Fr. Jerry Schik, o.s.c.

My topic today will be images of God.  But first I need to clarify what I mean by images.  We need to remember that an image is not the real thing.  An image is a representation of a person, place or thing.  Let’s say that you are driving down the highway and you see a large truck in your rear-view mirror.  If you touch the mirror you are not touching the truck.  You are only touching an image of the truck.  The Bible contains many images of God but I want to look at only three: the Father,...

My topic today will be reversal stories.  The history of our salvation is filled with reversal stories.  Both the Old Testament and the New Testament contain stories in which the outcome is the reverse of what people expect.  In each case God moves in and creates a big surprise.  Let’s begin with Chapter 39 in the Book of the prophet Jeremiah.   One day Jeremiah gave a sermon in which he held up a clay pot and then smashed it against a rock.  He said, “Our city and our community will soon be...

We need parables.  That is my topic for today.  We need parables Jesus used them frequently in his public ministry.  His parents taught...