Fr. Rick’s Homily: Wednesday, 20th Week in Ordinary Time
August 19, 2026 Matthew 20:1-16https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/081926.cfm A Walking Billboard Fish are amusing. If I were a fish and saw a juicy worm or small fish, I’d eat it. But theybite only when hungry, mostly at dawn and dusk. So if you don’t get a bite, keep trying. The landowner in the gospel kept seeking laborers for […]
Fr. Rick’s Homily: Tuesday 20th Week in Ordinary Time
August 18, 2026 Matthew 19:23-30https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/081826.cfm God’s Lottery One of the greatest joys of my priesthood is the daily opportunity to make a positivedifference in people’s lives. The joy of serving others through the Lord’s gifts faroutweighs any sorrows or sadness that may come my way. In these moments, I feelmost alive, and the presence of […]
Fr. Rick’s Homily: Monday, 20th Week in Ordinary Time
August 17, 2026 Matthew 19:16-22https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/081726.cfm Less or More? Can you picture how the young man might have felt when Jesus looked at him withlove? It was a love so profound, comparable only to a mother’s love for her child,especially when a nurse gently places her newborn in her arms for the first time. Theyoung man’s […]
Fr. Rick’s Homily: 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time
August 16, 2026,Matthew 15:21-28https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/081626.cfm Jesus Refuses No One. Why do some prayers go unanswered? Once again, we are meeting someone in thegospel who can do nothing to help herself. A demon possessed the daughter of awoman in a foreign land. Our Lord knew He would heal this woman’s daughter. Why wait? Why this longdiscussion? His […]
Fr. Rick’s Homily: the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
August 15, 2026 Luke 1:39-56https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/081526.cfm Assumption Is A Big Welcome. Mother Mary assumed Jesus completely, sharing in His suffering and glory. Thisconnection can inspire us to trust her presence during our own hardships, fosteringempathy and hope. Fr. Richard Leonard, SJ, recalls the story of a village outside Santiago, Chile, that wasterrorized on August 15, 1975. […]
Fr. Rick’s Homily: Thursday, 19th Week in Ordinary Time
August 13, 2026Matthew 18:21-19:1https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/081326.cfm How Grateful Am I? When I read this gospel about the ungrateful servant, I was overwhelmed by the manyblessings I have received throughout my life. I couldn’t begin to count them. Godblesses all of us with His gift of creation, which He sustains every minute of every day.But a few memories […]
Fr. Rick’s Homily: Wednesday, 19th Week in Ordinary Time
August 12, 2025 Matthew 18:15-20https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/wednesday-nineteenth-week-ordinary-time We Offend People But Also God Perhaps you’ve asked God for forgiveness for your sins, especially against someone,but still lack peace with God or the person. It’s good to admit our sins, but a quiet prayerisn’t enough. After a while, we realize that we need the words of absolution from […]
Fr. Rick’s Homily: Tuesday, 19th Week in Ordinary Time
August 11, 2026 Matthew 18:1-5, 10, 12-14https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/081126.cfm Do Not Lead Anyone Astray. Each morning, after I spend time in adoration with Jesus, I gently lift the monstranceduring benediction, lifting up to the Lord those who have drifted away from their Faith. Ihumbly ask for forgiveness if I ever set a poor example that might lead […]
Fr. Rick’s Homily: Feast of St. Lawrence, Deacon & Martyr
August 10, 2026, John 12:24-26https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/081026.cfm The Man Whose Heart Is Firm Will Not Fear. Throughout the centuries, many have challenged our Catholic Faith. Nevertheless, itsignifies that we are faithful to Christ and the gospel. The Church experienced this in257 when Pope Sixtus appointed seven deacons in Rome. His first choice wasLawrence. Lawrence was appointed to […]
Fr. Rick’s Homily: 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time
August 9, 2026 Matthew 14:22-33https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/080926.cfm What Wind? What Waves? I imagine all of us have received a phone call when we were in a noisy room or ameeting. We had to get up. And leave the room, after excusing ourselves to find a quietplace for our conversation. So, we have to leave the noise in […]