Sunday Homilies with Fr. Mike Schmitz

Episode 123147: 3/1/26 Autobiography: Title

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Feb 28, 2026
They explore the idea that each life carries an internal speech that can become its defining title. Stories of imprisonment, forgiveness, and survival show how resentment or trust can name a life. Biblical scenes and personal testimonies illustrate how a father's welcome or a decision to let mercy speak can rewrite a painful narrative.
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INSIGHT

Every Life Has A Title

  • Every life is a story and the mind holds a single speech that can become its title.
  • Mike Schmitz frames the title as the lens that summarizes how you interpret every circumstance of your life.
ANECDOTE

Father Walter Chizek Survived With Trust

  • Father Walter Chizek endured solitary imprisonment and gulags but kept trust in God's love.
  • His spiritual title became He Leadeth Me and the line he lived by was, There will be a tomorrow and we have to live in it and God will be there as well.
INSIGHT

The Father Rewrites The Prodigal's Title

  • The prodigal son's returning speech was I no longer deserve to be called your son, which could become his book title.
  • The father interrupts that title by running, embracing, and declaring him claimed, alive, and found.
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