Fr. Rick’s One Minute Homily for Tuesday – 01-04-2022
Tuesday after Epiphany Mark 6: 34-44 – https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/010422.cfm ONE AND THE SAME HEART FOR PEOPLE. When was the last time you were moved with pity for someone? Think back to that moment someone’s suffering stabbed you in the middle of your heart like you couldn’t help it. Your compassion for them may have even shocked you. […]
1/9/2022 – St. Julian and Basilissa
Martyr with Anastasius, Anthony, Basilissa, Celsus, Marcionilla, and companions. Julian and Basilissa were married and used their home as a Christian hospital for the poor. Anthony was a priest, and Anastasius was a new convert. Marcionilla was the mother of young Celsus. They were martyred at Antioch.
12/10/2022 – St. William
St. William of Rochester is patron of adopted children. Also known as St. William of Perth, he was born in Scotland. Little is known of his youth except that he was wild. A baker, he dedicated himself to God and was sure to leave aside every 10th loaf of bread for the poor. Attending daily […]
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Monday – 01-10-2022
Monday 1st Week in Ordinary Time 2022 Mark 1:15-20 – https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/010922.cfm SNAKES AND FOG CAN BE DANGEROUS. We really must give a hand to our firefighters. They find themselves in the most dangerous situations. I was watching on TV a rattlesnake handler teaching firefighters how to manage snakes when they come across them. They wanted […]
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Baptism of the Lord– 01-09-2022
Baptism of the Lord Luke 3:15-16; 21-22 – https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/010922.cfm THE HOLY SPIRIT AND FIRE. The people of California and recently Colorado are enduring the tragedy of fire. It grips my heart when I see people going back to their homes and finding nothing but ashes. I remember driving through Washington, Illinois, after a tornado. People were […]
1/8/2022 – Sr. Syncletica
St Syncletica was a wealthy Macedonian woman in Alexandria who gave away everything she owned and lived for the rest of her life as a recluse in an unused burial chamber. She died at 84 of cancer after four years of suffering. Memorial Day January 5.
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Saturday– 01-08-2022
Saturday after Epiphany Luke 5:12-16 – https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/010822.cfm WHAT DO YOU CONSIDER WORTHWHILE? Some things you hear strikes you to the core, and you never forget them. Father Eric Doyle taught us the Theology of Grace in the seminary. Our final exam was oral. When I sat down in front of him, he held my hands […]
1/7/2022 – St. Lucian
Theologian, scholar, and martyr praised by Sts. John Chrysostom and Jerome. A scriptural scholar from Samosata, Lucian studied at Edessa and was ordained at Antioch as a presbyter. He authored many works on the Bible and Church doctrine, and his writings were so respected that St. Jerome used Lucian for his own scholarly endeavors. Little […]
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Fr. Rick’s One Minute Homily for Friday– 01-07-2022
Friday after Epiphany Luke 5:12-16 – https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/010722.cfm JESUS REACHED OUT HIS HAND AND TOUCHED (THE LEPER). My sister Bev and her husband Tom had a timeshare, and we used it to go to Hawaii many years ago. I remember looking across the waters to the island of Molokai. It was known as the island of lepers. […]