Yes, WE are the Body of Christ.
I went to the ordination liturgy at the cathedral on Tuesday and joined a very large crowd in praying for Father Patrick Neary as...
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Fr. Jerry Schik, o.s.c.
- Feb 12
Having a Compassionate Heart
I have three stories today…Three stories about having a compassionate heart. In 1807 in northern Virginia, James Wilson, an elderly man,...
Be a Shining Light in the World
On April 15, 2013, twenty six thousand runners participated in the Boston Marathon. Two terrorist bombs exploded near the finish line and...
Fr. Jerry Schik, o.s.c.
- Jan 22
Turn to Christ in prayer for healing.
When I was in the seventh and eighth grade at New York Mills Junior High we had religious release time on Wednesday mornings. Most of...
Fr. Jerry Schik, o.s.c.
- Jan 15
God's Call
Today I want to look at God’s call and the different callings that people have received from God. So my topic is God’s call. One day, in...
Epiphany
Today we continue our celebration of the birth of Christ, and I want to look at that special event from the viewpoint of the magi....
Fr. Jerry Schik, o.s.c.
- Dec 25, 2022
The God of Peace and the God of Surprises.
My homily today is about God and what God is doing in our world. I will talk about the God of Peace and the God of Surprises. I will...
Fr. Jerry Schik, o.s.c.
- Dec 18, 2022
God is up to Something Good.
I will begin with a commercial. Be sure to pick up a copy of today’s parish bulletin because it contains a copy of the press release...
Fr. Jerry Schik, o.s.c.
- Dec 11, 2022
Fullness of Joy and Peace
In today’s first reading, the prophet is speaking to his fellow citizens during their time of captivity in Babylon. They are 500 miles...
Fr. Jerry Schik, o.s.c.
- Dec 4, 2022
Everyone welcomed to the table.
I wish to begin with the story of Isaiah who wrote the first reading for today’s Mass. Isaiah was living in Jerusalem at a time when many...
Fr. Jerry Schik, o.s.c.
- Nov 20, 2022
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...
Fr. Jerry Schik, o.s.c.
- Nov 13, 2022
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...
Fr. Jerry Schik, o.s.c.
- Nov 6, 2022
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 30, 2022
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 23, 2022
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 16, 2022
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...
Fr. Jerry Schik, o.s.c.
- Oct 9, 2022
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...
Fr. Jerry Schik, o.s.c.
- Oct 2, 2022
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 25, 2022
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 18, 2022
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...
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