Father Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Saturday after Ash Wednesday – 03-05-2022
Saturday after Ash Wednesday 2022 Luke 5:27-32 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/030522.cfm OUR FRIEND, LEVI (MATTHEW) Have you ever had a problem you were trying to figure out or were looking for an answer to something? For the life of you, nothing ever came. The more you thought about it, the more frustrating it got. So you gave up and […]
Father Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Friday after Ash Wednesday – 03-04-2022
Friday after Ash Wednesday 2022Luke 9:14-15 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/030422.cfm AWAY FROM THE LORD? NOT REALLY. After my adoration every morning, I end with the benediction and the blessing. One of the people I bless with Jesus are people who no longer practice their Catholic Faith and are not personally handing the Faith on to their children. There […]
Father Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Thursday after Ash Wednesday – 03-03-2022
Thursday after Ash Wednesday 2022 Luke 9:22-25 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/030322.cfm “MUST” IS A STRONG WORD. There are things in life we must do. For example, if we want to go fishing, we must get some bait or lures, or if we’re running in a marathon, we must practice every day. If we’re going to pay our bills, we […]
Father Rick’s Three Minute Homily for Ash Wednesday – 03-02-2022
Ash Wednesday 2022 Matthew 6:1-6,16-18 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/030222.cfm THIS LENT, SET YOUR STANDARD HIGH – 40 DAYS TO GREATNESS! Competition is a part of life. We play games around the kitchen table. We watch our children compete in sports growing up. We try our best to climb the ladder at work for better pay with more responsibility. So […]
Lenten Observance Guidelines
Abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday and and all Fridays, including Good Friday Fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday Fasting is reserved to Catholics aged 18-59, and traditionally consists of the following, as clarified by the United States Conference of Bishops. For members of the Latin Catholic Church, the norms on fasting are obligatory from age […]
Pope announces 2 March as day of prayer and fasting for Ukraine
Pope Francis says his heart aches over the situation in Ukraine and announces a “Day of Fasting for Peace” on Ash Wednesday. By Vatican News staff reporter During the General Audience on Wednesday, Pope Francis made a heartfelt appeal for peace in Ukraine, saying that the threat of war had caused “great pain in my […]
Parish Lenten Mission
Please make plans to attend our Parish Lenten Mission presented by Joe Farris. The dates of our mission are March 13, 14, 15 at 6:30pm. We also be having a shortened mission on March 15th after morning mass for those who do not wish to drive after dark. Joe Farris has 25 years’ experience in […]
Father Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Tuesday – 02-29-2022
Tuesday 8th Week in Ordinary Time 2022Luke 10:28-31 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/030122.cfm GIVING UP EVERYTHING vs. ENOUGH IS NEVER ENOUGH Russia invaded Ukraine just four days ago. So it wasn’t much of a surprise after Putin built up his army at the Ukraine border. But, like wealth, a person can never have enough power. Venezuela has experienced the […]
Father Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Monday – 02-28-2022
Monday 8 th Week in Ordinary Time 2022Luke 10:17-27 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/022822.cfmWHEN A CHALLENGE COMES ALONG, DON’T LET THE FIRE GO OUT.A challenge we accept and work on sets the fire in us ablaze. The biggest challenge inmy life was accepting the position of pastor of Blessed Sacrament Church and School inobedience. I say “in obedience” because […]
Father Rick’s Three Minute Homily for Sunday – 02-27-2022
8 th Sunday in Ordinary Time 2022 Luke 6: 39-45 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/022722.cfm YOU CAN’T FAKE GOODNESS. Every once in a while, I have the fortune to see goodness in a person. For example,during Catholic Schools Week a few weeks back, all the school children were outsidewaving big red hearts on a stick while our priests rode by in […]