Catholic Parishes of Western Holt & Boyd Counties Homilies

Father Burkhalter's homily for the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord.

Fr. Starmans homily for Epiphany Sunday.

Father Sund's homily for Epiphany Sunday explores the link between the manger at Bethlehem and the Eucharist.

Deacon Roger’s homily for Feast of the Holy Family

Fr Sunds Christmas homily preached from Sacred Heart Parish Boyd County

Deacon MJs homily for the Fourth Sunday of Advent.

Fr Sund’s homily for 3rd Sunday of Advent

The Lord wants us to be people of hope. Advent is a hopeful season. However, in our world and time we find ourselves over burdened by fear and …

Fr. Starman's homily for the Solemnity of Christ the King focuses on the truth of Jesus Christ, Our King.

Fr. Sund's homily for the Solemnity of Christ the King exploring moral relativism and the need to ground ourselves in the truth of Jesus Christ.

Fr. Burkhalter's homily for 33rd Sunday of Ordinary Time teaching about the end times.

Fr. Starman's homily about imitating the generosity of God for the 32nd Sunday of Ordinary Time.

Fr. Starman's homily for the 31st Sunday of Ordinary Time.

God calls us to a love that doesn't just meet a strict requirement of the Law, but love that involves our entire self.

Fr. Sund's homily for the …

Fr. Burkhalter preaches on how suffering can impact us in misunderstanding God and how important it is to have the correct understanding of who God is.

Fr. Sund preaches on the virtue of prudence and especially how we teach this to our children. 28th Sunday of Ordinary Time.

Deacon MJ's Homily on October 3rd

Fr. Starman's Homily for Confirmation

Deacon MJs Homily for the 23rd Sunday of Ordinary Time

Fr. Sund's Homily for the Twenty-First Sunday of Ordinary Time, preached from Sacred Heart Parish of Boyd County, NE

Fr. Starman's homily for the Twenty-First Sunday of Ordinary Time.

Fr. Sund's homily for August 15th the Assumption of Mary.

Father Sund's homily for the 19th Sunday of Ordinary Time preached from St. Patrick's O'Neill.

Fr Sund’s homily for the 17th Sunday of Ordinary Time

Fr. Burkhalter's homily from St. Patrick O'Neill

Preached from Ss Peter and Paul Butte on July 4

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Fr Sund’s homily for Pentecost Sunday. Exploring the parallel between a symphony and the work of the Holy Spirit in the Church.

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Deacon MJ's Homily for the 7th Sunday of Easter preached from St. Patrick's Church

Fr Sund’s homily for the 7th Sunday of Easter.

Fr Sund’s homily focusing on Joy for the sixth Sunday of Easter

Fr. Sund's homily for Fifth Sunday of Easter. To grow in faith and prayer it is not an overnight or quick solution but takes time and patience. 

Fr. Starman's homily for the Third Sunday of Easter and the St. Patrick O'Neill First Communion.

Fr. Sund's homily for the 3rd Sunday of Easter.

Jesus's appearances move the disciples from Fear to Mission, similarly he does this in our lives …

Fr. Weeder's homily for the 3rd Sunday of Easter.

Fr. Weeder's homily for Divine Mercy Sunday.

Fr. Sund's homily for 2nd Sunday of Easter. A guided Ignatian prayer with St. Thomas and Jesus.

Fr Sund’s homily for Easter Sunday Morning

Deacon MJs Homily for Easter Vigil.

Fr Sund’s homily on Easter Vigil from Ss Peter and Paul Butte

Fr. Starman's Homily for Good Friday: The Passion of Our Lord. Preached from St. Patrick O'Neill

Fr Sund’s homily for Good Friday, the Passion of Our Lord. Preached from St. Mary Church in Spencer. 

Fr. Starman's Homily for Holy Thursday.  Preached from St. Patrick's in O'Neill.

Fr Sund’s homily for Holy Thursday preached from Ss. Peter and Paul church in Butte.

Fr. Starman's Palm Sunday homily.

Fr. Weeder's homily for Palm Sunday

Deacon MJ's homily for the Fifth Sunday of Lent.

Fr. Weeder's homily for the Fifth Sunday of Lent.

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Fr. Weeder's homily for the Fourth Sunday of Lent.

Fr Sund’s homily for the third Sunday of Lent.

Fr. Sund's homily for the 2nd Sunday of Lent

Fr. Starmans homily for the Second Sunday of Lent preached from St. Patrick's O'Neill

Fr. Weeders homily for the 2nd Sunday of Lent.

Fr. Weeder's homily for the First Sunday of Lent preached from Sacred Heart Boyd County. 

Deacon MJs homily for First Sunday of Lent preached from St. Patrick's in O'Neill

Fr Sund’s homily for first Sunday of Lent. Based on the prayer over the people at the end of today’s Mass.

Deacon MJs homily for Ash Wednesday.  Preached from St. Patrick's in O'Neill

Fr. Sund's homily for Ash Wednesday. Preached from St. Mary Church in Spencer, NE.

Fr. Starman's homily for Ash Wednesday.  Preached during the high school Mass at St. Patrick's in O'Neill.

Fr. Weeder's homily for the 5th Sunday of Ordinary Time.  Preached from Sacred Heart Boyd County

Fr. Sund's homily for the 5th Sunday of Ordinary Time, preached from St. Boniface in Stuart

Fr. Starman's homily for the 5th Sunday of Ordinary Time

Fr. Weeder's homily for the 4th Sunday of Ordinary Time

Fr Sund’s homily for 4th Sunday of Ordinary Time

Fr. Weeder's Homily for the 3rd Sunday of Ordinary Time.

Fr. Starman's homily for the third Sunday of Ordinary Time preached from St. Patrick's O'Neill.

Fr Sund’s homily for the third Sunday of Ordinary time. What was it that freed Simon, Andrew, James and John to follow Jesus and abandon everything?

Deacon MJs homily for the 2nd Sunday of Ordinary Time

Fr Sund 2nd Sunday of OT preached on the need for us to encounter Jesus and point him out to others

Fr. Starman's homily for the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord from O'Neill NE.

Fr. Sund's Homily for the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord from Boyd County.  Preaching on the need in todays word for compassion and empathy.

Fr. Weeder's homily for Epiphany Sunday

Preached from St. Patrick's O'Neill 

Fr. Sund's Homily for Jan 1st, Mary the Mother of God. 

Fr. Starman's homily for solemnity of Mary the Mother of God.

Deacon MJs Homily for Holy Family Sunday, preached from St. Patrick's O''Neill.

Deacon Roger Filips homily from Assumption church in Lynch

Fr. Starman's homily from St. Patrick's in O'Neill at midnight Mass.

Fr. Weeders Homily for Christmas day.

Preached from Spencer

Fr Sund’s homily for the 3rd Sunday of Advent. Preached from Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church in Lynch NE

Homily from Fr. Starman for 2nd Sunday of Advent..

Fr. Sund's homily for Second Sunday of Advent.

Deacon Roger visited Boyd County and preached this weekends Masses

Fr. Starman's Homily for Christ the King Sunday.

Fr. Starman's homily for the 30th Sunday of Ordinary Time.  Preached from St. Patrick's O'Neill

Fr Sund’s homily for the 30th Sunday of Ordinary Time. We are called to encounter others with love to call them to conversion and faith.

Deacon MJ's homily for the 29th Sunday of Ordinary Time. 

Father Starman's homily 28th Sunday Ordinary Time

Fr Sund’s homily for 28th Sunday of Ordinary Time, reflecting on the life of Blessed Carlo Acutis, his love for the Eucharist and accepting the invitation to the Lord’s great feast.

Fr. Starman's Homily for 27th Sunday Ordinary Time

Fr. Starman's homily for the 26th Sunday of Ordinary Time

Fr. Sund's Homily for 26th Sunday of Ordinary Time.

Fr Sund’s homily for 25th Sunday of Ordinary Time

Fr. Starman's homily for the 25th Sunday of Ordinary Time 9-20-2020

Fr. Weeders homily for the 25th Sunday of Ordinary Time.  9-20-2020

Fr. Starman's Homily for 24th Sunday of Ordinary Time

Fr. Weedeer's Homily for 23rd Sunday of Ordinary Time

Deacon MJs Homily for the 23rd Sunday Ordinary Time

Reading 1, Ezekiel 33:7-9
Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9
Reading 2, Romans 13:8-10

Gospel, Matthew 18:15-20

Fr Sund’s homily for the 23rd Sunday of Ordinary Time

Fr. Starman's homily for 22nd Sunday of Ordinary Time from St. Patrick's in O'Neill

Fr. Starman's homily for 21st Sunday of Ordinary Time

Fr. Sund's Homily for 21st Sunday Ordinary Time.

Fr. Starman's Homily for 8/16/2020

Fr. Sund's homily for 8-9-2020 19th Sunday of Ordinary Time.

Fr. Weeder's Homily for 8-9-2020  19th Sunday Ordinary Time

Deacon MJ's Homily for 8-9-2020 19th Sunday Ord Time

Fr. Sund's Homily for 18th Sunday of Ordinary Time.

Fr. Weeders Homily for the 18th Sunday of Ordinary Time.

Fr. Starman's homily for the 18th Sunday of Ordinary Time.

This homily series was given throughout the month of July from Sacred Heart Parish in Boyd County.   It has been conveniently compiled into one audio …

Fr. Sund preaches the fourth and final part of the July homily series of "How to Pray" from Sacred Heart Parish in Boyd County.

Fr. Starman's Homily for the 17th Sunday Ord. Time from St. Patrick's in O'Neill

Continuing on the four part July series from Sacred Heart Boyd County, Father Sund preaches on praying with scripture.

Fr. Starman's homily for the 16th Sunday of Ord. Time

Fr. Sund preaches the second part in the homily series, "How to Pray", this week focusing on the Examen prayer.

Preached from St. Peter & Paul in …

Deacon MJ's Homily on the Parable of the Sower for the 15th Sunday of Ordinary Time from St. Patrick's O'Neill

Fr. Weeder's Homily for the 15th Sunday of Ordinary Time

Preached from Atkinson

Fr. Weeder's homily for the 14th Sunday of Ordinary time from St. Joseph in Atkinson, NE

Fr. Starman preaches on letting go of our personal independence and becoming more dependent on casting our cares on Jesus.   Preached from St. …

Over the next four weeks in Boyd County, Fr. Sund will preach on How to Pray,  drawing on the weeks readings for instruction in learning or …

Fr. Sund's Homily for the 13th Sunday of Ordinary Time from Sacred Heart Parish, Boyd County NE

Fr. Starmans homily for 13 Sunday Ordinary Time from St. Patrick's O'Neill

Fr. Weeders homily for the 13th Sunday of Ordinary Time preached from St. Joseph in Atkinson, NE

Fr. Weeders Homily from Atkinson for the 12th Sunday of Ordinary Time.

The Lord offers us assurances against fear that come along with a commitment for us to proclaim the name of Jesus Christ!  Fr. Sund's homily for 12th Sunday of Ordinary Time from Assumption in Lynch, NE.

Father Starman's homily for the 12th Sunday of Ordinary Time preached on 6-21-2020 from St. Patrick's in O'Neill NE

Fr. Sund's homily for Corpus Christi Sunday preached from Assumption Church in Lynch, NE.

Fr. Weeder's Homily for Corpus Christi Sunday given from St. Joseph's in Atkinson.

Deacon MJ's Homily for Corpus Christi Sunday -  Preached from St. Patrick's in O'Neill

Fr. Weeders homily from St. Joseph Atkinson on Trinity Sunday

Fr Sund preaches on the unity of the story of scripture of God's pursuit of us in mercy, fully revealed in the Blessed Trinity.  Preached from …

Father Starman preaches as St. Patrick's in O'Neill about the desire of God for us to live in the mystery of the Trinity.

Fr. Weeders homily from Pentecost Sunday.

Fr. Sund's homily from St. Mary's Church in Spencer, NE on Pentecost Sunday.  This was the first Sunday we returned to public worship after the closings due to COVID-19..

Fr. Starman preaches from St. Patrick's - O'Neill on Pentecost Sunday - the first Sunday that we are back for public worship after closings due to COVID-19

Deacon MJ preaches on being devoted to prayer and community on the 7th Sunday of Easter

Please note there was no public celebration of the Mass on May 24, due to the outbreak of Covid-19

This Mass was live streamed.

Deacon MJ's homily from Ascension Thursday

Please note there was no public celebration of the Mass on Thurs, May 21st due to the outbreak of Covid-19

This Mass was live streamed for the people of the Parishes of …

Fr. Weeder preaches on hope on the Sixth Sunday of Easter.

Please note that on May 17th 2020 there was no celebration of public liturgy due to the outbreak of COVID-19 this Mass was live streamed to the Parishes of …

Fr. Sund's homily for the Fifth Sunday of Easter

-- Please note - There was no public celebration of the Mass on May 10th, 2020 because of the outbreak of COVID-19

Fr Starman's Homily for the Fourth Sunday of Easter

There was no public Mass on May 3rd 2020 because of the outbreak of COVID-19.

Deacon MJ preaches on the Third Sunday of Easter, April 26th 2020

(note, this Mass was live streamed only as there was no public celebration of the Liturgy due to the outbreak of COVID-19)

Fr. Sund's homily from Divine Mercy Sunday.  Jesus is the face of the Father's mercy.  As we encounter his mercy during this strange time in our lives, maybe 2020 will be the year that we all become saints!

Mass was …

Fr. Weeder's Easter homily.

(There were no public Masses on Easter of 2020 due to the outbreak of COVID-19)

Father Starman's Homily for Easter from the Live Stream for the Catholic Parishes of Western Holt and Boyd Counties.

(There was no public Mass for …

Homily from Live Stream of Good Friday Service 4-10-2020

Father Starman's Palm Sunday Homily from Facebook Live streamed Mass.

Deacon MJ 5th Sunday of Lent homily -  live streamed Mass due to COVID-19 Closings.

Father Starman homily from Live Stream Mass on 4th Sunday of Lent.  Churches were closed beginning this week because of COVID-19 Virus.

Preached on the 3rd Sunday of Lent by Fr. Weeder from Sacred Heart Parish Boyd County, NE

Preached on 3/15/2020 from Saint Patrick's in O'Neill

Father Weeder's homily for the Second Sunday of Lent preached from St. Joseph parish in Atkinson.

Fr Weeder's homily on the First Sunday of Lent from Boyd County.

In this homily Fr. Starman reflects on visiting the Mount of Temptation on his recent trip to the Holy Land and the reality of the deserts of …

Fr. Sund's homily on the First Sunday of Ordinary Time from O'Neill

Fr. Weeder's Ash Wednesday homily from Boyd County.

Deacon MJ preaches in O'Neill on the 7th Sunday of Ordinary Time.

Preached from Lynch NE on the 7th Sunday of Ordinary Time

Fr. Weeder's homily from seventh Sunday of Ordinary time in Atkinson

Preached on the sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time (2-16-2020) from St. Joseph's Parish in Amelia.

Preached by Fr. Sund on the Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time (2-16-2020) from Lynch

2-9-2020 Fr Weeder on the 5th Sunday Ordinary Time

Preached from St. Patrick's on 2-9-2020 Fr. Sund reflects on living faith in public and especially on how faith can shine brightly in public schools.

Preached on 2-2-2020 on the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord. Ss Peter and Paul in Butte NE

Preached on 2-2-2020

Preached from St. Joseph Parish in Amelia, Nebraska on 3rd Sunday of Ordinary Time (1-26-2020)

Preached from St. Patrick's in O'neill on January 19th 2020

Deacon MJ shows us that when we fall in love with Jesus Christ service becomes an act of love instead of a duty.  Preached from Sacred Heart Parish in Boyd County on January 19th 2020.

We are called to be a light to the nations and just as John the Baptist did to point others to Jesus Christ.  Fr. Starman's homily for the Sunday of Ordinary Time preached from St. Joseph Parish in Atkinson on January …

Fr. Weeder's homily given on 1-12-2020 on the feast of the Baptism of the Lord from St. Joseph Church in Atkinson.

Fr. Sund's Homily for the Baptism of the Lord.  Preached on January 12th 2020.

Fr. Starmans homily given from St. Patrick's in Oneill on January 12th 2020.

The wise men followed the star not knowing where it would lead them. We are called to follow Jesus, the light in faith.

On this Epiphany Sunday we can ponder the question...   do I carry and attitude more like King Herod or that of the wisemen.   Do I allow myself to be open to wonder or do I focus on the question "What's in it for me?"

Father Weeder's Homily for the January 1st Feast of Mary Mother of God.  Preached from St. Joseph Church in Atkinson, NE

Mary continues her fiat even today offering our humanity to God. Preached by Fr Sund on Feast of Mary Mother of God at Assumption in Lynch

Preached from St. Patrick’s Oneill. Deacon MJ reflects on how our families can model off the Holy Family.