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Fr. Jerry Schik, o.s.c.
- Sep 4, 2022
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 28, 2022
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 21, 2022
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, 2022
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...
Fr. Jerry Schik, o.s.c.
- Aug 7, 2022
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 31, 2022
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 24, 2022
“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, 2022
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, 2022
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...
Fr. Jerry Schik, o.s.c.
- Jul 3, 2022
God’s love is abundant
The voice of nature. That is my topic for today: The voice of nature. Why? Because Jesus had such a high regard for the lessons that...
Fr. Jerry Schik, o.s.c.
- Jun 19, 2022
People are more important than things.
Dwight Wilson and his wife Sarah and their sons Ethan and Thomas live in Tiffin, Ohio. Ethan is the second son, and he is a perfectionist...
Fr. Jerry Schik, o.s.c.
- Jun 12, 2022
The Most Holy Trinity Sunday - Love Stories
My topic today is love stories and I want to tell four love stories. Back in 1975, Charlotte Von Sledvin was 19 years old and the member...
Fr. Jerry Schik, o.s.c.
- Jun 5, 2022
Pentecost key word: Dynamite!
My key word for today is dynamite. When my brother and I were seven and nine years old, we would frequently visit our grandparents and...
Fr. Jerry Schik, o.s.c.
- May 29, 2022
Journey
The key word for today’s Mass is JOURNEY……… By journey I don’t mean physical travel. By journey I’m thinking more of a person’s...
Fr. Jerry Schik, o.s.c.
- May 22, 2022
Convict and Convince!
I will begin with a short story. Joe and George were farmers, and they were traveling to Pipestone for a farm show. They stopped in...
Fr. Jerry Schik, o.s.c.
- May 8, 2022
Keyword today is Challenge.
My key word for today will be challenge. About twenty-five years ago I heard a talk given by Sister Jose Hobday a Franciscan sister from...
Fr. Jerry Schik, o.s.c.
- May 1, 2022
Curious details in today’s Gospel
I would like to take a close look at three of the more curious details in today’s Gospel. First of all, we have a symbolic number: 153. ...
Fr. Jerry Schik, o.s.c.
- Apr 24, 2022
What did Jesus do after he rose from the dead?
During my homily today I will answer three questions. Question Number One: What did Jesus do after he rose from the dead? That is my...
Fr. Jerry Schik, o.s.c.
- Apr 17, 2022
Three celebrations of freedom
My key word for today is freedom and I wish to look at three celebrations of freedom. I wish to look at the Feast of Passover, the...
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