{"podcast":{"title":"Sunday Homilies with Fr. Mike Schmitz","slug":"sunday-homilies-with-fr-mike-schmitz-614176","podcast_index_feed_id":614176,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fireside.fm/fathermikehomilies/rss","website_url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm","image_url":"https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images-2024/podcasts/images/1/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/cover.jpg?v=2","author":"Ascension","episode_count":420,"summary":"Every week, Catholic priest Fr. Mike Schmitz delivers powerful homilies based on the Sunday Mass Scripture readings, inviting you to live more fully as the person God created you to be. Engaging and motivating, these 20-30 minute homilies will help ground your faith, fortify your heart, and transform your life. Fr. Mike Schmitz preaches from Duluth Minnesota, where he serves as the Newman chaplain for University Minnesota Duluth’s Bulldog Catholic campus ministry.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-26T16:18:17.339342+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sunday-homilies-with-fr-mike-schmitz-614176"},"episode":{"title":"04/02/26 Holy Thursday: Everything is Given","slug":"04-02-26-holy-thursday-everything-is-given","published_at":"2026-04-02T16:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sunday-homilies-with-fr-mike-schmitz-614176/04-02-26-holy-thursday-everything-is-given","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sunday-homilies-with-fr-mike-schmitz-614176","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/20260402","audio_url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/35c6a323-4a09-4966-93ae-573c3e6d37d1.mp3","summary":"Jesus' sacrifice at the Last Supper was not a response to human goodness, but a deliberate act of love performed while fully aware of human betrayal. This reflection explores how God's love is most profound when He knows our greatest failures.","meta_description":"A reflection on Holy Thursday: Discover why Jesus gave everything even while knowing the truth of our betrayal and brokenness.","key_points":["Main idea: The essence of Lent is the practice of giving—time, fasting, and almsgiving—as a reflection of Christ's sacrifice","Main idea: Jesus' act of washing the disciples' feet was a model of service that requires a motive of pure love","Failure mode: The misconception that our sins surprise or disqualify us from God's love","Practical takeaway: True love is demonstrated not when the recipient is worthy, but when the giver is fully aware of the recipient's flaws","Main idea: Christ's sacrifice is most powerful because it was offered while He was fully aware of the betrayal and abandonment that were to come"],"chapters":[{"start_ms":60000,"title":"The Mandate of Service","summary":"Reflecting on the washing of the feet and the command to serve one another as masters and teachers."},{"start_ms":180000,"title":"The Purpose of Lent","summary":"Examining the themes of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving as intentional acts of giving."},{"start_ms":300000,"title":"The Motive of Love","summary":"Analyzing how Jesus established the priesthood and the Eucharist with love as the primary driver."},{"start_ms":420000,"title":"Love in the Face of Betrayal","summary":"Exploring how Jesus gave everything while knowing exactly how His disciples would fail Him."},{"start_ms":540000,"title":"No Illusions","summary":"A discussion on how God's love is not dependent on our perfection or our ability to remain faithful."},{"start_ms":780000,"title":"The Illustration of Unrequited Sacrifice","summary":"Using a cinematic story of anonymous sacrifice to illustrate the depth of giving when unloved."},{"start_ms":900000,"title":"The Fullness of Grace","summary":"Concluding that Christ's greatest love was offered at the moment He knew our deepest shame."}],"topics":["Holy Thursday","Last Supper","Christianity","Sacrifice","Lent","Forgiveness","Divine Love","Servant Leadership"],"duration_seconds":958,"processing_state":"processed","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/sunday-homilies-with-fr-mike-schmitz-614176/episodes/04-02-26-holy-thursday-everything-is-given/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sunday-homilies-with-fr-mike-schmitz-614176/04-02-26-holy-thursday-everything-is-given.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}