Talks on love & sex; dating & relationships; breakups & moving on; strength of body, mind & spirit; and faith, answers, and doubts at the Spring 2016 Busy Person's Retreat at St. John's Catholic Newman Center at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Busy Person's Retreat Spring 2016

Catholic Illini Homilies is a collection of weekend homilies from St. John's Catholic Newman Center at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Fr. Lee Brokaw, Fr. Matthew Hoelscher, and Fr. Alexander Millar contribute their reflections and exhortations on the Sunday Gospel.

Catholic Illini Homilies at St. John's Catholic Newman Center

Shawn and Heath look at one of this Sunday's scripture readings and tackle how the Catholic faith holds certain truths in balance with one another.

BW Episode 1: The Catholic "Both/And"

If you look at my birth certificate you would find out my real name, but I am rarely called that these days.  More often I am simply called “Father." It’s a name that we priests share, a name that's hard to get used to. There’s an uneasiness with it and part of it has to do with today’s Gospel.

Name? Father. (31st Sunday in Ordinary Time)

A Gospel such as today’s can prove challenging but also immensely helpful, if only we can muster the humility to consider what it would be like to be counted – not among the wise – but the foolish.

Pity the Fool (32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time)

If you and I are to 'go off to eternal life' we mustn’t ever presume that we love God enough, that we are ready for eternity with the King of Love.

The Kingdom of Love (Solemnity of Christ the King)

Our readings today raise a lot of good questions that could be summarized in one: What’s taking so long?

Ready, Freddy? (1st Sunday of Advent)

So much preparation goes into a visit in which we host someone and that visit might last an hour or so. But we're invited into a relationship with God that is to the last eternity. So consider for a moment all the preparation that has to go in to making that relationship a fruitful one.

Prepare, Don't Despair (2nd Sunday of Advent)

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Welcome Home! (20th Sunday in Ordinary Time)

You belong here because you belong to Christ. You are invited to be here and you add something to our community at St. John's Catholic Newman Center. Decide today to serve the Lord this year.

Welcome Homily (21st Sunday in Ordinary Time)

The relentless love of the Father (FOCUS Father’s House retreat)

Confession is a gift! (8th Sunday in OT-C)

We are on a journey. We know where we are going. 19th Sunday in OT-C

Home field advantage away from home: 20th Sunday in OT-C

Welcome Back! Strive, Compete, Commit

“The real you” 22nd Sunday in OT-C

Don’t wait (25th Sunday in OT-C)

SEEK 2026 “The 99 and the 1”

6th Sunday in OT-A  “Get to the heart.”

Ash Wednesday 2026

First Sunday of Lent ‘26 “Go to the Desert. Make a decision.”

Fr. Chase Hilgenbrinck “I trust you, Lord, but I struggle with your plans.”

Third Sunday of Lent-A “No shame. Just freedom.”

Palm Sunday- Stay close to Him this week.

Easter Vigil 2026

Easter morning 2026

3rd Sunday of Easter-Your Emmaus journey

Fourth Sunday of Easter- The Shepherd’s voice

Sixth Sunday of Easter-A

Graduation 2026- You are being sent. You are ready!

11th Sunday in OT-A “The Kingdom is just coming.”

Funeral Mass for Andrew Joseph “AJ” Fields

14th Sunday in OT-A “How will you use your freedom?”

15th Sunday in OT-A. “The Divine Farmer”

Talks on love & sex; growing love & staying true to yourself; breakups, healing & moving on; friendship & hard choices; and strength of body, mind and spirit as part of the Spring 2016 Busy Person's Retreat at St. John's Catholic Newman Center at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Setting Boundaries for Growing Love

Love & Sex

Healing from Broken Relationships

Have a Nice Life: Moving On from Bad Relationships

Body + Soul

Fr. Chase Hilgenbrinck delivers a homily on the 6th Sunday of Easter at St. John's Catholic Newman Center at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

There Is More Than Hope Within Us (6th Sunday of Easter)

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