12/14/2021 – St. Spiridon
Born into a family of shepherds, Spiridon followed the family occupation like David the King and Prophet, and the patriarchs Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. He married and had children, but his wife died early in their marriage. A single parent, Spiridon not only earned a living and raised his children, but also found the time […]
Fr. Rick’s One Minute Homily for Tuesday – 12-14-2021
Tuesday of the Third Week in Advent. Matthew 21:28-32 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/121421.cfm HOW GOOD IS MY WORD? I grew up a Cub fan living in Peoria, IL. After Seminary and Ordination, I was assigned to Galesburg, IL. And low and behold, many of my friends were St. Louis Cardinal fans. Yes, you guessed it, I became a Cardinal fan. […]
12/13/2021 – St. Lucy
Lucy’s history has been lost and all we really know for certain is that this brave woman who lived in Syracuse lost her life during the persecution of Christians in the early fourth century. Her veneration spread to Rome so that by the sixth century the whole Church recognized her courage in defense of the […]
12/12/2021 – St. Finnian
Irish abbot, a disciple of Sts. Colman and Mochae also called Winin. He was born in Strangford, Lough, Ulster, in Ireland, a member of a royal family. Studying under Sts. Colman and Mochae, he became a monk in Strathclyde and was ordained in Rome. Returning to Ulster, Finian founded several monasteries, becoming abbot of Moville, […]
Fr. Rick’s Three Minute Homily for Monday – 12-13-2021
Fr. Rick’s Three Minute Homily for Monday – 12-13-2021 Monday of the Third Week in Advent. Matthew 21:23-27 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/121321.cfm WHO I LISTEN TO IS WHO I FOLLOW How many people do we meet in a day? Some people we meet in person. Some we meet through a text or on the phone. Others we meet […]
12/11/2021 – Bl. Franco Grotti
Franco was born in the town of Grotti near Siena, Italy. He grew to be a lazy, nasty-tempered teenager who would not obey anyone. When his father died, Franco became worse than ever. He spent all his time and all his money in sinful acts and in gambling. Then he got into serious trouble, and […]
Fr. Rick’s Four Minute Homily for Sunday – 12-12-2021 Cultural Change
Sunday of the Third Week in Advent.John 3:10-18 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/121221.cfm WHAT ARE WE TO DO? Decisions of our juries in America and cultural change. Crowds, tax collectors, and soldiers asked John the Baptist, “What are we to do?” John told them to give to others and not to take from others. He was speaking about justice, […]
12/10/2021 – St. John Roberts
Benedictine member of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales. He was born in Trawsfynydd, Gwynedd, Wales, and studied at Oxford. John became a Catholic and went to Paris in 1598, Studying and becoming a Benedictine priest in 1602. He then returned to England and aided so many victims of the plague of 1603 that […]
Fr. Rick’s One Minute Homily – 12-10-2021
Friday of the Second Week in Advent. Matthew 11: 16- 19 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/121021.cfm “WE played the flute for you. WE sang a dirge for you.” Who is playing? Who is singing about our life? As the years go by, I am learning how much God is involved in our lives. The pronoun “We” caught my attention in […]
12/9/2021 – St. Fourier
Founder of the Congregation of Notre Dame. A native of Mirecourt, Lorraine, France, he entered the Augustinian canons regular and received ordination in 1585. He then served as head of the deteriorated parish of Mattaincourt, striving to restore it to a flowering community. Part of his effort included establishing the Congregation of Notre Dame to […]