{"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":"7/5/26 Citizens, Not Subjects","slug":"7-5-26-citizens-not-subjects","published_at":"2026-07-04T16:45:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sunday-homilies-with-fr-mike-schmitz-614176/7-5-26-citizens-not-subjects","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sunday-homilies-with-fr-mike-schmitz-614176","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/202606016","audio_url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/e5daf002-82a7-4648-968f-a5808f3c9627.mp3","summary":"Homily from the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Citizens must live with conviction, responsibility, and courage. On the 250th anniversary of our nation, it is a moment to stop and reflect on our identity. Are we \"subjects\" or are we \"citizens\"? Are we \"American Catholics\" or are we \"Catholics who are citizens of America\"? And what would it be to live as a citizen without the virtue of patriotism? Mass Readings from July 5, 2026: Zechariah 9:9-10 Psalm 145:1-2, 8-9, 10-11, 13-14Romans 8:9, 11-13 Matthew 11:25-30","meta_description":"Homily from the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Citizens must live with conviction, responsibility, and courage. On the 250th anniversary of our nation…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1597,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/sunday-homilies-with-fr-mike-schmitz-614176/episodes/7-5-26-citizens-not-subjects/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-614176/7-5-26-citizens-not-subjects.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}