1/6/2022 – Epiphany of our Lord
Today the Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Epiphany. “The Lord and ruler is coming; kingship is his, and government and power.” With these words, the Church proclaims that today’s feast brings to a perfect fulfillment all the purposes of Advent. Epiphany, therefore, marks the liturgical zenith of the Advent-Christmas season. — Pius Parsch
Fr. Rick’s One Minute Homily for Thursday– 01-06-2022
Thursday after Epiphany Luke 4:14-22 – https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/010622.cfm NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS – ONE TO KEEP. Have you ever kept a New Year’s resolution? Have you ever made one and broken it. Commitment is the key. How much of a priority is it to you? Is it enough to make a change in your lifestyle? If diet […]
1/5/2022 – St. Simeon the Stylite
As a thirteen-year-old shepherd of Sisan, Turkey, Simeon heard a Gospel reading of the Beatitudes that greatly affected him. Entering a nearly monastery, he learned all the Psalms by heart and began to manifest the extraordinary spirit of self-denial that was to become a hallmark of his spirituality. Thereafter Simeon lived as a hermit. In […]
Fr. Rick’s One Minute Homily for Wednesday – 01-05-2022, Wednesday after Epiphany
Mark 45-52 – https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/010522.cfm WE ARE NEVER ALONE Over 900 people are moving into Florida every day. The housing industry is booming, and rental prices are soaring. I have a nephew who can’t find a place to rent for 6 months. He is thinking of going back to California, where he can live. He told […]
1/4/2022 – St. Titus
A disciple and companion of St. Paul to whom the great saint addressed one of his letters. Paul referred to Titus as “my true child in our common faith”. Not mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles, he was noted in Galatians where Paul writes of journeying to Jerusalem with Barnabas, accompanied by Titus. He […]
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. A dear […]
1/3/2022 – St. Genevieve
St. Genevieve was a fair and courageous peasant girl who was born around 422 in Nanterre, France, to a man named Severus and a woman named Gerontia. When Genevieve was only seven-years-old, St. Germanus, Bishop of Auxerre visited Nanterre on his way to Britain. While he was there, many people flocked to receive his blessing. […]
Fr. Rick’s One Minute Homily for Monday – 01-03-2022 Monday after Epiphany
Matthew 2:12-17. 23-25 – https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/010322.cfm WHAT CAN I PROCLAIM? When we hear the words, “Proclaim the Gospel,” many, maybe a majority, think that we are not capable of such a task. Leave it to the pros, the clergy and catechists, and believe me, that is not the case. Here is why. The Gospel that Jesus […]
1/2/2022 – St. Fulgentius
Bishop of Ruspe, Tunisia, and a friend of St. Augustine. Born Fabius Claudius Gordianus Fulgentius of Carthage, he was a Roman of senatorial rank. His mother, widowed, opposed Fulgentius’ religious career, but he became a monk. He became abbot with Felix but had to flee the monastery in 499 when Vandals or Numidians invaded, going […]
Fr. Rick’s One Minute Homily for Sunday – 01-02-2022 Epiphany of the Lord
Matthew 2:1-12 – https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/010222.cfm HEROD AND THE WISE MEN – DIRECTION TELLS THE WHOLE STORY It is easy to see the contrast between King Herod and the Wise Men in the gospel. It is true that both were single-minded but were going in different directions. Herod followed a star as well, himself. He was his […]