Thursday 21st Week in Ordinary Time August 31, 2023

Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Thursday, 21st Week in Ordinary Time August 31, 2023, Matthew 24:42-51 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/thursday-twenty-first-week-ordinary-time       Stealing Second Base.     Imagine you just got a base hit and are on first base. You get a comfortable lead because you want to steal second base. Now is not the time to daydream. Your total […]

Wednesday 21st Week in Ordinary Time August 30, 2023

Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Wednesday, 21st Week in Ordinary Time August 30, 2023, Matthew 23:27-32 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/083023.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 […]

Prayer During a Hurricane. And Gospel Reflections

PLEASE NOTE: As Hurricane Idalia moves into the Gulf of Mexico and approaches the West Coast of Florida, we pray for the safety of all it will affect. Let us pray: Heavenly Father, we trust Your unwavering protection amid this hurricane’s fury. Just as You shielded Noah from the flood (Genesis 7:23), we ask for […]