Monday, 2nd Week in Lent, March 6, 2023
Father Rick’s Three Minute Homily for Monday, 2nd Week in Lent, March 6, 2023 Luke 6:36-38 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/030623.cfm Nothing is More Exciting and Life Changing. Being like God! Is there any way that we do not want to be like God? Why would we choose a different path that will only lead to suffering? One of […]
2nd Sunday in Lent, Cycle A, March 5, 2023
Father Rick’s Two-Minute Gospel Reflection for 2nd Sunday in Lent, Cycle A, March 5, 2023 Matthew 24:17:1-9 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/030523.cfm Jesus is Not Only a Man. I want to share a witness about my relationship with the Lord. Sometimes I wonder how often I treat the Son of God like He is only a man in people […]
Saturday, 1st Week in Lent, March 4, 2023
Father Rick’s Three Minute Homily for Saturday, 1st Week in Lent, March 4, 2023 Matthew 5:43-49 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/030423.cfm Relationship Needed. “Treat me as you would your hired workers.” What a moment when the younger son in the parable came to his senses – when he lost everything and hit his bottom. But how does that happen […]
Friday, 1st Week in Lent, March 3, 2023
Father Rick’s Three Minute Homily for Friday, 1st Week in Lent, March 3, 2023 Matthew 5:20-26 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/030323.cfm Outside the Box. Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid up to 50 times stronger than heroin and 1000 times more potent than morphine. Over 150 people die every day from overdoses related to drugs like Fentanyl. (Fentanyl Facts – […]
Thursday, 1st Week in Lent, March 2, 2023
Father Rick’s Three Minute Homily for Thursday, 1st Week in Lent, March 2, 2023 Matthew 7:7-12 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/030223.cfm Ask, Don’t Tell. Have you ever been asked to stand up and share something with a group of people, and your mind went blank? You have no idea what to say. It can be nerve-wracking, I […]
Wednesday, 1st Week in Lent, March 1, 2023
Father Rick’s Three Minute Homily for Wednesday, 1st Week in Lent, March 1, 2023 Luke 11:29-32 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/030123.cfm The Belly of a Whale. How often do we have plans, maybe golfing or boating, when it is pouring down rain? That can be a real bummer if all you do is get wet. But what […]
Tuesday, 1st Week in Lent, February 28, 2023
Father Rick’s Three Minute Homily for Tuesday, 1st Week in Lent, February 28, 2023 Matthew 25:31-46 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/022823.cfm Your Father. Imagine it! There is Someone Who knows you through and through because He created you. He knew you before the foundation of the world. He knew you in your mother’s womb and was with […]
Monday 1st Week of Lent – 03-27-2023
Father Rick’s Three Minute Homily for Monday 1st Week of Lent – 03-27-2023 Matthew 25: 31-46 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/022723.cfm Jesus Incognito. You may remember this story. Mother Teresa of Calcutta wrote, One of our novices came from a far country and a well-to-do family. She was sent right away to our home for the destitute who were […]
1st Sunday of Lent – 03-26-2023
Father Rick’s Three Minute Homily for 1st Sunday of Lent – 03-26-2023 Matthew 4:1-11 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/022623.cfm Why Would Jesus do that? Come on, now. Forty days is a long time without a meal. I have heard of a strict diet, but this takes the cake. How tempting to turn that stone into a nice piping hot […]
Saturday after Ash Wednesday – 03-24-2023
Father Rick’s Three Minute Homily for Saturday after Ash Wednesday – 03-24-2023 Luke 5:27-32 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/022523.cfm Our Friend Levi (Matthew). Have you ever had a problem you were trying to figure out or looking for an answer? For the life of you, nothing ever came. The more you thought about it, the more frustrating it […]