Father Rick’s One Minute Homily for Monday, 4th Week in Lent, March 11, 2024
Monday of the Fourth Week of Lent | USCCB 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 July were called the “dog days” because fish were stubborn. […]
Father Rick’s 3-Minute Homily for the 4th Sunday in Lent – Good Shepherd, Sunday, March 10, 2024
Fourth Sunday of Lent | USCCB The Snake and the Cross Today’s gospel reminded me of a time when I went mushrooming with my Dad. I was only about 6 or 7 years old. I saw a snake and was curious. So I got a long stick and poked at it. The snake curled up […]
Father Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Saturday, 3rd Week in Lent, 3/9/2024
Saturday of the Third Week of Lent | USCCB Seal the Deal? Back in 1981 I visited Father Gordon in Blessed Sacrament Church in Seminole. It was my first visit to Florida. I vividly remember walking into the church and standing in awe for five or 10 minutes. It was like I couldn’t move. I […]
Father Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Friday, 3/8/2024
Father Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Friday, 3rd Week in Lent March 8, 2024, Mark 12:28-34 Friday of the Third Week of Lent | USCCB Don’t ask any more questions. Think back to a time when your heart was ready to burst. You couldn’t take anymore. It could be an experience on a retreat or […]
Fr. Rick’s 3 Minute Gospel Reflection – 3/7/2024
Father Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Thursday, 3rd Week in Lent March 7, 2024, Luke 11:14-23 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 […]
Saturday, 1st Week in Lent, March 4, 2023
Father Rick’s Three Minute Homily for Saturday, 1st Week in Lent, March 4, 2023 Matthew 5:43-49 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/030423.cfm Relationship Needed. “Treat me as you would your hired workers.” What a moment when the younger son in the parable came to his senses – when he lost everything and hit his bottom. But how does that happen […]
Father Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Wednesday the 7th Week of Easter 6-1-2022
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/060122.cfm DETOURS IN LIFE Road construction can present a problem for commuters. First, we wonder how far it will take us out of our way. Then there is the time we lose, and if the construction takes weeks or more, we have to adjust the time we leave home. We are grateful the road will […]
Father Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Wednesday the 7th Week of Easter 6-1-2022
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/060122.cfm DETOURS IN LIFE Road construction can present a problem for commuters. First, we wonder how far it will take us out of our way. Then there is the time we lose, and if the construction takes weeks or more, we have to adjust the time we leave home. We are grateful the road will […]
Father Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Tuesday The Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary 2022
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/053122.cfm JESUS SHOWS UP IN LIFE’S ORDINARY EVENTS. When I got home from school, I could hear my Mom saying, “Ricky, will you please clean up that mess in the kitchen for me.” “But Mom, I didn’t make it,” was my reply. “I know,” she said, “But do it because you love me.” I was […]
Father Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Monday 7th Week in Easter 5-30 -2022
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/053022.cfm FRIENDSHIPS THAT ENDURE Friends are the best. They are a great comfort in times of trouble but so much fun when life is good. Some friends last a while, and others last a lifetime. I have had both. Friends from my younger years endured my three moves in my assignments as a priest. Others […]