Easter Sunday March 30, 2024
Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Easter Sunday March 31, 2024, John 20:1-9 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/033124.cfm Who Will Fill My Emptiness? Peace be with you, my friends, and to all you love and cherish. Welcome to our Easter Celebration of our Risen Lord Jesus. Happy Easter! I walked with Mary to the tomb of Jesus in prayer. What […]
Holy Saturday March 30, 2024
Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Holy Saturday, March 30, 2024, Matthew 28:1-10 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/033024.cfm I know You Are Seeking Jesus. As we walk to the tomb with Mary Magdalene and the other Mary, our thoughts bounce off the walls of our brains. So much has happened in the last couple of days. We need this Saturday […]
Holy Thursday -Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper
Fath Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Holy Thursday -Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper March 28, 2024, John 13:1-15 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/032824-Supper.cfm You Can’t Have One Without The Other. I did my studies in DerrysWood, south of London, England. We were a community of 30, and today’s gospel reminded me of Father General (the Superior General of […]
Father Rick’s One Minute Homily for Tuesday, the 4th Week in Lent, March 12, 2024
Tuesday of the Fourth Week of Lent | USCCB 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 nerve block wore off. The doctor prescribed a painkiller and told […]
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 […]