Monday 13th Week in Ordinary Time July 1, 2024
Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Monday 13th Week in Ordinary Time July 1, 2024, Matthew 8:18-22 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/070124.cfm Hold Nothing Back From Jesus. Interruptions can be nerve-racking the moment they happen. We are right in the middle of something important, something comes up, and we must drop everything. Parents with small children know this so well. […]
BLESSED ANTONIO ROSMINI FEAST DAY July 1 HOMILY
Fr. Rick’s Four-Minute Homily for 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time June 30, 2024, Mark 5:21-43 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/063024.cfm BLESSED ANTONIO ROSMINI FEAST DAY July 1 HOMILY On Saturday June 29, we are celebrating the feast day of Blessed Antonio Rosmini for the parish in Blessed Sacrament Church, Seminole. On behalf of the Rosminian family, I welcome you […]
Thursday 12th Week in Ordinary Time June 27, 2024
Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Thursday 12th Week in Ordinary Time June 27, 2024, Matthew 7: 21-29 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/062724.cfm Rock – Faith and Love Take Work. People in Florida know how important it is to build their houses on solid ground. Between the sinkholes and the floods, homes can wash away easily. Jesus built His Church […]
Wednesday 12th Week in Ordinary Time June 26, 2024
Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Wednesday 12th Week in Ordinary Time June 26, 2024, Matthew 7:15-20 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/062624.cfm False Prophets – Scammers I remember hardly locking our doors during the day when I was a child. Unfortunately, the sense of trust is gone today. Scammers are everywhere. We now have security systems for homes, phones, and […]
Tuesday 12th Week in Ordinary Time June 25, 2024
Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Tuesday 12th Week in Ordinary Time June 25, 2024, Matthew 7:6,12-14 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/062524.cfm Who Are My Friends? Imagine you received an invitation to a wedding from someone you barely know. You look at it and put it aside, not giving it a second thought. In a day or two, some of […]
Solemnity of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist June 24, 2024
Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Solemnity of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist June 24, 2024, Luke 1: 57-66, 80 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/062424.cfm I Love It When a Plan Comes Together The A-Team’s television show was a mixture of drama and comedy in the early 1980s. George Peppard played the character Col. John Hannibal Smith. It […]
Sunday, 12th Week in Ordinary Time June 23, 2024
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Sunday, 12th Week in Ordinary Time June 23, 2024, Mark 4:35-41 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/062324.cfm Do Not Be Afraid To Go Deep. I Will Raise You Up. One early spring morning, I was fishing in Long Lake in Central Illinois with a 70-year-old friend of my Dad, Bud Sepich. We were […]
Saturday 11th Week in Ordinary Time June 22, 2024
Father Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Saturday 11th Week in Ordinary Time June 22, 2024, Matthew 6:24-34 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/062224.cfm Out With Worry – In With Trust. The only moment we can be with God is the present moment. We cannot be in His presence five seconds ago or any moment in the future. But all moments […]
Saturday 11th Week in Ordinary Time June 22, 2024
Father Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Saturday 11th Week in Ordinary Time June 22, 2024, Matthew 6:24-34 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/062224.cfm Out With Worry – In With Trust. The only moment we can be with God is the present moment. We cannot be in His presence five seconds ago or any moment in the future. But all moments […]
Friday, 11th Week in Ordinary Time June 21, 2024
Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Friday, 11th Week in Ordinary Time June 21, 2024, Matthew 6:19-23 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/062124.cfm My Eye and My Treasure When I line up a shot to hit a golf ball, I pick out the smallest target I can find in the distance. I am close to hitting that target nine times out […]