Father Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Tuesday 2nd Week in Lent – 03-15-2022
Tuesday of the Second Week of Lent | USCCB I WANT TO BE LIKE MIKE The Chicago Bulls basketball team were in their prime. when I moved to Blessed Sacrament Church in 1995. Michel Jordan was to basketball what Tiger Woods is to golf today. One game he scored 63 points. Kids wanted to buy […]
Father Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Monday 2nd Week in Lent – 03-14-2022
Daily Bible Reading – March 14, 2022 | USCCB SO MUCH MERCY. “Let us begin this celebration by calling to mind our sins and ask God for His mercy.” It is incredible to think how many times a day God offers His people mercy throughout the world. Every celebration of the Eucharist begins with getting […]
Father Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Sunday 2nd Week in Lent – 03-12-2022
2nd Sunday in Lent 2022 Second Sunday of Lent | USCCB “Following is a meditation I do everyday to help me stay in God’s Presence throughout the day.” A LITTLE GLORY GOES A LONG WAY Imagine a pinpoint of Light in the middle of your chest. It is warm and has a glow to it […]
Father Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Saturday 1st Week in Lent – 03-11-2022
Saturday of the First Week of Lent | USCCB BUT I SAY TO YOU. Families have their way of saying things to each other. I know only a few phrases in Hungarian. One phrase my Dad said to me when I was a kid was, “You are a “buta mudjad,” that is “a clumsy kid.” […]
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Father Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Friday 1st Week in Lent – 03-10-2022
Friday of the First Week of Lent | USCCB THE DIFFERENCE JESUS MAKES IN A RELATIONSHIP We have been reflecting on the impact of God’s Presence in our lives. When we spend time with Jesus every day in prayer, His Presence remains with us throughout the day. For example, I met a waiter on a […]
Father Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Thursday 1st Week in Lent – 03-10-2022
Thursday of the First Week in Lent | USCCB Thursday 1st Week in Lent 2022Matthew 7:7-12 MORE IS BETTER Seven or eight years ago, maybe longer, I completed the 33 Days to Morning Glory (Fr. Michael Gaitley) and made the Consecration to Mother Mary. She has been a real presence in my life ever since. […]
Father Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Wednesday 1st Week in Lent – 03-09-2022
Wednesday 1st Week in Lent 2022Luke 11:29-32… Wednesday of the First Week in Lent | USCCB THE BELLY OF THE WHALE Many times in my years of riding with the police, we had the difficult task of informing a family that someone in their family had lost their life. It was more trying to tell […]
Father Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Tuesday 1st Week in Lent – 03-06-2022
Tuesday Week in Lent 2022 Matthew 6:7-15 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/030822.cfm INTRODUCTIONS THAT CAN LAST A LIFETIME. We meet hundreds, maybe thousands of people in our lifetime. Many of those people we will never see again. Others we will get to know socially, and they remain acquaintances. Finally, we meet a few who become lifelong friends. We want to […]
Father Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Monday 1st Week in Lent – 03-05-2022
Monday 1st Week in Lent 2022 Matthew 25:31-46 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/030722.cfm CENTER STAGE – FRONT ROW Some people eat up being in front of a crowd, and other people get nervous and clam up. I remember preparing for the diaconate during my studies in England. Practicing my first homily in front of our professor and students, I spoke […]