Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Wednesday, 22nd Week in Ordinary Time
September 3, 2025, Luke 4: 38-44https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/090325.cfm “I Got This! Do you remember Jacky Gleason’s famous line, “How sweet it is,” from the TV show The Honeymooners? How sweet it is to go to a friend’s house, put your feet up, maybe take a nap, or relax? That might have been something Jesus wanted to do […]
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Tuesday, 22nd Week in Ordinary Time
September 2, 2025, Luke 4:31-37 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/090225.cfm Jesus Is So Strong – Unbelievable, But It’s True. A young couple asked me to bless their rental house. They had just moved in and were experiencing strange phenomena. I began the blessing at the back door with holy water and the Rite of Blessing. When I entered the […]
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Monday, 22nd Week in Ordinary Time
September 1, 2025, Luke 4:16-30 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/090423.cfm Jesus Was Anointed for You and Me! Hurricanes are incredibly destructive. Our hearts go out to those who have lost everything in a hurricane or a fire. We open our hearts and wallets to provide them some relief. We are so empathetic because it is something no one brings […]
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Fr. Rick’s Two Minute 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time CAugust 31, 2025, Luke 14:1, 7-14, https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/083125.cfm The Banquet of the Lord – Poor, Crippled, Lame, and Blind The readings this week focus on the importance of humility. It might seem strange when I say that I am so proud of you and your generosity toward people […]
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Saturday, 21st Week in Ordinary Time
August 30, 2025, Matthew 25:14-30 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/083124.cfm What the Master Sees Sometimes, I visit people in the hospital who are in great pain. The morphine barely eases their suffering. Yet, behind the tears in their eyes, there is peace. I feel peace as soon as I enter the room. Maybe they don’t realize how closely […]
Fr. Rick’s Two-Minute Memorial of the Passion of Saint John the Baptist
August 29, 2025, Mark 6:17-29 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/082925.cfm Speaking The Truth Is Worth A Sacrifice The reading in today’s Gospel is about John the Baptist giving his life for his faith. Recall in recent years when a gunman entered a church and murdered about ten of the faithful who were having a Bible study. Catholics and Christians […]
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Thursday, 21st Week in Ordinary Time
August 28, 2025, Matthew 24:42-51 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/082825.cfm Stealing Second Base. Imagine you just got a base hit and are on first base. You take a comfortable lead because you’re thinking about stealing second. Now isn’t the time to daydream. Your full focus is on the pitcher and every move he makes. You’ve studied him […]
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Wednesday, 21st Week in Ordinary Time
August 27, 2025, Matthew 23:27-32 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/082824.cfm Anesthesia Is Painless, But Watch Out. How did people ever manage before anesthesia? They would bite down as hard as they could on a rag, enduring the pain. Today, you don’t have to count to three or ten. You’re out cold as soon as you get the […]
Fr. Rick’s Two-Minute Tuesday 21st Week in Ordinary Time
August 26, 2025, Matthew 23:23-26https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/082625.cfm All it takes is a big heart My dad grew up six blocks from Notre Dame University. I remember I couldn’t get enough of the movie, “Rudy.” It was a true story about a young man with a small body but a big heart. Entering Notre Dame University was Rudy’s […]
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Monday 21st Week in Ordinary Time
August 25, 2025, Matthew 23:13-22 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/082525.cfm Compassionate Hearts Full Of Mercy. It amazes me that Almighty God has chosen to reveal Himself and the work of his salvation through ordinary people. Jesus is the fullness of that revelation and the One in whom we are called and gifted to follow. How humbling for the Lord […]