Fr. Rick’s One Minute Homily for Tuesday – 12-14-2021
Tuesday of the Third Week in Advent. Matthew 21:28-32 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/121421.cfm HOW GOOD IS MY WORD? I grew up a Cub fan living in Peoria, IL. After Seminary and Ordination, I was assigned to Galesburg, IL. And low and behold, many of my friends were St. Louis Cardinal fans. Yes, you guessed it, I became a Cardinal fan. […]
Fr. Rick’s Three Minute Homily for Monday – 12-13-2021
Fr. Rick’s Three Minute Homily for Monday – 12-13-2021 Monday of the Third Week in Advent. Matthew 21:23-27 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/121321.cfm WHO I LISTEN TO IS WHO I FOLLOW How many people do we meet in a day? Some people we meet in person. Some we meet through a text or on the phone. Others we meet […]
Fr. Rick’s Four Minute Homily for Sunday – 12-12-2021 Cultural Change
Sunday of the Third Week in Advent.John 3:10-18 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/121221.cfm WHAT ARE WE TO DO? Decisions of our juries in America and cultural change. Crowds, tax collectors, and soldiers asked John the Baptist, “What are we to do?” John told them to give to others and not to take from others. He was speaking about justice, […]
Fr. Rick’s One Minute Homily – 12-10-2021
Friday of the Second Week in Advent. Matthew 11: 16- 19 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/121021.cfm “WE played the flute for you. WE sang a dirge for you.” Who is playing? Who is singing about our life? As the years go by, I am learning how much God is involved in our lives. The pronoun “We” caught my attention in […]
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily -12-09-2021
Thursday of the Second Week in Advent. Matthew 11: 11- 15 VIOLENCE – IS THERE ANOTHER WAY? Wouldn’t you say that most people in America wonder when the violence will end? Or, at least slow down a bit. The news is full of it. Jesus even says, “From the days of John the Baptist until now, the Kingdom of heaven […]
Fr. Rick’s One Minute Homily – 12-07-2021
Wednesday, Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Luke 18:12-14 “I AM the handmaid of the Lord.” Sports have always been a part of my life. I remember going to St. Mary’s School diamond every night growing up. The neighborhood kids, 15 or so, would pick teams and start our game. I […]
Fr. Rick’s One Minute Homily – 12-07-2021
LOST AND STUCK In my first assignment in Galesburg, IL, I was chaplain of the city and county police departments. I road most nights with them. I noticed so many children walking the streets at night, wandering around like they were lost. And they were. For a variety of reasons, these children were runaways. These kids road […]
Fr. Rick’s One Minute Homily – 12-06-2021
Monday 2nd Week of Advent Luke 5:17-26 INTERRUPTIONS – ARE THEY REALLY A NUISANCE? Paradise. Imagine for a moment having several projects you wish to accomplish. They all were completed with no interruptions at the end of the day. Wouldn’t that be a little bit of paradise? Sometimes we find ourselves in the middle of […]
Fr. Rick’s One Minute Homily 12-04-2021
Matthew 9:27-35; 10:1; 5a, 6-8 ONE SHEEP AT A TIME. THAT’S ALL I CAN CARRY Some days I wonder, ‘How in the world am I going to get through all of that needs to be done. Where do I start? And someone walks into the office who needs to see a priest. God bless them […]
Fr. Rick’s One Minute Homily – 12-03-2021
Friday 1st Week of Advent Matthew 9:27-31 JESUS CURED TWO BLIND MEN – MIRACLES STILL HAPPEN A true Story – When I came home from the hospital after my ankle replacement surgery 5 weeks ago, I couldn’t find my vaccination card. I received both shots and a booster. I looked through the hospital folders and overnight bag […]