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Easter Bits and Pieces from Das Schmidt Haus

March 28, 2016 by Lisa Schmidt 5 Comments

“Enter the Tomb and Wonder!” Here’s Joel’s Easter Sunday 2016 homily and other Easter bits and pieces from Das Schmidt Haus.

Posted in: Homilies, Schmidt, Lisa Tagged: Das Schmidt Haus, Easter, Homily, Saint of the Month Club, St. Joseph

Why Did God Bring You Together?

February 3, 2016 by Deacon Joel Schmidt Leave a Comment

We often tell the story of how we met, but do we ever wonder why we met? If God has a plan your life, and He brought the two of you together, God must have a plan for your marriage, too. What is it?

Posted in: Being Deacon, Homilies, Schmidt, Joel Tagged: Being Deacon, Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Homily, Marriage

Homily: A Reason to Leap for Joy

December 21, 2015 by Deacon Joel Schmidt 11 Comments

At the time Israel was being conquered, the prophets were proclaiming the coming of a savior. Imagine the longing of the Israelites to believe this message, which must have sounded too impossible to believe. Deacon Joel shares his homily for the Fourth Sunday in Advent.

Posted in: Authors, Being Deacon, Homilies, Schmidt, Joel Tagged: Advent, Deacon Joel, Homily, Visitation

Homily: Would You Have Walked Away from Jesus?

August 16, 2015 by Deacon Joel Schmidt 2 Comments

One day 2,000 years ago in Capernaum on the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee many people walked away from Jesus in the Eucharist. Would you have walked away, too? Deacon Joel shares his homily for the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Posted in: Being Deacon, Homilies, Schmidt, Joel Tagged: Deacon Joel, Homily, Ordinary Time

Homily: Hello Again, Ordinary Time

June 14, 2015 by Deacon Joel Schmidt 1 Comment

Well, it’s that time of year again. You know, that L-O-N-G stretch of Ordinary Time that lasts from June to November. 20 weeks of green … hello Ordinary Time. What could the Church possibly be thinking? How about this: Ordinary Time is the most important time of the whole year. Deacon Joel shares his homily for the Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Posted in: Homilies, Schmidt, Joel Tagged: Deacon Joel, Homily, Ordinary Time

Homily: Something to Shout

April 19, 2015 by Deacon Joel Schmidt 2 Comments

“Lord, let your face shine on us.” That’s the cry of David in today’s Responsorial Psalm. Interesting if you think about it. What is the precondition for a face? A body – flesh – which God did not have prior to the Incarnation. Before Jesus, the phrase “the face of God” was just a poetic metaphor for God’s favor or His grace. Then Jesus came along and changed that – and indeed, everything.

Posted in: Faith, Homilies, Schmidt, Joel Tagged: Homily

Ordination Highlight Reel!

August 21, 2014 by Lisa Schmidt 13 Comments

Ordination. That one word pretty much sums up this past week. Well, I better add another word: illness. Of course, right? Last week leading up to Saturday’s ordination, Joel came down with food poisoning. I, the one who rarely gets sick, caught the flu bug and was down for the count for two whole days. All three … [Read more…]

Posted in: Schmidt, Lisa Tagged: Diaconate, Homily, Ordination, {phfr}
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