Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Tuesday 11th Week in Ordinary Time
June 16, 2025, Matthew 5:43-48 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/061725.cfm Mercy Found – Thanks St. Anthony One day, my sister Bev and I were walking. She had a bag in her hand with an envelope, a piece of paper, and her billfold. She stuck her hand in the bag, and the billfold was gone. We emptied the bag—No billfold. […]
Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Monday 11th Week in Ordinary Time
June 16, 2025, Matthew 5:38-42 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/061625.cfm Keeping Your Honor We never want to lose honor, but if we do, we are no longer in touch with the core of who we are as children of God. We react rather than respond to others, especially if we feel threatened. Our defenses kick in, and we say […]
Fr. Rick’s Gospel Reflection for the Solemnity of the Blessed Trinity
June 15, 2025, John 16:12-15 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/061525.cfm The More I Search, The More I Find Over the past year, I have seen many more young people and families, aged 20 to 35, attending Mass every Sunday and joining our parish. Inquiring minds want to know, so I have asked many of them why they find the […]
Fr. Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Saturday, 10th Week in Ordinary Time
June 14, 2025, Matthew 5:33-37 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/061425.cfm “Let what you say be simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’” Job said, “How forceful are honest words!” (Job 6:25). Being honest requires character. Jesus doesn’t ask us to swear when we mean something because our word is good enough. Honesty requires a good heart; when you speak from your heart, […]
Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Thursday, 10th Week in Ordinary Time
June 12, 2025, Matthew 5: 20-26 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/061225.cfm Be Wary of Judgment? Assumptions can disrupt a relationship. They are the thoughts we have about someone or something, and we often convince ourselves that they are true. However, when we make assumptions, we miss the opportunity to learn and grow from our misunderstandings. Say I am driving […]
Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Wednesday, 10th Week in Ordinary Time
June 11, 2025, Matthew 5: 17-19 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/061125.cfm The Dots in Our Lives Do you remember those coloring books with dots you had to connect to make the picture? I used to trace those dots following the numbers and then see the image. I thought of those books when I read today’s gospel. Imagine what the […]
Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Tuesday, 10th Week in Ordinary Time
June 10, 2025, Matthew 5:13-16 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/061025.cfm Who Has Flavored Your Life with the Salt of the Lord? In the world Jesus lived, salt was priceless. Did you know that Rome paid their soldiers in salt? We get the word “salary” from the Latin “sal.” Think how important we are in Jesus’ eyes when He calls […]
Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church
Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church June 9, 2025, John 19:25-34 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/052024.cfm The Strength of a Mother’s Love I remember hearing on the news of a mother who tried running into her burning home to rescue her baby. The firefighters stopped her as she was already coughing from […]
Fr. Rick’s Three-Minute Homily, Pentecost
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/060825-Day.cfm A Little Boy and a Piano A young mother bought tickets to a concert by the great Russian pianist Vladimir Horowitz. She took her six-year-old son with her, hoping to encourage him since he had just started taking piano lessons. Just before the concert began, she started talking to an old friend who took […]
Father Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Saturday, 7th Week in Easter
June 7, 2025, John 21: 20-25 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/060725.cfm Who Do You Want to Be Like? After graduating from high school, I completed my novitiate. I took my first vows with the religious order, the Institute of Charity. Then, I went to England for my studies, and I soon discovered that the students in my class had […]