Father Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Saturday, the 5th Week in Lent – 04-09-2022
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/040922.cfm “WHO ARE YOU?” The TV show, NCIS, has been popular for years. Forensic science helps solve murder cases. The beginning and end of the show, play a snippet of the song “Who are you” by the Who. It’s a catchy tune that grabs your attention to want to solve the mystery. People wanted to […]
Ave Maria Guild Events
MOM (Month of Mary) Raffle – Tickets are $5.00 and will be sold in the Church Vestibule April 30th – May 14th. Saturday, May 14th, after the 4:30pm mass – Wine and cheese gathering in the Fr. James Gordon Parish Center. Everyone is invited to this FREE social gathering. Proceeds from the event will benefit […]
Father Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Saturday, the 5th Week in Lent – 04-09-2022
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/040922.cfm THE DARKNESS GROWS OVER TIME. Driver’s Ed was an experience. First, I had to consciously put my foot on the brake early when approaching a Stop Sign. Then, after a time, I just did it. You know how it takes practice before something we do becomes automatic. The Scribes and Pharisees didn’t wake up […]
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Father Rick’s FTwo Minute Homily for Friday the 5th Week in Lent – 04-08-2022
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/040822.cfm GETTING TO KNOW MY FATHER. It isn’t hard for me to appreciate what parents experience morning, noon, and night. It’s one thing after another. There isn’t a moment’s rest. “Mommy” calls one child while she is changing a diaper. I experience the same thing without the diapers. I can walk into the office after a […]
Father Rick’s One Minute Homily for Wednesday, the 5th Week in Lent – 04-06-2022
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/040722.cfm GET TO KNOW MY DAD. I know married couples who cannot have children for one reason or another. Others may have a child or a couple of children. But, they are hungry for more, so they adopt. The preparation and expense are tremendous. But, they don’t mind the sacrifice. I can imagine a child […]
Father Rick’s One Minute Homily for Wednesday, the 5th Week in Lent – 04-06-2022
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/040622.cfm TRULY FREE, WITH NO CONDITIONS Have you ever bought something and didn’t read the directions. I remember doing this when I was suffering from allergies. I squirted some of the medicine in my nose, and it ran down my throat. It was not pleasant. So I read the directions. Ah. First, tilt your head […]
Holy Week Schedule
Palm Sunday: Vigil Mass, 4/15/2022, 4:30pm Palm Sunday: 4/16/2022, 8:00am, 10:00am, 11:30am Monday – Wednesday: Confessions 6pm-7pm Holy Thursday: No morning mass. Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper, 6:30pm Adoration following Mass on Holy Thursday: 7:30-8:00pm Ave Maria Guild, 8:00-8:30pm Ascribed Members, 8:30pm-9:00pm, 9:00-9:30pm Knights of Columbus. The congregation is welcome anytime from 7:30-9:30pm. Good […]
Father Rick’s One Minute Homily for Tuesday, the 4th Week in Lent – 03-29-2022
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/032822.cfm “I CAN’T,” GETS US NOWHERE It is not likely that the man in the gospel who couldn’t walk stayed by the pool 24/7. He had to eat, sleep and do all the essentials. For 38 years, someone had to tend to his needs. Yet, he tells Jesus, he has no one to put him […]