Solemnity of the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary 2022
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Solemnity of the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary 06-24-2022 Solemnity of the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary 2022 Luke 2:41-51 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/062522.cfm FROM DAYDREAMING TO PONDERING THINGS IN OUR HEARTS. Do you ever catch yourself daydreaming? Our minds are always occupied with something. So many times, […]
Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus 2022
Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus 06-24-2022 Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus 2022 Luke 15:3-7 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/062422.cfmFather PASSIONATE SUFFERING EQUALS A LOVE LIKE NO OTHER. Any career calls for great passion and sacrifice. For some, that can mean years of college to get a degree. Think of the […]
Solemnity of the Nativity of John the Baptist 2022
Father Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Solemnity of the Nativity of John the Baptist 06-23-2022 Solemnity of the Nativity of John the Baptist 2022 Matthew 1:57-66, 80 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/062322-day.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 […]
Wednesday 12th Week in Ordinary Time 2022
Father Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Wednesday 12th Week in Ordinary Time 06-21-2022 Wednesday 12th Week in Ordinary Time 2022 Matthew 7:15-20 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/062222.cfm FRUITS AND FALSE PROPHETS – SCAMMERS. I remember hardly ever locking our doors during the day when I was a child growing up. But unfortunately, the sense of trust is gone today. […]
Tuesday 12th Week in Ordinary Time 2022
Father Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Tuesday 12th Week in Ordinary Time 06-20-2022 Tuesday 12th Week in Ordinary Time 2022 Matthew 7:6, 12-14 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/062122.cfm EVERYTHING IS GRACE. I bless the Lord so many times for Fr. Eric Doyle, our professor of the Doctrine of Grace in the seminary. Our final exam was oral. I walked […]
Monday 12th Week in Ordinary Time 2022
Father Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Monday 12th Week in Ordinary Time 06-20-2022 Monday 12th Week in Ordinary Time 2022 Matthew 7:1-5 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/062022.cfm JUDGING AND SPLINTERS I remember our DRE and music director, Fred, telling me he was working in the yard. Accidentally, he picked up something full of splinters. He pulled out the big […]
Solemnity of the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Father Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Corpus Christi Sunday 06-19-2022 Corpus Christi Sunday 2022 Matthew 6:1-6;16-18 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/061522.cfm A DESERTED PLACE. Jesus often went to a deserted place to pray and be with His Father. He had hunger, too, in His heart that only His Father could satisfy. However, a crowd of tens of thousands followed […]
Solemnity of the Precious Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Father Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Corpus Christi Sunday 06-19-2022 Corpus Christi Sunday 2022 Matthew 6:1-6;16-18 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/061522.cfm A DESERTED PLACE. Jesus often went to a deserted place to pray and be with His Father. He had hunger, too, in His heart that only His Father could satisfy. However, a crowd of thousands followed Him to […]
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Father Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Saturday 11th Week in Ordinary Time 06-18-2022 Saturday 11th Week in Ordinary Time 2022 Matthew 6:24-34 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/061822.cfm OUT WITH WORRY – IN WITH TRUST. The only moment we can be with God is the present moment. He is not present to us five seconds ago, nor any moment in […]
Friday 11th Week in Ordinary Time 2022 Gospel Reflection
Father Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Friday 11th Week in Ordinary Time 06-17-2022 Friday 11th Week in Ordinary Time 2022 Matthew 6:19-23 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/061722.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 […]