Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Monday, 6th Week in Ordinary Time
February 16, 2026, Mark 8:11-13https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/021626.cfm You Can’t Rush A Good Steak Sometimes, I walk into the house and find someone cooking, and suddenly, I feel anirresistible craving to eat. Those hunger pangs just seem to appear out of nowhere! It’sthe same when I catch the delicious aroma of a steak on the grill. I believe […]
Father Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Wednesday, 3rd Week in Lent
March 26, 2025, Deuteronomy 4:1, 5-9 Matthew 5:17-19 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/032625.cfm Did You Share Your Story with Someone Today? Sometimes, you walk into a room and say, “What did I come in here to do?” We got distracted by other thoughts. Anyone who has suffered from a parent or loved one who has Alzheimer’s knows that it […]
Fr. Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for the 26th Sunday of the Year B
September 26, 2024, Mark 9:38-43, 45, 47-48 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/092924.cfm Honey Attracts More than Sugar. The few verses in today’s gospel give us a little insight into the minds and hearts of the disciples. You can hear the smugness, a hint of arrogance in that statement, “We saw someone driving out demons in your name, and we […]
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Wednesday, 21st Week in Ordinary Time
August 28, 2024, Matthew 23:27-32 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/082824.cfm Anesthesia Is Painless, But Watch Out. How did people ever manage before anesthesia? With a rag in their mouth, they bit as hard as they could, enduring the pain. Today, a person doesn’t have to count to three or ten. You are out like a light as soon […]
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Wednesday, 21st Week in Ordinary Time
August 28, 2024, Matthew 23:27-32 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/082824.cfm Anesthesia Is Painless, But Watch Out. How did people ever manage before anesthesia? With a rag in their mouth, they bit as hard as they could, enduring the pain. Today, a person doesn’t have to count to three or ten. You are out like a light as […]
Fr. Rick’s Two-Minute Tuesday 21st Week in Ordinary Time
August 27, 2024, Matthew 23:23-26 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/082724.cfm All it takes is a big heart. My dad grew up six blocks from Notre Dame University. I remember I couldn’t get enough of the movie, “Rudy.” It was a true story about a young man with a small body but a big heart. Entering Notre Dame University was […]
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Monday 21st Week in Ordinary Time
August 26, 2024, Matthew 23:13-22 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/082624.cfm Compassionate Hearts Full Of Mercy. It amazes me that Almighty God has chosen to reveal Himself and the work of his salvation through ordinary people. Jesus is the fullness of that revelation and the One in whom we are called and gifted to follow. How humbling for the Lord […]
Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time
August 25, 2024, John 6:60-69 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/082524.cfm A Sad Day For Jesus Sadness is a genuine emotion. It is normal to want to ignore or bury such feelings. We think if we forget the terrible things that happen to us, we will be ok. But such methods never work. Losing a person we love in death […]
Fr. Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for the Feast of St. Bartholomew
August 24, 2024, John 1:45 – 50|https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/082424.cfm Prejudice Gets Us Off on the Wrong Foot St. Bartholomew, also known as Nathaniel, was introduced to Jesus by St. Philip. He preached the gospel in the most barbarous countries in the east, going as far as India. He was martyred for his faith in Jesus. Like all […]
Fr. Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Friday 20th Week in Ordinary Time
August 23, 2024, Matthew 22:34-40 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/082324.cfm Why Do We Have So Many Neighbors? Can you think of the people we meet every day? We cordially say hello to some people and give others a lot of time. Jesus purposely combined the two commandments of the Old Testament so we can show God every day how […]