Father Rick’s One Minute Homily for Friday, the 5th Week in Lent
March 27, 2026 – John 10:31-42https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/032726.cfm Getting to Know My Father It isn’t hard for me to appreciate what parents experience in the morning, noon, andnight. The ongoing demands and endless tasks come one after another, leaving no timefor a break. A child calls out, “Mommy,” as she changes a diaper.I find myself facing similar […]
Father Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Thursday, the 5th Week in Lent
April 10, 2025, Genesis 3:17:3-9; John 8:51-59https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/032626.cfm The Greatest Miracle of All.Today’s readings revealed different ways people react to God.When Abraham’s wife, Sarah, was told that her husband, an older man, would becomea father, not only of one child but a host of nations, she laughed. Later, Abraham heardthat God would give him a new […]
Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord
March 25, 2026, Luke 1:26-38 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/032526.cfm “Yes” Three simple letters form a word that has changed the direction of the world, and that small word from Mary’s lips was “Yes.” Her willingness to trust God’s plan can inspire us to respond with courage and hope when faced with our own calls. God calls each of […]
Father Rick’s One Minute Homily for Tuesday, the 5th Week in Lent
March 24, 2026, John 8:21-30 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/032426.cfm All I Want is to Please You, Father. We can learn a lot from children. They get excited when they open their bedroom door and run to the Christmas tree to see what Santa has brought them. It is exciting for them as we watch them tear open the […]
Father Rick’s One Minute Homily for Monday, the 5th Week in Lent
March 23, 2026 – John 8:1-11 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/032326.cfm I Forgot The Darkness. Our school put on the play ‘Beauty and the Beast’ a few years ago. After hearing confessions from 6 to 7 pm, I caught the last 20 minutes of the show. When I entered the parish center, all the lights were off. I could […]
Father Rick’s One Minute Homily for Saturday, the 4th Week in Lent
March 21, 2026, John 7: 40-53 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/032126.cfm We Know It All As we prepare to leave the Mass and return home, let’s reflect on the possibility of personal change. Having encountered Jesus through Word and Sacrament, will we remain the same? The people in today’s gospel held different views about Jesus’ identity. Some thought he […]
Father Rick’s Two Minute Homily for 5th Sunday in Lent A
March 22, 2026, John 11:3-7;20-27;33b-45 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/032226.cfm I will open your graves. I once heard a TV commentator say, “The difference between a rut and a grave is only about 5 and a half feet.” I thought of that this week while reading the bold and amazing promise that Ezekiel delivers: “Thus says the Lord God, […]
Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for The Solemnity of Saint Joseph, Husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary
March 19, 2026, Matthew 1:16, 18-21, 24 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/031926.cfm Someone gave me the book *Consecration to St. Joseph, The Wonders of Our Spiritual Father* (Fr. Donald H. Calloway, MIC). I started the 33-day retreat, hoping it would impact my life like the Consecration to Mother Mary did 10 years ago. It truly did! When I made […]
Father Rick’s One Minute Homily for Wednesday, the 4th Week in Lent
March 18, 2026, John 5:17-30 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/031826.cfm Do Nothing On Your Own. Jesus explained that He only does what He sees the Father doing, showing us thatcommunion is at the heart of His relationship with the Father and with us. Whenever wefeel isolated from someone, Jesus experiences that same sense of separation from us,reminding us […]
Father Rick’s One Minute Homily for Tuesday, the 4th Week in Lent
March 27, 2026, John 5:1-16 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/031726.cfm From Addiction to Walking. More than 20 years ago, I underwent a shoulder replacement. Initially, the first day waspain-free thanks to a nerve block. Wow! However, once the nerve block wore off, Ineeded something to manage the pain. The doctor prescribed a painkiller and advisedme to stay proactive […]