Father Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Monday, 2nd Week of Easter 2022 – 04-25-2022
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/042522.cfm WHO IS JESUS TO YOU? After the example of my Mom and Dad, two people influenced my faith life more than anyone. The first was our rector in the seminary, Fr. Anthony Meredith. He had a fantastic way of connecting life with faith. Every day is a story in itself, and Fr. Anthony had […]
Father Rick’s Two Minute Homily – 04-22-2022
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/042322.cfm STUCK. I CAN’T MOVE. GRAB A HAND. I moved to Florida from Illinois in 1989. Only once have I been back to Illinois in the winter. One thing I don’t miss is driving on the icy, slippery roads and getting stuck in the snow. The two go together so well, to our misfortune. That […]
Catholic Ministry Appeal
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Homily for Easter Father Rick’s Two Minute Thursday 2022 – 04-21-2022
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/042222.cfm KNUCKLEHEAD. I used to watch a slapstick comedy growing up called the Three Stooges. A common phrase they would call each other was a knucklehead when one of them did something silly. It’s like, you just don’t get it, do you? I am sure Jesus didn’t call any of His disciples “a knucklehead.” This […]
Consecration to St Joseph meeting
Thank you for your interest joining the 33 Day Consecration to St. Joseph at Blessed Sacrament Church. We are so excited about this prayerful journey with Jesus, Mary, and Joseph.We’ll hold our first meeting 4/24 on Divine Mercy Sunday at 6:30pm in the chapel. At this meeting, we can decide as a group when and […]
Father Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Easter Thursday 2022 – 04-21-2022
WHY ARE YOU TROUBLED? MAY I HAVE A PIECE OF FISH? For years I haven’t given up anything for Lent. Father Antonio Rosmini coined the term PPI’s, or Peculiar Penances of the Institute. (Institute of Charity is the name of our religious order.) They are those little or big crosses that come out of the […]
Father Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Easter Wednesday 2022 – 04-20-2022
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/042022.cfm WALKING WITH JESUS ON THAT ROAD I can’t help but relate to you the fantastic news that Jesus is still walking down that Emmaus road with each of us. Every celebration of the Mass is an encounter with Jesus on that road. It is broken up into two parts; the Liturgy of the Word […]
Father Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Easter Tuesday 2022 – 04-19-2022
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/041922.cfm TURN AROUND Anyone who golfs knows the frustration of hitting a bad shot repeatedly. How does that happen? I do all I can to change my swing, stance, and grip when it happens to me. It’s like looking into an empty tomb. Nothing seems to work. Sometimes I ask a buddy who is playing […]
Father Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Easter Monday 2022 – 04-18-2022
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/041822.cfm NOT DESERVING We are so blessed with our young people who witness their faith in so many ways. However, one that was most touching to me happened at 3 pm during the Good Friday Service. We finished the first reading and the Responsorial Psalm. Then, a door opened from the chapel. Some soldiers, Pontius […]
Father Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Easter Sunday 2022 – 04-17-2022
EASTER – WHO WILL FILL MY EMPTINESS? Peace be with you, and Happy Easter to you and all whom you love and cherish in your hearts. I experienced so much joy yesterday evening at the Easter Vigil as I poured water from the side of Christ over the heads of 8 candidates for Baptism. They […]