Jewish Passover and Christian Eucharist
My key word for today is Thanksgiving and I wish to look at two celebrations of Thanksgiving. Namely: the Jewish Passover and the...
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Homily Archive
Struggles with Identity
My topic today will be identity and the struggles that people have with their identity. The winner of the Pulitzer Prize for drama last...
Fr. Jerry Schik, o.s.c.
Jul 20
All we need to be is faithful.
Today’s Gospel says that Jesus was surrounded by vast crowds. People were coming and going in great numbers and Jesus had no opportunity...
Fr. Jerry Schik, o.s.c.
Jul 13
Bringing care and concern to our community.
Today I want to take a look at the story of Saint Kateri Tekakwitha because her feast day is today. Saint Kateri was a Native American...
Accepting an Invitation
My key word for today is “invite.” Hang onto that word: Invite. Two months ago my grandniece Lucille died at the age of 11. Her...
Fr. Jerry Schik, o.s.c.
Jun 29
Called to be a Gift-Giving People.
My topic today will be gift giving and I wish to look at the gifts that God has given to us and the gift giving that we can do. I will...
Fr. Jerry Schik, o.s.c.
Jun 22
Who calms your stormy seas?
Today’s Gospel concludes with these words: “Who is this that even the wind and the sea obey him?” And that will be my topic for today....
Fr. Jerry Schik, o.s.c.
May 31
Creation, Sacrifice and Joy.
Since today is Trinity Sunday I wish to bring forward three stories to honor the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. I begin with God...
Fr. Jerry Schik, o.s.c.
May 18
The Color for Pentecost is Red!
The color for Pentecost is red and we see splashes of red throughout the church today. Red represents the tongues of fire at the...
Fr. Jerry Schik, o.s.c.
May 11
A Story of Two Mothers
I will begin with two stories about mothers. The first story comes to us from the Book of Exodus, Chapter Two. It took place in Egypt...
Fr. Jerry Schik, o.s.c.
Apr 27
Several Identities of Jesus
Today I will talk about persons with several identities… And I will explain how Jesus had several identities. Jesus said, I am the Good...
Fr. Jerry Schik, o.s.c.
Apr 20
Comfort and Challenge
Comfort and challenge. My homily today will pivot on those two words: comfort and challenge. If you are close to Jesus he will comfort...
Fr. Jerry Schik, o.s.c.
Apr 13
Recognizing the Risen Lord
Resurrection is Number One! That is my topic for today. RESURRECTION IS NUMBER ONE. Actually, that is not my topic. That is Saint...
Recovery from Doubt
My topic today will be the doubting Thomas and his recovery from his doubt. His story begins by going back to the night of Easter...
Fr. Jerry Schik, o.s.c.
Mar 30
Gifts from God - Easter Sunday
My topic today will be “gifts from God” and some of those gifts are with us in our church today. We have the lilies with their glowing...
Fr. Jerry Schik, o.s.c.
Mar 23
Our Sinfulness and God's Mercy-Palm Sunday
Since today’s gospel was longer than usual, my homily will be shorter than usual. We just heard the story of the Passion that took place...
Fr. Jerry Schik, o.s.c.
Mar 15
Fr. Greg Poser's Funeral Homily
In today’s world you have to have a Password for almost everything: to open your computer, to retrieve voicemail messages and email...
Fr. Jerry Schik, o.s.c.
Mar 10
Tribute to Fr. Greg and Crosses
Serving Others with Heartfelt Compassion Those words come to mind when I think about Father Greg’s ministry to people in the four...
Fr. Jerry Schik, o.s.c.
Feb 25
God likes clouds.
When we look closely at Sacred Scripture, we see that clouds are very important for the history of salvation. God has a habit of living...
Fr. Jerry Schik, o.s.c.
Feb 18
Password: 40
Our lives today are filled with passwords. You have to have a password to get into your computer, a password to get money from the ATM...
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