Novena to Bl. Rosmini – Day 3
PRAYER FOR EACH DAY OF THE NOVENA Lord Jesus, you are the reason for our hope and your resurrection is proof that those who trust in you will never be disappointed. Teach us to live with a serene and trusting heart, so that by abandoning ourselves fearlessly to your divine Will we may be a […]
Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Monday 12th Week in Ordinary Time
June 23, 2025, Matthew 7:1-5 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/062325.cfm Judging is Like Little Splinters. I remember our DRE and music director, Fred, telling me he picked up something with splinters working in the yard. There were small ones he couldn’t get out, and the doctor told him they had to work themselves out. Judging others is like those […]
Novena to Bl. Rosmini – Day 2
PRAYER FOR EACH DAY OF THE NOVENA Lord Jesus, you are the reason for our hope and your resurrection is proof that those who trust in you will never be disappointed. Teach us to live with a serene and trusting heart, so that by abandoning ourselves fearlessly to your divine Will we may be a […]
Day 1 – Novena to Bl. Antonio Rosmini
PRAYER FOR EACH DAY OF THE NOVENA Lord Jesus, you are the reason for our hope and your resurrection is proof that those who trust in you will never be disappointed. Teach us to live with a serene and trusting heart, so that by abandoning ourselves fearlessly to your divine Will we may be a […]
Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ
June 22, 2025, Mark 14:12-16, 22-26 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/062225.cfm Food for the Journey It blows my mind to think that God the Father loves us so much and asked His Son to suffer, die, and rise from the dead to free us from our sins. And Jesus at the Last Supper gave His apostles the power to […]
Novena to Blessed Antonio Rosmini
To commemorate Bl. Antonio Rosmini feast day, on July 1, the community of the Institute of Charity, priests and Ascribed, will pray this novena. It begins on June 22nd and ends July 1.
Father Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Saturday 11th Week in Ordinary Time
June 21, 2025, Matthew 6:24-34 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/062125.cfm Out With Worry – In With Trust. The only moment we can be with God is the present moment. We cannot be in His presence five seconds ago or any moment in the future. But all moments are present to God, from the first moment of creation to the […]
Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Friday, 11th Week in Ordinary Time
June 21, 2024, Matthew 6:19-23 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/062025.cfm My Eye and My Treasure When I line up a shot to hit a golf ball, I pick out the smallest target I can find in the distance. I am close to hitting that target nine times out of ten. I purposely do not look at hazards like water, […]
Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Thursday, 11th Week in Ordinary Time
June 19, 2025, Matthew 6:1-6,7-15 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/061925.cfm Our Father – Love of God and His Children A son asks his father, “Dad, can I have money to go to the movie with my friends?” “Dad gives his son some money for the movies. A couple of days later, the son asks, “Dad, can I have the […]
Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Wednesday, 11th Week in Ordinary Time
June 18, 2025, Matthew 6:1-6,16-18 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/061825.cfm Intention Is Everything I always wanted to be a diocesan priest in the Diocese of Peoria. However, this desire changed when I started praying the Maxims of Christian Perfection by Blessed Antonio Rosmini. The first maxim is simple but powerful and addresses today’s gospel – To desire only and without […]