behind Enemy Lines: Let Go...and Come Inside Homily from the Fourth Sunday of Lent. We have different experiences, but the same enemy. While all of us struggle with different sins and temptations, we all ultimately have the same enemy: pride. Pride is a chameleon and can disguise ...
03.25.2019 03/24/19 Behind Enemy Lines: Trust God...and Fight Homily from the Third Sunday of Lent. Trained in trust...strengthened through struggle. God has freely given so much to us…and we are grateful. But why do we still experience the consequences of slavery? God gives us the chance to grow ...
03.18.2019 03/17/19 Behind Enemy Lines: My Own Worst Enemy Homily from the Second Sunday of Lent. You have to know yourself to say no to yourself. We are in a battle, but our primary enemy is closer than we might like to imagine. In order to gain true freedom ...
03.08.2019 03/07/19 Behind Enemy Lines: Isolated and Disoriented Homily from Ash Wednesday. You are in a fight; what comes next? For many of us, our default assumption about life is: it’s fine. Even when things are obviously broken, we can pretend that they will “fix themselves.” But Lent ...
03.08.2019 03/03/19 Talking and Trials Homily from the Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time. What reveals the heart. We often are a mystery...even to ourselves. But Christians must come to a place of self-knowledge so we can present our true self to the true God. Mass ...
03.08.2019 02/24/19 Love Yourself Homily from the Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time. You are loved most when you deserve it the least. Jesus calls us to love our enemies. But how can we do that when we don’t even love the people we like? ...
03.08.2019 02/17/19 The Fighting Virtue Homily from the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Willing to engage and embrace the realities of life. Hope is not a “soft” virtue. It is a fighting virtue. Hope is what enables us to live in the present with strength ...
03.08.2019 02/10/19 Disqualified: Unfit Homily from the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time. God is able to make you holy even if He never makes you whole. There are some things in our lives (our decisions, our wounds, our weaknesses) that we wish and pray ...
03.08.2019 02/03/19 Disqualified: Remarkably Average Homily from the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Being unqualified does not disqualify when God calls. There are many people who would look remarkably average on paper. Our stats would reveal that we are unqualified for being a part of ...
03.08.2019 01/27/19 Disqualified: Prevented or Prepared? Homily from the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time. What great work may God be preparing you for right now? In Christ, your past might not be the thing that prevent you from being a part of God’s great work… It ...
03.08.2019 01/20/19 Insufficient and Insignificant Homily from the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time. God uses what we have and gives us what we need. It is often very tempting to forget the heart of God. To forget that He notices us, delights in us, and ...
03.08.2019 12/25/18 But Why? Homily from the Nativity of the Lord (Christmas). The Why is a Who. Jesus is not merely the “reason for the season”… He is the reason for everything. Mass Readings from December 25, 2018: Isaiah 62:11-12 Psalm 97:1, 6, 11-12 ...
03.08.2019 12/09/18 The End? Homily from the Second Sunday of Advent. This might be the end of the dream, but it is not the end of the story. God has begun a good work in you. In fact, he has begun many “good works.“ ...
03.08.2019 12/02/18 Be Ready, Get Ready Homily from the First Sunday of Advent. You will never be ready unless you get ready. Advent is a season of preparation. We get ready to celebrate the first coming of Christ into this world. We also get ready for ...
03.08.2019 11/25/18 Come to the Altar: Kingdom Priesthood Homily from the Thirty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Don't waste your priesthood. Jesus is the one eternal High Priest. He has called certain men to participate in His priesthood in a unique way. But He has also extended a share ...
03.08.2019 11/18/18 Come to the Altar: Learning to Worship Homily from the Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time. Not merely witnessing the miracle, but offering the sacrifice. We have to learn the worship of God in a similar way that we need to learn the Word of God. The more ...
03.08.2019 11/11/18 Come to the Altar: Hollow Worship Homily from the Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time. Offering first-fruits reveals and increases the depth of trust. The temptation to experience worship as hollow or empty is universal. God’s solution for our hearts is the invitation to offer Him our ...
03.08.2019 11/04/18 Come to the Altar: Where's Your Altar? Homily from the Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time. Not to watch, but to worship. The heart of religion is the worship of God. And the heart of worship is always sacrifice; a gift that is poured out on the altar. ...
03.08.2019 10/28/18 Rivals: Rival Voices Homily from the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time. We do not conquer our rivals, we are called out from beneath their power. The voices around us shape us. Some voices shape us more powerfully and more negatively than others. These ...
03.08.2019 10/21/18 Rivals: The Rival of Control Homily from the Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time. What do I have to do to get what I want? So much of our lives can be marked by the desire to control...or the fear of losing control. The rival of ...
03.08.2019 10/14/18 Rivals: The Reason is the Rival Homily from the Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time. God has an absolute claim on your heart. What is the reason you won’t give it to him? There is a clear difference between a reason and an excuse. Excuses are not ...
03.08.2019 10/07/18 Rivals: All...or Nothing Homily from the Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time. There are some relationships that do not tolerate rivals. There are only two kinds of relationships that get to a point where it is “all…or nothing“: Romantic relationships and our relationship with ...
03.08.2019 09/30/18 Greatest of All Time: To Be Great, Let Go Homily from the Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time. True greatness lies in being able to let go of whatever you don’t need. The temptation to fall back into measuring greatness according to the standards of the world is powerful. And ...
03.08.2019 09/23/18 Greatest of All Time: Selfless Ambition Homily from the Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Ambition involves the willingness to risk. Selfless ambition is the willingness to risk the loss of status for the good of someone else. Great leaders are not those who make their authority ...
03.08.2019 09/16/18 Greatest of All Time: To Be Great, Give Homily from the Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Could you be great even if no one knew? The desire to be seen and to be known is written deep in the human heart. But is a person great simply because ...

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UMD NEWMAN CATHOLIC CAMPUS MINISTRY episodes:

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

06/30/19 We'll See

06/09/19 The Peace of Christ

05/12/19 #Fail: Failure is Feedback

07/07/19 Declaration

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

03/07/19 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

09/30/18 Greatest of All Time: To Be Great, Let Go

09/23/18 Greatest of All Time: Selfless Ambition

09/16/18 Greatest of All Time: To Be Great, Give

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