24th Week in Ordinary Time September 23, 2023
Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Saturday, 24th Week in Ordinary Time September 23, 2023, Luke 8:4-15 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/092323.cfm Everything is Grace Some things you experience stay with you all your life. I had one of those experiences in the seminary with a professor, Fr. Eric Doyle. He called me into his office for a final oral […]
Friday, 24th Week in Ordinary Time September 22, 2023
Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Friday, 24th Week in Ordinary Time September 22, 2023, Luke 8:1-3 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/092223.cfm Jesus Attracts Opposites Every parish has different levels of commitment to Jesus and the Church. There is an old understanding of the Church that worked for centuries but now needs to change. In short, some people see the […]
Feast of St. Matthew, Apostle September 21, 2023
Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Feast of St. Matthew, Apostle September 21, 2023, Matthew 9:9-13 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/092123.cfm Dancing with Jesus. It is not hard to imagine Peter carrying his load of fish from his boat to the tax collector’s booth. He’s been out all night in a rocking boat fighting the elements. Yet, this man is […]
Wednesday, 24th Week in Ordinary Time September 20, 2023
Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Wednesday, 24th Week in Ordinary Time September 20, 2023, Luke 7: 31-35 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/092023.cfm Dancing with Jesus. Presidential campaigns seem like they go on forever. Conservative and liberal candidates spend millions of dollars on travel and commercials. While they stayed their policies, most of what they do is bash each other. […]
Tuesday, 24h Week in Ordinary Time, September 19, 2023
Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Tuesday, 24th Week in Ordinary Time September 19, 2023, Luke 7:11-17 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/tuesday-twenty-fourth-week-ordinary-time “I Command You; Get Up!” My heart goes out to parents who lost a child in death! It is devastating, and the sorry seems never to go away. Yet, we may know a friend who is as good […]
Monday, 24th Week in Ordinary Time September 18, 2023
Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Monday, 24th Week in Ordinary Time September 18, 2023, Luke 7:1-10 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/091823.cfm Jesus’ Heroes We all have an alarm that goes off in someone who is in a crisis. Strangers run into a burning house to save someone. We know everyday heroes who sacrifice themselves for the good of others […]
Sunday in Ordinary Time September 17, 2023
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time September 17, 2023 Matthew 18:21-35 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/091723.cfm How Grateful Am I? When I read this gospel of the ungrateful servant, I was flooded with the many blessings I have received throughout my life. I couldn’t begin to count them. God blesses all of us with his […]
Saturday, 23rd Week in Ordinary Time September 16, 2023
Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Saturday, 23rd Week in Ordinary Time September 16, 2023, Luke 6:43-49 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/091623.cfm Deep Roots I know of a friend whose neighbor’s tree hit her house during a tropical storm. It was too top-heavy for the weak root system to keep it upright during the high winds. Life’s storms also come […]
Memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows September 15, 2023
Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for The Memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows September 15, 2023, John 19:33-35 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/091523.cfm Stand by My Side The most difficult of all funerals is when a mother or father buries their child. Who can comprehend the sorrow a parent is experiencing when they see their flesh lying in a coffin? […]
Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross September 14, 2023
Fr. Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross September 14, 2023, John 3:13-17 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/091423.cfm Don’t Be Afraid of the Sting In every Catholic Church and Chapel throughout the world, we are celebrating today an instrument of execution called “The Exaltation of the Cross.” The Romans adopted this most torturous form […]