Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Friday – 02-18-2022
Friday 6th Week in Ordinary Time 2022 Mark 8:34-91 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/021822.cfm DON’T BEAT YOURSELF UP. Occasionally, you will catch a jewel, a phrase that affects the rest of your life. I caught one of those jewels in the novitiate during my formation to become a religious. Blessed Antonio Rosmini, the founder of the Institute of Charity, […]
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Thursday – 02-17-2022
Thursday 6th Week in Ordinary Time 2022Mark 8:27-33 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/021722.cfm A MOMENT THAT LASTS A LIFETIME. Two distinct memories have affected my relationship with Jesus and my ministry as a priest. Both occurred when the Bishop installed me as pastor in Sacred Heart Church, Bradenton, FL, and Blessed Sacrament Church, Seminole, FL. First, during the […]
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Wednesday – 02-15-2022
Wednesday 6th Week in Ordinary Time 2022Mark 8:22-26 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/021622.cfm GOING FOR A WALK WITH JESUS. Many people like to go for walks. We have the Pinellas Trail a couple of blocks away from our Church. Every few minutes, someone is either going or coming from the trail. I wonder what they are thinking. Maybe some […]
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Monday – 02-14-2022
Monday 6th Week in Ordinary Time 2022 Mark 8:11-13 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/021422.cfm NO MATTER HOW HUNGRY YOU ARE, YOU CAN’T RUSH A GOOD STEAK UNLESS YOU EAT IT RARE. Sometimes I will walk into the house, and dinner is being prepared. Then, all of a sudden, I couldn’t wait to eat. Those pangs of hunger come out of […]
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Sunday – 02-13-2022
6th Sunday in Ordinary Time 2022Luke 6:17, 20-26 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/021322.cfm ABOVE AND BELOW! The blessings and woes Jesus mentions in the Beatitudes bring back a powerful memory. While snorkeling off the shore in Maui, Hawaii, I saw the beautiful mountains and islands in the distance. The panoramic view was breathtaking. However, it could not compare to […]
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Saturday – 02-12-2022
Saturday 5th Week in Ordinary Time 2022 Mark 8:1-10 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/021222.cfm FROM NOTHING TO ABUNDANCE. A friend of mine introduced me to the Consecration to St. Joseph. I completed the 33 days during my recovery and made the Consecration. After that, St. Joseph became my friend and constant companion with Mother Mary. When I don’t know what […]
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Friday – 02-11-2022
Friday 5th Week in Ordinary Time 2022 Mark 7:31-37 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/021122.cfm BE OPENED! Every morning I wake up, I am the man in the Gospel who can’t hear a thing God is saying to me or speak a Word of the Lord. How interesting that his friends brought him to Jesus to heal him. Of course, he […]
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Wednesday – 02-09-2022
Wednesday 5th Week in Ordinary Time B 2022 Mark 7:14-23 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/020922.cfm IS THAT REALLY YOU? After someone confesses their sins in confession, I sometimes ask them, “Is that you? Do those things you confessed make you happy? Do they make anyone else happy?” They always answer, “No.” Then I say, “Why do them?” Sin goes […]
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Monday – 02-07-2022
Monday 5th Week in Ordinary Time B 2022 Mark 6:53-56 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/020722.cfm PRESENCE – HOW WE PROJECT OURSELVES We dress for the occasion depending on what we are doing. For example, a person may dress in blue genes for work in construction, or a doctor performing surgery will dress in a gown. We wear our team’s jersey […]
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Sunday – 02-06-2022
5th Sunday in Ordinary Time B 2022Luke 5:1-11 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/020622.cfm FROM NOTHING TO EVERYTHING AND MORE! Excuses are a dime a dozen, as the saying goes. Yet, on any given day, we are presented with challenges that sometimes require effort and sometimes courage. Our Bishop Gregory Parkes listened to parishioners around the Diocese for several […]