Father Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Monday 1st Week in Lent – 03-05-2022
Monday 1st Week in Lent 2022 Matthew 25:31-46 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/030722.cfm CENTER STAGE – FRONT ROW Some people eat up being in front of a crowd, and other people get nervous and clam up. I remember preparing for the diaconate during my studies in England. Practicing my first homily in front of our professor and students, I spoke […]
Father Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Saturday after Ash Wednesday – 03-05-2022
Saturday after Ash Wednesday 2022 Luke 5:27-32 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/030522.cfm OUR FRIEND, LEVI (MATTHEW) Have you ever had a problem you were trying to figure out or were looking for an answer to something? For the life of you, nothing ever came. The more you thought about it, the more frustrating it got. So you gave up and […]
Father Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Friday after Ash Wednesday – 03-04-2022
Friday after Ash Wednesday 2022Luke 9:14-15 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/030422.cfm AWAY FROM THE LORD? NOT REALLY. After my adoration every morning, I end with the benediction and the blessing. One of the people I bless with Jesus are people who no longer practice their Catholic Faith and are not personally handing the Faith on to their children. There […]
Father Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Thursday after Ash Wednesday – 03-03-2022
Thursday after Ash Wednesday 2022 Luke 9:22-25 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/030322.cfm “MUST” IS A STRONG WORD. There are things in life we must do. For example, if we want to go fishing, we must get some bait or lures, or if we’re running in a marathon, we must practice every day. If we’re going to pay our bills, we […]
Father Rick’s Three Minute Homily for Ash Wednesday – 03-02-2022
Ash Wednesday 2022 Matthew 6:1-6,16-18 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/030222.cfm THIS LENT, SET YOUR STANDARD HIGH – 40 DAYS TO GREATNESS! Competition is a part of life. We play games around the kitchen table. We watch our children compete in sports growing up. We try our best to climb the ladder at work for better pay with more responsibility. So […]
Father Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Tuesday – 02-29-2022
Tuesday 8th Week in Ordinary Time 2022Luke 10:28-31 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/030122.cfm GIVING UP EVERYTHING vs. ENOUGH IS NEVER ENOUGH Russia invaded Ukraine just four days ago. So it wasn’t much of a surprise after Putin built up his army at the Ukraine border. But, like wealth, a person can never have enough power. Venezuela has experienced the […]
Father Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Monday – 02-28-2022
Monday 8 th Week in Ordinary Time 2022Luke 10:17-27 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/022822.cfmWHEN A CHALLENGE COMES ALONG, DON’T LET THE FIRE GO OUT.A challenge we accept and work on sets the fire in us ablaze. The biggest challenge inmy life was accepting the position of pastor of Blessed Sacrament Church and School inobedience. I say “in obedience” because […]
Father Rick’s Three Minute Homily for Sunday – 02-27-2022
8 th Sunday in Ordinary Time 2022 Luke 6: 39-45 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/022722.cfm YOU CAN’T FAKE GOODNESS. Every once in a while, I have the fortune to see goodness in a person. For example,during Catholic Schools Week a few weeks back, all the school children were outsidewaving big red hearts on a stick while our priests rode by in […]
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily Friday – 02-25-2022
Friday 7th Week in Ordinary Time 2022 Matthew:10-12 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/022522.cfm THE BEST OF TIMES – THE WORST OF TIMES What an exciting time when a couple is engaged and comes to me to prepare them for Marriage. The Church provides a 6-month preparation for couples to grow in the Presence of Christ for better or worse, richer […]
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily Wednesday – 02-23-2022
Wednesday 7th Week in Ordinary Time 2022Matthew 9:38-40 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/022322.cfm US AND THEM “Growing up is hard to do,” I remember that song by Ginger and the Snaps. Being a grown-up is hard to do as well. Perhaps you knew a bully or bullies in school. They pick on one or two kids, which is devastating […]