Sunday Homilies with Fr. Mike Schmitz 8/24/25 Begin. Or begin again.
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Aug 23, 2025 Explore the journey of self-discovery and personal growth through the lens of discipline and faith. Discover how setting aspirations and reflecting on admirable traits can shape your path. Embrace new beginnings, especially as students return to campus, and consider the importance of conscious decision-making in your spiritual journey. The narrow gate reminds us that the pursuit of salvation is an ongoing effort, where beginning or recommitting to the path of discipleship can lead to true freedom and fulfillment.
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Beginnings Reveal Potential
- Beginnings reveal the potential of who you can become rather than who you are now.
- Father Mike Schmitz urges using new starts to ask, "Who do you want to be?"
Potential Needs Discipline
- Potential without discipline usually becomes wasted or lost according to Fr. Mike Schmitz.
- He frames discipline as necessary to transform gifts into real achievement.
Use Discipline As A Means
- Do not treat discipline as the final goal; treat it as the means to joy and life in Christ.
- Use discipline to pursue the freedom and abundant life Jesus promises.