Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Wednesday 13th Week in Ordinary Time July 2, 2025
Matthew 8:28-34 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/070225.cfm Holy Water and The Authority of Jesus? How many times have I blessed myself with holy water, not giving it a second thought? But let us not forget that when the priest poured holy water over our heads, we were transformed into children of God. From that moment, the holiness of God’s […]
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Tuesday, 13th Week in Ordinary Time
July 1, 2025, Matthew 8:23-27 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/070125.cfm Who Was Asleep? Getting proper rest is necessary for a healthy lifestyle. It takes a few days to recover when we don’t get our quota. Another factor about sleep is that we are utterly oblivious to what is happening around us when we are out like a light. It […]
Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Monday 13th Week in Ordinary Time
June 30, 2025, Matthew 8:18-22https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/063025.cfm Hold Nothing Back From Jesus. Interuptions can be nerve-racking the moment they happen. We are right in the middle of something important, and when something comes up, we must drop everything. It could be a work-related call during family time, a sudden health issue, or a friend in need. Parents […]
Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Saturday 12th Week in Ordinary Time
June 28, 2025, Matthew 8:5-17 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/070123.cfm Loving the Least with the Most. We all have an alarm that goes off if someone is in a crisis. Think of the firefighters who run into a burning house to save someone, or the healthcare workers who sacrifice themselves for the good of others, especially during these challenging […]
Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Friday, Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
June 27, 2025, Matthew 11:25-30 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/062725.cfm Passionate Suffering Equals a Love like No Other Any career calls for great passion and sacrifice. For some, that can mean years of college to get a degree. Think of the expense and hours spent studying into the early hours of the morning. But we do it, and in […]
Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Thursday, 12th Week in Ordinary Time
June 26, 2025, Matthew 7: 21-29 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/062625.cfm Rock – Faith and Love Take Work. People in Florida know how important it is to build their houses on solid ground. Between the sinkholes and the floods, homes can wash away easily. Jesus built His Church on St. Peter’s faith with purpose and intent, which he called “The Rock.” […]
Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily forSolemnity of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist
June 24, 2025, Luke 1: 57-66, 80 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/062425-Mass 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 didn’t matter how many odds were against the A-Team; they somehow managed to save […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]