Fr Rick’s Gospel Reflection for October 11, 2025,
Luke 11:27-28 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/101125.cfm Listen to the Word “Blessed is the womb that carried you and the breasts at which you nursed.” Sometimes, you see a son or daughter following in the steps of their father or mother. It can be in a trade or even in sports. Tiger Woods and his son come to mind. […]
Fr. Rick’s Two-Minute Gospel Reflection for Friday, 27th Week in Ordinary Time
October 10, 2025, Luke 11:15-26 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/101025.cfm A Vacant Soul – Sound the Alarm Jesus drove out a demon from a man in today’s Gospel. He said that the man’s house (soul) was swept clean. The Precious Blood of Jesus in the Sacrament of Reconciliation purifies our souls. Everything is tidy, like the man’s soul after […]
Fr. Rick’s Two-Minute Gospel Reflection for Thursday, 27th Week in Ordinary Time
October 9, 2025, Luke 11:5-13 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/100925.cfm WHAT’S UNDERNEATH YOUR CHECKLIST “And I tell you, ask, and you will receive. How often do we pray for things, not people, including ourselves? People ask me to pray for them or someone almost every day. And I do, every morning before the Blessed Sacrament in Adoration. I mention […]
Fr. Rick’s Two-Minute Gospel Reflection for Wednesday, 27th Week in Ordinary Time
October 8, 2025, Luke 11:1-4 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/100825.cfm Prayer – More Than What We Ask of God. The disciples noticed that Jesus prayed in a way far different from what they had ever seen. At the time of our Lord, people thought that the more you mentioned your needs to God and made them known for all to […]
Fr. Rick’s Two-Minute Gospel Reflection for Tuesday, 27th Week in Ordinary Time
October 7, 2025, Mark 10:38-42 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/100725.cfm So Many Things. It’s easy to picture Martha reviewing her grocery list the night before Jesus came to her and her sister Mary’s house for dinner. So many things to do. “I wonder if Mary helped her with the shopping.” The next day, something happened when Martha burst into the […]
Fr. Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Monday, 27th Week in Ordinary Time
October 6, 2025, Luke 10:25-37 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/100625.cfm You Have Got To Be Kidding, Or We Understand “Lord Jesus, help me!” Prayed a priest on his way to a wedding; he was the celebrant. The wedding was scheduled to start in about half an hour. A van full of people was standing on the side of the […]
Father Rick’s Gospel Reflection for 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time
October 5, 2025, Luke 17:7-10 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/100525.cfm Serving when we don’t plan it. I see the servant in the gospel wiping his brow as he walks up the steps into his master’s house. All he wants is to rest his feet, even if just for a few minutes. But all he hears are his master’s words, […]
Fr. Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Saturday, 26th Week of the Year
October 4, 2025, Luke 10:17-24. https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/100425.cfm Cries from Deep Within. You can see Jesus taking it all in, listening to story after story. The disciples can’t get their reports out quickly enough, / recounting what happened on their missionary journey: / the healings in Jesus’ Name, driving Satan out of people’s lives. The joy swelling […]
Fr. Rick’s Two-Minute Homily Friday, 26th Week in Ordinary Time
October 3, 2025, Luke 10:13-16 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/100325.cfm When our hearts change after an encounter with Jesus,We will never forget Him. The term “woe” that Jesus uses in today’s Gospel is more of a heartfelt cry than a warning. I wonder how many times St. Francis of Assisi cried from deep within his heart with people, with us. […]
Fr. Rick’s Two-Minute Homily Thursday, 26th Week in Ordinary Time
Luke 10:1-12 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/100324.cfm We All Have The Gift To Share The Good News. There is a story of a priest who told a seminarian that the day had come for him to learn the art of preaching. So after they got up and said their prayers, the lad had pen and paper in hand. He figured he […]