Fr. Rick’s Three Minute Homily Monday – 02-21-2022
Monday 7th Week in Ordinary Time 2022Mark 9:14-29 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/022122.cfm AMAZEMENT AT LITTLE MIRACLES Amazement can stop us in our tracks. We have no words to express how something happened, but we know it’s true and real. I often experience this during spiritual direction and especially in the confessional. For the life of me, many times, […]
Fr. Rick’s Three Minute Homily Sunday – 02-20-2022
7th Sunday in Ordinary Time 2022 Luke 6:27-38 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/022022.cfm ONLY CARNIVORES EAT RAW MEAT. There is nothing like catching a whiff of a great steak cooking slowly on a grill. If we are visiting someone, the question, “How do you like your steak?” always comes up. How would we feel if we were visiting someone and […]
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Saturday – 02-19-2022
Saturday 6th Week in Ordinary Time 2022Mark 9:2-13 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/021922.cfm THE DELIGHT OF THE LORD – THE CLOUD WITHIN. We trust the pilot when we get on a jet, and it is pouring down rain. We may not even give it a second thought. Even if there is turbulence and we are shaken up, we […]
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Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Friday – 02-18-2022
Friday 6th Week in Ordinary Time 2022 Mark 8:34-91 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/021822.cfm DON’T BEAT YOURSELF UP. Occasionally, you will catch a jewel, a phrase that affects the rest of your life. I caught one of those jewels in the novitiate during my formation to become a religious. Blessed Antonio Rosmini, the founder of the Institute of Charity, […]
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Thursday – 02-17-2022
Thursday 6th Week in Ordinary Time 2022Mark 8:27-33 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/021722.cfm A MOMENT THAT LASTS A LIFETIME. Two distinct memories have affected my relationship with Jesus and my ministry as a priest. Both occurred when the Bishop installed me as pastor in Sacred Heart Church, Bradenton, FL, and Blessed Sacrament Church, Seminole, FL. First, during the […]
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Wednesday – 02-15-2022
Wednesday 6th Week in Ordinary Time 2022Mark 8:22-26 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/021622.cfm GOING FOR A WALK WITH JESUS. Many people like to go for walks. We have the Pinellas Trail a couple of blocks away from our Church. Every few minutes, someone is either going or coming from the trail. I wonder what they are thinking. Maybe some […]
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Monday – 02-14-2022
Monday 6th Week in Ordinary Time 2022 Mark 8:11-13 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/021422.cfm NO MATTER HOW HUNGRY YOU ARE, YOU CAN’T RUSH A GOOD STEAK UNLESS YOU EAT IT RARE. Sometimes I will walk into the house, and dinner is being prepared. Then, all of a sudden, I couldn’t wait to eat. Those pangs of hunger come out of […]
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Sunday – 02-13-2022
6th Sunday in Ordinary Time 2022Luke 6:17, 20-26 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/021322.cfm ABOVE AND BELOW! The blessings and woes Jesus mentions in the Beatitudes bring back a powerful memory. While snorkeling off the shore in Maui, Hawaii, I saw the beautiful mountains and islands in the distance. The panoramic view was breathtaking. However, it could not compare to […]
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Saturday – 02-12-2022
Saturday 5th Week in Ordinary Time 2022 Mark 8:1-10 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/021222.cfm FROM NOTHING TO ABUNDANCE. A friend of mine introduced me to the Consecration to St. Joseph. I completed the 33 days during my recovery and made the Consecration. After that, St. Joseph became my friend and constant companion with Mother Mary. When I don’t know what […]