30th Sunday in Ordinary Time C, October 23, 2022
Fr. Rick’s Gospel Reflection for 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time C, October 23, 2022 Luke 18:9-14 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/102322.cfm Please open your Scriptures and read these verses prayerfully. WHO’S THE GOOD GUY, AND WHO’S THE BAD GUY? How easy to imagine someone kneeling during the Eucharistic prayer at Mass and someone catches their attention? Maybe it is […]
Saturday, 29th Week in Ordinary Time, October 22, 2022
Fr. Rick’s Gospel Reflection for Saturday, 29th Week in Ordinary Time, October 22, 2022 Luke 13:1-9 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/102222.cfm Please open your Scriptures and read these verses prayerfully. Is this useless or useful? For whom? The word “useless” in the Gospel jumps out at me today. When I write an article like this for you, I ask […]
Thursday, 29th Week in Ordinary Time, October 20, 2022
Fr. Rick’s Gospel Reflection for Thursday, 29th Week in Ordinary Time, October 20, 2022 Luke 12: 49-53 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/102022.cfm Please open your Scriptures and read these verses prayerfully. Find a friend in Jesus. I moved down to Florida in 1995. It’s great to enjoy the outdoors year-round. But I must admit that I miss the changing […]
Thursday, 29th Week in Ordinary Time, October 20, 2022
Fr. Rick’s Gospel Reflection for Thursday, 29th Week in Ordinary Time, October 20, 2022 Luke 12: 49-53 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/102022.cfm Please open your Scriptures and read these verses prayerfully. Find a friend in Jesus. I moved down to Florida in 1995. It’s great to play golf and enjoy the outdoors year-round. But I must admit that I […]
Wednesday, 29th Week in Ordinary Time, October 19, 2022
Fr. Rick’s Gospel Reflection for Wednesday, 29th Week in Ordinary Time, October 19, 2022 Luke 12: 39-48 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/101922.cfm Please open your Scriptures and read these verses prayerfully. I will do whatever it takes. I often recorded Tampa Bay Rays after-game shows. Perhaps you notice that they always Interviewed the star of the game. Sometimes a […]
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Fr. Rick’s Gospel Reflection for Feast of St. Luke, Evangelist, October 18, 2022 Luke 10:1-9 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/101822.cfm Please open your Scriptures and read these verses prayerfully. What can go wrong will go wrong, so it seems. Have you and those days when everything worked out the way it should? A Day like this is a delight. […]
Monday, 29th Week in Ordinary Time, October 17, 2022
Fr. Rick’s Gospel Reflection for Monday, 29th Week in Ordinary Time, October 17, 2022 Luke 12:13-21 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/101722.cfm Please open your Scriptures and read these verses prayerfully. DISCOVERING THE POWER OF A MAGNIFYING GLASS. As a kid, I spotted a magnifying glass on the kitchen counter, and I noticed how it made small things bigger. To […]
29th Sunday Ordinary Time, October 16, 2022
Fr. Rick’s Gospel Reflection for 29th Sunday Ordinary Time, October 16, 2022 Luke 18:1-8 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/101622.cfm Please open your Scriptures and read these verses prayerfully. Repent, then ask. Today’s Gospel reading reminds me of my golf game. I always want to beat my best score, no matter how good I shot last time out. It is […]
Saturday, 28th Week in Ordinary Time, October 15, 2022
Fr. Rick’s Gospel Reflection for Saturday, 28th Week in Ordinary Time, October 15, 2022 Luke 12:8-12 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/101522.cfm Please open your Scriptures and read these verses prayerfully. The unforgivable sin. Blaspheming against the Holy Spirit is a sin that Jesus says could never be forgiven. However, sins against the Son of Man, Jesus, can be forgiven […]
Friday, 28th Week in Ordinary Time, October 14, 2022
Fr. Rick’s Gospel Reflection for Friday, 28th Week in Ordinary Time, October 14, 2022, Luke 11: 11:47-54 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/101422.cfm Please open your Scriptures and read these verses prayerfully. The pressure of our culture Jesu tells us in John’s Gospel, “You will have trouble in the world. But be brave,” He says, “I have overcome the world.” […]