Father Rick’s Two Minute Homily for 3rd Sunday in Lent, A,
March 8, 2026, John 4:5-42 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/030826.cfm Jesus, talk to Me. Don’t Make Me Laugh. Imagine this woman approaching Jacob’s well. She has heard of Jesus and His miracles, andshe wonders what it might be like to meet Him. Then she dismisses the thought, thinking, “Oh,don’t be silly girl,” He’ll never have anything to do with […]
Father Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Saturday, 3rd Week in Lent
March 14, 2026, Luke 18 9-14 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/031426.cfm Seal the Deal? In 1981, I visited Father Gordon at Blessed Sacrament Church in Seminole during my first trip to Florida. I clearly remember walking into the church and standing in awe for five or ten minutes, feeling as if I couldn’t move. I was overwhelmed by the […]
Father Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Friday, 3rd Week in Lent
March 13, 2026, Mark 12:28-34https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/031326.cf Don’t ask any more questions. Recall a moment when your heart feltoverwhelmed, almost to bursting.You couldn’t handle any more.Perhaps it was during a retreat or a tendermoment with a loved one, such as a child.Your heart feels so full that you find yourselfcrying, “Stop! Enough! I experience this oftenwhen I visit […]
Father Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Thursday, 3rd Week in Lent
March 12, 2026, Luke 11:14-23https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/031226.cfm The Finger of God? “If it’s by the finger of God that I cast out demons…” I got a little chuckle when I thoughtabout this line. The first thing that came to mind was how hard it would be to open a jarwith just a finger. How could I grip […]
Father Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Thursday, 3rd Week in Lent
March 12, 2026, Luke 11:14-23https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/031226.cfm The Finger of God? “If it’s by the finger of God that I cast out demons…” This phrase, ‘the finger of God,’ is avivid way to portray divine power at work. It beautifully emphasizes God’s authority andsovereignty. Think about how much we can truly do with just our little finger? […]
Father Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Tuesday, 3rd Week in Lent,
March 10, 2026, Daniel 3:25, 34-43, Matthew 18:21-35 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/031026.cfm Reconciliation: Inconceivable but Necessary. God, in His wisdom, gave us a precious gift: our conscience. This gift will never betray us but will always reveal the truth about who we are as we stand before God. Often, it is only after losing something or someone that […]
Father Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Monday, 3rd Week in Lent,
March 9, 2026, Luke 4:24-30 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/030926.cfm Homecoming. When I returned home from my studies in England, my family warmly greeted me at the airport terminal. We couldn’t stop hugging each other, feeling so happy to be together again. We also had a wonderful celebration for my ordination and first Mass, filled with joy and gratitude. […]
Father Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Saturday, 2nd Week in Lent
March 7, 2026, Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/030726.cfm Home at Last. How heart-wrenching it is to stray from our Father’s loving embrace. Like the younger son in the parable, our sin—the act of turning away from all God provides for us, begins long before we step into the darkness of immediate pleasures and our own will. […]
Father Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Friday, 2nd Week in Lent
March 6, 2026, Matthew 21:33-43, 45-46 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/030626.cfm Someone is Missing. Mother Teresa recounts a story about a young drug addict she and her sisters met in London. He had long hair, and they saw him sitting with several others on the side of the street. Mother Teresa writes:And I said to him: “Why are you […]
Father Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Thursday, 2nd Week in Lent
March 20, 2025, Luke 16:19-31 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/030526.cfm One Small Step. One Giant Leap. On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on the moon. As he stepped onto its surface, he declared, “One small step for man. One giant leap for mankind.”That line came to mind while reading the gospel of Lazarus […]