January 7, 2023, Christmas Weekday
Fr. Rick’s Three Minute Homily for January 7, 2023, Christmas Weekday John 2:1-11 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/010723.cfm REALLY MOM! Growing up can be challenging. I couldn’t wait to get to the ballpark after school and meet up with about 15 friends to "Play Ball." Of course, Mom was waiting at the front door with the question, "How much […]
January 6, 2023, Christmas Weekday
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for January 6, 2023, Christmas Weekday Matthew 1:7-11 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/010623.cfm Stay close to Jesus. The Sacrament of Baptism immerses us in the Life of God. So too, the Baptism of Jesus immersed God even more into our lives and experiences. He took on our humanity in His mother’s womb and our […]
January 5, 2023, Christmas Weekday
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for January 5, 2023, Christmas Weekday John 1:43-51 – https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/010523.cfm “Come and See.” You can feel the excitement in Phillip’s heart as he runs to Nathaniel. “We have found the one all the prophets wrote about, Jesus of Nazareth.” But Nathaniel is skeptical, and he hasn’t met Jesus yet. Phillip […]
January 4, 2023, Christmas Weekday
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for January 4, 2023, Christmas Weekday John 1:35-42 – https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/010423.cfm “Come and See.” Can you imagine walking up to a person you never met before and asking them, “Where are you staying?” It’s like asking someone, “What’s your address? Where do you live?” It doesn’t sound polite. But Jesus didn’t […]
January 3, 2023, Christmas Weekday
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for January 3, 2023, Christmas Weekday John 1:29-34 – https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/010323.cfm "I did not know him." In my younger years, my relationship with Jesus was one-sided. It was all about me and what I had to do to prove myself worthy of Him. The more I prayed and the nicer I […]
Saints Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen, Bishops and Doctors of the Church January 2, 2023
Fr. Rick’s Two-Minute Homily Saints Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen, Bishops and Doctors of the Church January 2, 2023 John 1:19-28 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/memorial-saints-basil-great-and-gregory-nazianzen-bishops-and-doctors-church Our Voice. If someone walks up to us and says, “What is your name? We respond by giving them our name. Not John the Baptist. He didn’t say, “I am John, son […]
Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God, January 1, 2023
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for the Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God, January 1, 2023 Luke 2:16-21 – https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/010122.cfm The Shepherd Went in Haste. Watching the Tampa Bay Lightning or the Bucs is a great pastime, and I record the games when I know I can’t watch them. When I […]
December 31, 2022, Seventh Day in the Octave of Christmas
Fr. Rick’s Two-Minute Homily December 31, 2022, Seventh Day in the Octave of Christmas John 1:1-18 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/123122.cfm The End Comes before the New Beginning. On this last day of 2022, where does the Lord want to make a fresh start in our lives? How appropriate that Mother Church chooses the opening Gospel of St. John […]
Seventh Day in the Octave of Christmas, December 31, 2022
Fr. Rick’s Two-Minute Homily Seventh Day in the Octave of Christmas, December 31, 2022 John 1:1-18 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/123122.cfm The End Comes before the New Beginning. On this last day of 2022, where does the Lord want to make a fresh start in our lives? How appropriate that Mother Church chooses the opening Gospel of St. John […]
Fifth Day in the Octave of Christmas, December 29, 2022
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily Fifth Day in the Octave of Christmas, December 29, 2022 Luke 2:22-35 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/122922.cfm John is running. Peter is running. Why? Mother Mary and St. Joseph are carrying into the Temple the Light that shines in our darkness. Many see this couple as so poor that they can offer only two […]