Father Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Wednesday, 7th Week in Easter
June 4, 2025, John 17:11b-19 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/060425.cfm Detours in Life Road construction can present a problem for commuters. First, we wonder how far it will take us out of our way. Then there is the time we lose; if the construction takes weeks or more, we must adjust when we leave home. We are grateful that […]
Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Monday, 7th Week in Easter
June 2, 2025, John 16:29-33 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/060225.cfm Friendships That Endure Friends are the best; some last a while, and others a lifetime. These enduring friendships, like a sturdy ship in a storm, weather the business of life. The ones that last are friends who share the Lord and their life, and they have an enduring quality […]
Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Monday, 7th Week in Easter
June 2, 2025, John 16:29-33 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/060225.cfm Friendships That Endure Friends are the best; some last a while, and others a lifetime. These enduring friendships, like a sturdy ship in a storm, weather the business of life. The ones that last are friends who share the Lord and their life, and they have an enduring quality […]
Fr. Rick’s Gospel Reflection for the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord
June 1, 2025, Luke 24:46-53 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/060125-Ascension.cfm Experience Leads to Witness Cell phones are so practical. It was incredible the number of pictures I took when I was in Rome a few weeks ago. I was blessed to visit the shrine of the Holy Face of Christ Jesus. There were no cameras to take pictures in […]
Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for The Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
May 31, 2025, Luke 1:39-56 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/053125.cfm Jesus Shows Up in Life’s Ordinary Events. When I got home from school, I could hear my Mom saying, “Ricky, will you please clean up that mess in the kitchen for me?” “But Mom, I didn’t make it,” was my reply. “I know,” she said, “But do it because […]
Father Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Thursday, 6th Week in Easter
May 29, 2025, John 16:16-20 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/052925-thursday.cfm A Little While. I meet with someone who lost a spouse, parent, or sibling almost every week. I wish a magic word or phrase would lift them from their grief. But unfortunately, our words can barely touch what the soul is experiencing through their tears. Those tears slowly but […]
Father Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Tuesday, 6th Week in Easter
May 7, 2024, John 16:5-11 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/052725.cfm “Grief Has Filled Your Hearts.” It’s a simple task to bring to mind a moment when we lost a family member or a dear friend. The grief that fills our hearts in those moments is truly overwhelming. Jesus, in his final moments with the disciples, spoke of his impending […]
Father Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Monday, 6th Week in Easter
May 26, 2025, John 15:26-16:4a https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/052625.cfm No More Waiting Anyone with a shoulder or knee replacement knows it doesn’t happen immediately. Sometimes, doctors try other surgeries and therapies before the joint replacement, followed by months of treatment; it can be up to six months to a year before you fully recover. Imagine what it would be […]
Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Saturday, 5th Week in Easter
May 24, 2024, John 15:18-21 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/052425.cfm Opposition I remember hearing on a local documentary a candidate who lost an election say that the Catholic Church is so close-minded about abortion. She was referring, of course, to women’s rights over their bodies. This is one hot issue among many others where the world opposes Jesus and […]
Father Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Friday, 5th Week in Easter
May 24, 2025, John 15:12-17 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/052425.cfm Friendship Friendship is a beautiful gift. We have friends we enjoy hanging out with and doing things together. We know whom to call if we want to go to a ballgame or a movie, and we are excited when they say yes. And then, there are friends who go […]