Thursday, the 4th Week in Lent March 23, 2023
Father Rick’s One Minute Homily for Thursday, the 4th Week in Lent March 23, 2023 John 5:31-47 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/032323.cfm Compliments – Who Needs Them? We all enjoy a pat on the back. “Well done; I enjoyed that dinner, which was scrumptious.” A compliment always gives us a good feeling inside. What do I […]
Wednesday, the 4th Week in Lent March 22, 2023
Father Rick’s One Minute Homily for Wednesday, the 4th Week in Lent March 22, 2023 John 5:17-30 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/032223.cfm Do Nothing On Your Own. Recently, I spoke about the messes we create when we act on our own. Unfortunately, I am aware of those times. Perhaps you are too, but I don’t always recognize […]
Tuesday, the 4th Week in Lent March 21, 2023
Father Rick’s One Minute Homily for Tuesday, the 4th Week in Lent March 21, 2023 John 5:1-16 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/032123.cfm From Addiction to Walking. Over 20 years ago, I had a shoulder replacement. The first day was pain-free, primarily thanks to a nerve block. Wow! I needed something to help with the pain when the […]
Monday, the 4th Week in Lent March 20, 2023
Father Rick’s One Minute Homily for Monday, the 4th Week in Lent March 20, 2023 John 4:43-54 No More Dog Days with Jesus Growing up, I loved to fish with my Dad. What was most important to me was the number of fish and the size of the fish we caught. June and […]
4th Sunday in Lent March 19, 2023
Father Rick’s Two Minute Homily for 4th Sunday in Lent March 19, 2023, John 4:1-41 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/031923.cfm Out of Sight, Out of Touch I was with my sister Bev when she was doing crossword puzzles. And I’m busy doing something else, reading or watching TV, and out of the blue, she gets excited and goes, “Oh!” […]
Thursday, 3rd Week in Lent March 16, 2023
Father Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Thursday, 3rd Week in Lent March 16, 2023 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/031623.cfm The Finger of God? “If it’s by the finger of God that I cast out demons.….” How much can we do with our little finger? I have to say not very much. I tried to open a new jar of […]
Tuesday, 3rd Week in Lent, March 14, 2023
Father Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Tuesday, 3rd Week in Lent, March 14, 2023, Matthew 18:21-35 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/031423.cfm Reconciliation: Inconceivable but Necessary. “Whatever you do the least of my brethren, you do to me.” Think of the millions of Ukrainians who migrated from their country and the thousands killed by the Russians. What Vladimir Putin began […]
Monday, 3rd Week in Lent, March 13, 2023
Father Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Monday, 3rd Week in Lent, March 13, 2023, Luke 4:24-30 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/031323.cfm Homecoming. When I came home from England after my studies, my family met me at the airport terminal. It seemed like we never would stop hugging each other. And there was a tremendous celebration of my ordination and […]
Sunday, 3rd Week in Lent, A, March 12, 2023
Father Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Sunday, 3rd Week in Lent, A, March 12, 2023 John 4:5-5246 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/031023.cfm Jesus, Talk to Me. Don’t Make Me Laugh. Imagine this woman going to the well of Jacob. She heard about Jesus and His miracles. Somewhere in her mind, she wonders what it would be like to meet […]
Saturday, 2nd Week in Lent, March 11, 2023
Father Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Saturday, 2nd Week in Lent, March 11, 2023, 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 […]