Friday the 21st Week in Ordinary Time 2022
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Friday 21st Weekend Ordinary Time 08-26 -2022 Friday the 21st Week in Ordinary Time 2022 Matthew 25:1-13 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/082622.cfm NEVER GET CAUGHT SHORT. I was driving on 75 to Bradenton from Tampa and forgot to look at the gas gauge. And yes, you guessed it, about 2 miles from my exit onto […]
Thursday 21st Week in Ordinary Time 2022
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Thursday 21st Weekend Ordinary Time 08-25 -2022 Thursday 21st Week in Ordinary Time 2022 Matthew 24:42-51 Thursday of the Twenty-First Week in Ordinary Time | USCCB STEALING SECOND BASE. Imagine you just got a base hit and are on first base. You get a comfortable lead because you want to steal […]
Feast of St. Bartholomew August 8 2022
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute St. Bartholomew 08-24 -2022 Feast of St. Bartholomew 2022 John 1:45-51 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/082422.cfm FROM PREJUDICE TO FRIENDSHIP. I am sure I’m not the only one who changes the tv channel when a commercial I don’t like comes on. It could be about a product or someone I can’t entirely agree with what […]
Tuesday 21st Week in Ordinary Time 2022
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Tuesday 21st Week in Ordinary Time 08-23 -2022 Tuesday 21st Week in Ordinary Time 2022 Matthew 23:23-26 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/082322.cfm ANESTHESIA IS PAINLESS BUT WATCH OUT. How did people ever manage before anesthesia? With a rag in their mouth, they bit as hard as they could, enduring the pain. Today, a person doesn’t […]
Queenship of Mary Monday 21st Week in Ordinary Time 2022
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Monday 21st Week in Ordinary Time and Queenship of Mary 08-22 -2022 Queenship of Mary Monday 21st Week in Ordinary Time 2022 Matthew 23:13-22 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/082222.cfm HUMILITY IS THE DOORWAY TO GOD’S HEART. QUEENSHIP OF MARY. There was a phrase in the Michael Jordan era, “I want to be like Mike.” It […]
Thursday 20th Week in Ordinary Time 2022
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Thursday 20th Week in Ordinary Time 08- 18-2022 Thursday 20th Week in Ordinary Time 2022 Matthew 22:1-14 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/081822.cfm Our culture is consumed with appearance. Look at the commercials. If we look only at the externals, for example, how a person dresses, we never see what Jesus sees in them. So, it […]
Wednesday 20th Week in Ordinary Time 2022
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Wednesday 20th Week in Ordinary Time 08- 17-2022 Wednesday 20th Week in Ordinary Time 2022 Matthew 20:1-16 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/081722.cfm A WALKING BILLBOARD. Fish are funny creatures. If I was a fish and a giant juicy worm or smaller fish was dangling in front of my nose, I’d gobble it up. But unfortunately, […]
Tuesday 20th Week in Ordinary Time 2022
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Tuesday 20th Week in Ordinary Time 08- 16-2022 Tuesday 20th Week in Ordinary Time 2022 Matthew 19:23-30 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/081622.cfm GOD’S LOTTERY. Our Bishop initiated the Catholic Ministry Appeal this past year to help those in our Diocese who cannot help themselves. There are over 50 ministries our donations benefit through this appeal. […]
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary 2022
Fr. Rick’s Three Minute Homily for Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary 08- 15-2022 Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary 2022 Luke 1:39-56 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/081522.cfm ASSUMPTION IS A BIG WELCOME. Mother Mary assumed Jesus wholly and completely, even in his sufferings. And she still does in his Body on earth (The Church). So here is a […]
20th Sunday in Ordinary Time 2022
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time 08-07-2022 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time 2022 Luke 12:32-48 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/080722.cfm FRIENDSHIPS TAKE A LIFETIME TO BUILD. “We make money the old-fashioned way; we earn it.” Smith Barney is famous for this saying. If we grow up and everything is handed to us, it’s hard […]