Monday, 3rd Week in Easter April 24, 2023
Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Monday, 3rd Week in Easter April 24, 2023, John 6:22-29 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/042423.cfm You Become What You Eat. Do you ever get tired of seeing the same ads on TV? They repeat them over and over. They may whet our appetites the first couple of times we see them, but then they […]
3rd Sunday in Easter April 23, 2023
Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for 3rd Sunday in Easter April 23, 2023, Luke 24: 15-35 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/042323.cfm Walking With Jesus Down That Road. I can’t help but relate to you the fantastic news that Jesus is still walking down Emmaus Road with each of us. Every celebration of the Mass is an encounter with Jesus on […]
Saturday, 2nd Week in Easter April 22, 2023
Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Saturday, 2nd Week in Easter, April 22, 2023 John 6: 16-21 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/042223.cfm Invite Jesus into Your Boat. I remember fishing once on a two-seater boat with a buddy of my Dad, Bud Sepich. I was talking to him, and all of a sudden heard nothing. So I turned around, and […]
Friday, 2nd Week in Easter April 21, 2023
Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Friday, 2nd Week in Easter April 21, 2023, John 6: 1-15 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/042123.cfm More Than Enough. It can be nerve-wracking to be asked to speak to a crowd at the drop of a hat. What do I say? Sometimes I can’t even think of a theme or subject to talk about. […]
Tuesday in the Octave of Easter April 18, 2023
Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Tuesday in the Octave of Easter April 18, 2023, John 3: 7b – 15 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/041823.cfm Inquiring Minds Want to Know. When I read the gospel for Tuesday, the National Enquirer slogan, “Inquiring Minds Want to Know,” came to mind. Nicodemus is curious about Jesus, and he has to know for […]
Monday in the Octave of Easter April 17, 2023
Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Monday in the Octave of Easter April 17, 2023, John 3:1-8 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/041723.cfm “How Do I Get To The Other Side?” You may have heard about the two people walking on the opposite side of the riverbank. One asks, “How do I get to the other side?” The other response is, […]
2nd Sunday of Easter 2022 – 04-16-2023
Father Rick’s Two Minute Homily for 2nd Sunday of Easter 2022 – 04-16-2023 2nd Sunday of Easter Mercy Sunday 2023 John 20:19-31 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/041623.cfm GOING FISHING – BACK TO THE SAME OLD ROUTINE. St. Thomas is a good friend. How often the Lord gently nudges us to step outside our bubble so we can live life […]
Saturday in the Octave of Easter April 15, 2023
Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Saturday in the Octave of Easter April 15, 2023, Mark 16:9-15 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/041523.cfm Stuck. I Can’t Move. Grab a Hand. I moved to Florida from Illinois in 1989. Only once have I been back to Illinois in the winter. However, I don’t miss driving on icy, slippery roads and getting stuck […]
Friday in the Octave of Easter, April 14, 2023
Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Friday in the Octave of Easter, April 14, 2023, John 21:1-14 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/041423.cfm Knucklehead. I used to watch a slapstick comedy growing up called The Three Stooges. A common phrase they would call each other was knucklehead when one of them did something silly. It’s like, you just don’t get it, […]
Thursday in the Octave of Easter, April 13, 2023
Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Thursday in the Octave of Easter, April 13, 2023, Luke 24:35-48 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/041323.cfm Why Are You Troubled? May I Have A Piece of Fish? For years I haven’t given up anything for Lent. Father Antonio Rosmini coined the term PPIs or Peculiar Penances of the Institute. (Institute of Charity is the […]