Saturday, 2nd Week in Lent March 2, 2024

Father Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Saturday, 2nd Week in Lent, March 2, 2024, Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/031023.cfm Home at Last. How sad it is to venture out alone, away from our Father. Like the younger son in the parable, our sin, walking away from all God provides for us, begins long before we walk […]

Friday, 2nd Week in Lent March 1, 2024

Father Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Friday, 2nd Week in Lent March 1, 2024, Matthew 21:33-43, 45-46 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/030124.cfm Someone is Missing. Mother Teresa tells a story about a young drug addict she and her sisters encountered in London. He had long hair, and they saw him sitting with several others on the side of the […]

Thursday, 2nd Week in Lent, February 29, 2024

Father Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Thursday, 2nd Week in Lent February 29, 2024, Luke 16:19-31 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/030923.cfm One Small Step. One Giant Leap. On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong was the first human being to walk on the moon. Stepping on the moon, he said, “One small step for man. One giant leap for mankind.” […]

Wednesday, 2nd Week in Lent, February 28, 2024

Father Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Wednesday, 2nd Week in Lent, February 28, 2024, Matthew 20:17-28 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/022824.cfm Distractions. I can’t help but love Jesus. It’s things he does like we heard today in the gospel. He has been with his buddies, the disciples, for three years, and they know each other, spending every day together. […]

Tuesday, 2nd Week in Lent, February 27, 2024

Father Rick’s Three Minute Homily for Tuesday, 2nd Week in Lent, February 27, 2024, Matthew 23:1-12 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/022724.cfm Too Big for Your Britches? Popularity has a short lifespan. One day, it is a sports celebrity, and another day, it can be someone in the news of Hollywood. We get clips of these people, and sometimes, we […]

Monday, 2nd Week in Lent February 26, 2024

Father Rick’s Three Minute Homily for Monday, 2nd Week in Lent February 26, 2024, Luke 6:36-38 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/022624.cfm Nothing is More Exciting and Life Changing. Being like God! Is there any way that we do not want to be like God? Why would we choose a different path that will only lead to suffering? One of […]

2nd Sunday in Lent B February 25, 2024

Fr. Rick’s 3-Minute Homily for 2nd Sunday in Lent B February 25, 2024, Mark 9:2-10 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/022524.cfm Be Loved – Reflection on the RE Congress Weekend Anaheim, Cal. 2024 Peace be with you, everyone. You may know that I was away for a couple of weeks. I was so happy to spend time with my brother […]

Saturday 1st Week in Lent February 24, 2024

Father Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Saturday 1st Week in Lent February 24, 2024, Matthew 5:43-48 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/022424.cfm But I Say To You. Families have their way of saying things to each other. I know only a few phrases in Hungarian. One phrase my Dad said to me when I was a kid was, “You are […]

Friday, 1st Week in Lent February 23, 2024

Father Rick’s Three Minute Homily for Friday, 1st Week in Lent February 23, 2024, Matthew 5:20-26 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/022324.cfm Outside the Box. Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid up to 50 times stronger than heroin and 1000 times more potent than morphine. Over 150 people die every day from overdoses related to drugs like Fentanyl. (Fentanyl Facts – […]

Feast of the Chair of St. Peter, Apostle February 22, 2022

Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily Feast of the Chair of St. Peter, Apostle 2022 February 22, 2024.Matthew 16:13-19 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/022224.cfm The Rock Within Me And You. A majority of us have taken vows. Perhaps you have taken a vow in marriage to God and your spouse. I have taken vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience to […]