4th Sunday in Ordinary Time, A, January 29, 2023
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time, A, January 29, 2023 Matthew 5:1-12a https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/012923.cfm The Strength of Meekness. Years ago, I remember riding a horse in a hacienda in Venezuela. I will never forget a raging bull running for us out of nowhere, my horse went into a gallop, and I […]
Saturday, 3rd Week in Ordinary Time, January 28, 2023
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Saturday, 3rd Week in Ordinary Time, January 28, 2023 Mark 4:35-41 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/012823.cfm Do Not Be Afraid To Go Deep. I Will Raise You Up. One early spring morning, I was fishing in Long Lake in Central Illinois with an old friend of my Dad, Bud Sepich. We were […]
Friday, 3rd Week in Ordinary Time, January 27, 2023
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Friday, 3rd Week in Ordinary Time, January 27, 2023 Mark 4:26-34 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/012723.cfm Become What You Eat! I grew up in the Midwest, the corn belt of America. There was always talk about the size of the corn. If the corn was too short by the Fourth of […]
Wednesday, 3rd Week in Ordinary Time, January 25, 2023
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Wednesday, 3rd Week in Ordinary Time, January 25, 2023 Mark 4:1-20 Celebrating Conversion of St. Paul This Year 2023 Life Is Not A Daydream. Suffering seems like such a waste of time and energy. It can be an illness, a tragedy of some description. I have had my share […]
Tuesday, 3rd Week in Ordinary Time, January 24, 2023
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Tuesday, 3rd Week in Ordinary Time, January 24, 2023 Mark 3:31-35 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/012423.cfm Remove the Scales from My Eyes. How wonderful it is to belong to the family of Jesus we call the Church. The life and love he wanted to share with the world were too big to […]
3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, A, January 22, 2023
IGNITE THE FIRE Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, A, January 22, 2023 Matthew 4:12-17, 23-25 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/012223.cfm Jesus seeks us out. I think it’s fair to say that 40 or 50 years ago, people stayed in the town where they were born. You might have a few that would move […]
Saturday 2nd Week in Ordinary Time, January 21, 2023
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Saturday 2nd Week in Ordinary Time, January 21, 2023 Mark 3:20-21 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/012123.cfm Life Out of Bounds? A while back, speakers were innovative in thinking "out of the box." The "box" is a fact of life. We have speed limits we must obey for everyone’s safety. Play stops in […]
Friday 2nd Week in Ordinary Time, January 20, 2023
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Friday 2nd Week in Ordinary Time, January 20, 2023 Mark 3:13-19 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/012023.cfm Who is Your Mentor? When I began my studies for the priesthood in England, I met a priest who knew Jesus. Fr. Anthony Meredith profoundly affected me and my relationship with God. He wasn’t a scholar […]
Thursday 2nd Week in Ordinary Time, January 19, 2023
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Thursday 2nd Week in Ordinary Time, January 19, 2023 Mark 3:7-12 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/011923.cfm Hearing What Jesus Was Doing. I remember reading a book on St. Joan of Arc. She was burned at the stake because she had heard Jesus speaking to her. While the guards set the fire, the […]
Wednesday 2nd Week in Ordinary Time 2023
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Wednesday 2nd Week in Ordinary Time 2023 Mark 3:1-6 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/011823.cfm SABBATH TIME – TWO FOR ONE. When I became pastor at Blessed Sacrament Church, I told each staff member individually, "People are always more important than our stuff." Stuff will disintegrate, and plans, decisions, and accomplishments will […]