Jesus, the King of forgiveness.
Michael Berry was a member of the British Parliament. He was killed by an IRA bomb in 1984. His daughter, JoAnne was 27 years old at...
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Fr. Jerry Schik, o.s.c.
- Nov 13
What does the future contain?
What does the future contain? That is my question for today. What does the future contain? Does the future contain gloom and doom and...
Living in the future.
My topic today is: Living in the future and I will look at three stories about people living in the future. In each case I want to look...
Fr. Jerry Schik, o.s.c.
- Oct 29
Will we let God find us?
During the month of November, our church says to us, “Take a look at what has happened in the great outdoors. The grass has died. The...
Fr. Jerry Schik, o.s.c.
- Oct 22
Three Kinds of Prayer
The Pharisee and the tax collector went to the Temple to pray, and PRAYER will be my topic today. I will look at three kinds of prayer...
Fr. Jerry Schik, o.s.c.
- Oct 15
Pray always and never lose heart.
The Book of Genesis says that when Jacob was a young man he played a trick his father, and stole the family blessing from Esau, his...
Thank you for visiting.
I begin with the story of a man by the name of Martin Rinkhart. He was a pastor in Prussia in the 1600s. He served as a pastor during...
We are ordinary servants.
Way back in the beginning, when the earth was empty and void, God decided to give life to plants and animals of every kind. On the sixth...
Fr. Jerry Schik, o.s.c.
- Sep 24
Ministry of Hospitality
Religion classes have begun, and they bring to mind the best religion class that I ever had. This class took place in the summertime and...
Fr. Jerry Schik, o.s.c.
- Sep 17
The gift of salvation.
I wish to begin with the story of St. Anthony of the desert. (He is not very well known. This is not the St. Anthony who helps you...
Fr. Jerry Schik, o.s.c.
- Sep 10
“Your sins are forgiven. Go in peace.”
Seven hundred years before Jesus was born, there was a prophet who had a most difficult task. His name was Hosea and he was expected to...
The Christian Job Description
“How I hate being a slave!” That’s what Onesimus said to his fellow slaves one night. “How I hate being a slave.” Later that night he...
Fr. Jerry Schik, o.s.c.
- Aug 27
Covenant
I see the word “covenant” in today’s Second Reading and “covenant” will be my topic for today. Covenant is a word that is rarely used in...
Fr. Jerry Schik, o.s.c.
- Aug 20
The Gospel Path
My topic today is “the gospel path.” But first some background before we walk with Jesus on the gospel path. Today’s first reading comes...
Fr. Jerry Schik, o.s.c.
- Aug 14
Extravagant Love
My topic today will be extravagant love and I will look at three persons who demonstrated extravagant love. The first person is Elsa...
The Gift of Faith
Today’s homily is about the gift of faith and I begin with Sarah and Abraham because they were featured in our second reading. The author...
Fr. Jerry Schik, o.s.c.
- Jul 30
Wisdom
Wisdom is my topic for today. Wisdom is my theme. Once upon a time there was a crow that was dying of thirst. She found a pitcher that...
Fr. Jerry Schik, o.s.c.
- Jul 23
“God gives, God takes away and God gives again.”
Way back in 1967, when I was a sophomore in college, I spent my summer vacation with my family on the farm. The crops were in bad shape...
Fr. Jerry Schik, o.s.c.
- Jul 17
God is calling us to care for His creation and to care for our guests.
Today I want to take a look at three saints and consider the ways in which they can help us to grow in faith. And those three saints...
Fr. Jerry Schik, o.s.c.
- Jul 10
The law of love is the highest law.
My topic today is compassion because Jesus says in today’s Gospel that the Good Samaritan was moved with compassion when he saw the...