Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily Monday 7th Week in Ordinary Time
February 24, 2025, Mark 9:14-29 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/022425.cfm Amazement At Little Miracles Amazement can stop us in our tracks. We have no words to express how something happened, but we know it’s true and real. I often experience this during spiritual direction and especially in the confessional. For the life of me, many times, I cannot remember […]
Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for 7th Sunday in Ordinary Time C
February 23, 2025, Luke 6:27-38 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/022325.cfm Only Carnivores Eat Raw Meat. There is nothing like catching a whiff of a great steak cooking slowly on a grill. If we visit someone, the question, “How do you like your steak?” always comes up. How would we feel if we were visiting someone, and they put a […]
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily Feast of the Chair of St. Peter
Apostle February 22, 2025, Matthew 16:13-19 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/022225.cfm The Rock Within Me And You. A majority of us have taken vows. Perhaps you have taken a vow in marriage to God and your spouse. I have taken vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience to Jesus and my religious community. I took a vow of obedience to the […]
Father Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Thursday, 6th Week in Ordinary Time
February 20, 2025, Mark 8:27-33 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/022025.cfm A Moment That Lasts A Lifetime Two distinct memories have profoundly influenced my relationship with Jesus and my ministry as a priest. Both were moments of profound reflection, occurring when the Bishop installed me as pastor in Sacred Heart Church, Bradenton, FL, and Blessed Sacrament Church, Seminole, FL. First, […]
Father Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Wednesday 6th Week in Ordinary Time
February 19, 2025, Mark 8: 22-26 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/021925.cfm Going For A Walk With Jesus? Many people like to go for walks. We have the Pinellas Trail a couple of blocks away from our Church. This trail, much like the path Jesus took with the blind man, is a journey of faith and discovery. Every few minutes, […]
Guidelines For Penitential PracticesDuring Season of Lent
All the faithful are obliged to do Penance.
Ash Wednesday Mass Times
Wednesday, March 5th is the First Day of Lent. Ashes will be distributed after the 8:00 a.m. and 6:30p.m. Masses. Liturgy of the Word with the students and distribution of ashes will be at 10:00 a.m. The reception of ashes is not mandatory nor required. It is your own internal disposition and intention torepent and […]
Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Tuesday, 6th Week in Ordinary Time
February 18, 2025, Mark 8:14-21 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/021825.cfm Do We Get It? My Dad was a contractor for 45 years. He built churches, mansions and remodeled homes. He could make anything with wood, a hammer, and some nails. Dad would say, “Son, anything you do, do it right, and you will never have to go back and […]
Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Monday, 6th Week in Ordinary Time
February 16, 2025, Mark 8:11-13 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/021725.cfm You Can’t Rush A Good Steak Sometimes, I will walk into the house, and someone is cooking. All of a sudden, I couldn’t wait to eat. Those pangs of hunger come out of nowhere. The same is true if I smell a steak on the grill. I imagine […]
Fr. Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for the 6th Sunday Week in Ordinary Time
September 16, 2025, Luke 6:17, 20-26 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/021625.cfm Poor, Hungry, Weeping, Hated, And Persecuted – But Blessed. What a challenge Jesus presents to us! A willingness to be poor, hungry, weeping, hated, and persecuted is not very appealing: Unless your heart is overcome with so much love, you can’t help yourself. How many parents sacrifice so […]