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Homily Archive
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.
May 11, 2024
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 27, 2024
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 20, 2024
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...

Fr. Jerry Schik, o.s.c.
Apr 13, 2024
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.
Apr 6, 2024
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 30, 2024
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 23, 2024
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 15, 2024
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.
Mar 10, 2024
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 25, 2024
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...

Fr. Jerry Schik, o.s.c.
Feb 18, 2024
Reversal Stories
Way back in the year 1849, a ship was sailing in the South Pacific when it suddenly sprang a leak, took on water and sank. Only one...

Fr. Jerry Schik, o.s.c.
Feb 4, 2024
Call to Discipleship
The call to discipleship. That is my topic for today. The call to discipleship. In today’s Gospel, James and John and Peter and Andrew...

Fr. Jerry Schik, o.s.c.
Jan 21, 2024
Conducting a Search
My key word for today is Search. I want to talk about three groups of people who are conducting searches. First the Magi. Then two...

Fr. Jerry Schik, o.s.c.
Jan 7, 2024
Broken Hearts
Today I will talk about broken hearts. Not a pleasant topic. But the experience of a broken heart is a part of everyone’s life. Parker...

Fr. Jerry Schik, o.s.c.
Dec 31, 2023
Essential elements of a Christmas Story
I wish to begin by calling to mind the essential elements of the Christmas story: The setting was Bethlehem with a stable and a manger...

Fr. Jerry Schik, o.s.c.
Dec 25, 2023
Time in the Wilderness
The main character is today’s Gospel is John the Baptist. In fact, the Third Sunday of Advent is always about John the Baptist. Our...

Fr. Jerry Schik, o.s.c.
Dec 17, 2023
Thanksgiving 2023
We come to this church today to thank the Lord for the many gifts that we have received. We are thankful for our families because they...

Fr. Jerry Schik, o.s.c.
Nov 23, 2023
God-given Gifts
Frederick Douglass was born in Maryland in 1817 and his parents were slaves. When he was a child, he was sold to a family in Baltimore. ...

Fr. Jerry Schik, o.s.c.
Nov 19, 2023
Love means sacrifice.
In today’s Gospel Jesus talks about love and He gives us the two love commandments: “Love the Lord thy God and love thy neighbor.” And...

Fr. Jerry Schik, o.s.c.
Oct 29, 2023
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