1/17/2022 – St. Anthony of Egypt
St. Anthony was born around 251 into a wealthy family, near Cairo. At that time, the Catholic Church was spreading throughout the Roman empire, although the empire remained pagan and did not recognize Catholicism. Around the year 270, both of Anthony’s parents died, and he inherited their possessions and property. He reevaluated his life in […]
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Monday – 01-17-2022
Monday 2nd Week in Ordinary Time 2022 Mark 2:18-22 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/011722.cfm A NEW CAR, SWEET. A NEW HOUSE, AWESOME. HOW ABOUT A NEW APPROACH? Anyone who bought a new car notices the “new car smell.” The only problem, the smell doesn’t last too long. Even the new feeling wears off after a while. Religion can get ho-hum […]
1/16/2022 – St. Honoratus
Martyr with Arontius, Fortunatus, and Sabinian, commemorated as the Twelve Holy Brothers. The others were Felix, Januarius, Septimus, Repositus, Sator, Vitalis, Donatus, and a second Felix. Probably not related, they are known as the Twelve Brothers. Four were beheaded in Potenza, Italy, on August 27. Three were beheaded at Vanossa on August 28. The others […]
1/15/2022 – St. Paul the Hermit
Also known as Paul the First Hermit and Paul of Thebes, an Egyptian hermit and friend of St. Jerome. Born in Lower The baid, Egypt, he was left an orphan at about the age of fifteen and hid during the persecution of the Church under Emperor Traj anus Decius. At the age of twenty two […]
Fr. Rick’s Three Minute Homily for Sunday – 01-16-2022
Sunday 2nd Week in Ordinary Time 2022 John 2:1-11 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/011622.cfm Growing up isn’t always easy. I couldn’t wait to get to the ballpark after school and meet up with about 15 friends to “Play Ball.” Of, course, there was Mom, waiting at the front door with the question, “How much homework do you have.” I […]
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Saturday – 01-15-2022
Saturday 1st Week in Ordinary Time 2022 Mk 2:13-17 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/011522.cfm LIFE CAN BE A MAZE WITH NO WAY OUT. It wasn’t long after I was ordained a priest, I began hearing fifth steps in a chemical dependency unit. After an alcoholic or drug addict made a Fourth Step Inventory on their life, they shared their strengths […]
1/14/2022 – St. Hilary of Poitiers
“They didn’t know who they were.” This is how Hilary summed up the problem with the Arian heretics of the fourth century. Hilary, on the other hand, knew very well who he was — a child of a loving God who had inherited eternal life through belief in the Son of God. He hadn’t been […]
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1/13/2022 – St. Veronica of Milan
Saint Veronica was a poor maiden of Milan. Possessed of an angelic piety, she wished to enter the convent of the Augustinian nuns of Saint Martha, who were established in her native city. But the poverty of her parents had prevented the holy girl from receiving even the first rudiments of education. After working hard […]
Fr. Rick’s One Minute Homily for Friday – 01-14-2022
Friday 1st Week in Ordinary Time 2022 Mark 2:1-12 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/011422.cfm SOLD OUT. NO ROOM FOR YOU. Is there concert he can’t wait to see? Think of the mad rush to the box office if the Buccaneers get into the Super Bowl. You grab your phone and you hope that it isn’t sold out. Some events sell […]