Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles June 29, 2023
Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles. June 29, 2023, Matthew 16: 13-19. https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/062923-Day.cfm The Odd Couple On this Feast of Saints Peter and Paul, I can’t help but think of two comics, Oscar and Felix, The Odd Couple. It was a TV show and so funny. Felix was prim […]
Wednesday 12th Week in Ordinary Time June 28, 2023
Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Wednesday 12th Week in Ordinary Time June 28, 2023, Matthew 7:15-20 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/062823.cfm False Prophets – Scammers I remember hardly locking our doors during the day when as a child. But unfortunately, the sense of trust is gone today. Scammers are everywhere. We now have security systems for homes, phones, and […]
Tuesday 12th Week in Ordinary Time June 27, 2023
Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Tuesday 12th Week in Ordinary Time June 27, 2023, Matthew 7:6,12-14 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/062723.cfm Who Are My Friends? Imagine you received an invitation to a wedding from someone you barely know. You look at it and put it aside, not giving it a second thought. In a day or two, some of […]
Monday 12th Week in Ordinary Time June 26, 2023
Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Monday 12th Week in Ordinary Time June 26, 2023, Matthew 7:1-5 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/062623.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 […]
12th Sunday in Ordinary Time Cycle A June 25, 2023
Fr. Rick’s Three-Minute Homily for 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time Cycle A June 25, 2023, Matthew 10:26-33 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/062523.cfm What Is It Worth? Teachers and coaches bear an innate quality that wants to help others succeed. I have taught people who wish to become Catholic over the years. There have been a couple of occasions when […]
Solemnity of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist June 24, 2023
Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Solemnity of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist June 24, 2023, Luke 1: 57-66, 80 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/062423-Day.cfm I Love It When a Plan Comes Together The A-Team’s television show was a mixture of drama and comedy in the early 1980s. George Peppard played the character Col. John Hannibal Smith. It […]
Friday, 11th Week in Ordinary Time June 23, 2023
Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Friday, 11th Week in Ordinary Time June 23, 2023, Matthew 6:19-23 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/062223.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 […]
Thursday, 11th Week in Ordinary Time June 22, 2023
Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Thursday, 11th Week in Ordinary Time June 22, 2023, Matthew 6:1-6,7-15 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/062223.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 […]
Wednesday, 11th Week in Ordinary Time June 21, 2023
Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Wednesday, 11th Week in Ordinary Time June 21, 2023, Matthew 6:1-6,16-18 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/062123.cfm Intention Is Everything I have 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 […]
Tuesday 11th Week in Ordinary Time June 20, 2023
Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Tuesday 11th Week in Ordinary Time June 20, 2023, Matthew 5:43-48 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/062023.cfm Mercy Found – Thanks St. Anthony One day my sister Bev and I were walking. She had a bag in her hand with an envelope, a piece of paper, and her billfold. She stuck her hand in the […]