Newman CenterOct 31, 20211 min readHomily for the 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time (B) The Scribe in today's Gospel is seeking the heart of the matter. What is the deepest desire of God. God's answer: Love. So what does it...
Newman CenterOct 24, 20211 min readHomily for the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time (B)There was one thing Linus from the show Peanuts never let go of: his little, light blue blanket. With it he felt safe, comfortable,...
Newman CenterOct 10, 20211 min readHomily for the 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time (B)When I say, " I am a Christian," what do I mean? What am I actually claiming? That I believe a certain set of beliefs? That I live by a...
Newman CenterOct 3, 20211 min read27th Sunday in Ordinary Time "The final battle between the Lord and the kingdom of Satan will be about Marriage and the Family. Don't be afraid, because whoever works...
Newman CenterSep 29, 20210 min readHomily for the 26th Sunday of Ordinary TimeAnger reveals our love for the good. According to St Thomas, anger that follows right reason is not only appropriate but praiseworthy.
Newman CenterSep 21, 20211 min read25th Sunday of Ordinary Time Life is meant to be lived not trying to make ourselves look good. Rather, in imitation of Christ, our lives are meant to be lived trying...
Fr Jegar FickelSep 12, 20211 min readHomily for the 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time.Faith is not measured by what I say I believe. Faith is measured by what I do. Faith is not an idea, or a simple assent to a proposition....
Newman CenterSep 5, 20211 min readHomily for the 23rd Sunday is Ordinary TimeFear is a powerful emotion. At the end of the day fear may be the driving force behind much of what we do. The Prophet in today's first...
Fr Jegar FickelAug 29, 20211 min read22nd Sunday of Ordinary Time (B)When it all comes down to it, the problems of the world begin, persist, and end in the human heart.
Fr Jegar FickelAug 8, 20211 min readHomily for the 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time. Many times we know we need to do something, but we just won't do it. Like a kid who wont eat his vegetables, many times we kick and...
Fr Jegar FickelAug 1, 20211 min readHomily for the 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time (B)God sometimes leads us into deserts, places of hunger and thirst. In these places of suffering He promises us one thing: He will provide...
Fr Jegar FickelJul 13, 20211 min read15th Sunday in Ordinary Time (B)When an unwanted truth is spoken to us, how do we respond? Do we receive it gladly, receive it begrudgingly, or reject it all together.
Fr Jegar FickelJul 4, 20211 min readHomily for the 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time Whom do you seek to please? Or from whom do you seek approval? We all walk around pretending to be superheroes. True freedom is found...
Fr Jegar FickelJun 27, 20211 min readHomily for the 13th Sunday of Ordinary Time (B)While we may not say it, or even think it, we often times live by the lie: “The ‘no’ to God is the ‘yes’ to man.” We subconsciously...
Fr Jegar FickelJun 20, 20211 min readHomily for the 12th Sunday of Ordinary Time Only when we learn to become sons and daughters, only after we are securely set upon the sure foundation of God's Fatherly love, will we...
Newman CenterJun 13, 20211 min readHomily for the 11th Sunday of Ordinary Time (B) We often live far to anxious, cramped, and heavy lives. We walk around with the weight of the world on our shoulders. But Pope St John...
Fr Jegar FickelJun 7, 20211 min readHomily for the Solemnity of The Body and Blood of ChristWhen God created blood He knew its intended purpose was not simply to be the means by which our biological lives are sustained and...
Fr Jegar FickelJun 7, 20211 min readHomily for the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity"One is the loneliest number that you'll ever do," so the song goes. And how true it is. This desire for communion is God's signature...
