Fr. Mike Homilies
Our chaplain Fr. Mike shares his homilies from every weekend Mass. You can see the most recent homilies below, watch on YouTube, or homilies sorted by recent series. You can also read Fr. Mike’s answers to your tough questions.
Homily from the Mass of the Epiphany of the Lord. 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 [...]
Homily from the Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God. 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 [...]
Homily from the Nativity of the Lord (Christmas Mass). 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. Mass Readings from December 25, 2022: Isaiah 62:1-5 Psalms 89:4-5, [...]
Homily from the Fourth Sunday of Advent. 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? Mass Readings from December 18, 2022: Isaiah 7:10-14 [...]
Homily from the Third Sunday of Advent. 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 [...]
Homily from the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. 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. Mass Readings from December 8, 2022: Genesis 3:9-15, 20 Psalms 98:1-4 Ephesians 1:3-6, 11-12 Luke 1:26-38
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Homily from the First Sunday of Advent. 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 [...]
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To “give to the max” and support UMD Newman Catholic Campus Ministries, find out more here! Join us for a “Day of Thanks” on Nov. 17 at 7pm CT on the Sundays with Ascension YouTube channel! Subscribe to the channel here! Homily from the Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time. The ending of a story reveals [...]
