By Fr. John Itzaina, SDB – (Bellflower, California) – Whenever I asked Br. Jerry how he was doing—whether in 1990, 2021, or even December 2025—he would answer with his characteristic blunt honesty: “I’m dying.” And I would reply, “Yes, Jerry, we are all dying.” He lived with a Salesian realism about life and death, shaped by his family, his eight siblings, and the countless friends … Continue reading Funeral Homily for Br. Jerry Weirich, SDB (1940–2025)