Catholic Ministry Appeal
Friday 2nd Week in Ordinary Time January 19, 2024
Fr. Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Friday 2nd Week in Ordinary Time January 19, 2024, Mark 3:13-19 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/011924.cfm Who is Your Mentor? When I began my studies for the priesthood in England, I met a priest who knew Jesus. Fr. Anthony Meredith profoundly affected me and my relationship with God. He wasn’t a scholar who […]
Tuesday, 1st Week in Ordinary Time January 9, 2024
Fr. Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Tuesday, 1st Week in Ordinary Time January 9, 2024, Mark 1:21-28 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/010924.cfm WHO IS MY TEACHER? By the time our junior and senior years rolled around in high school, hopefully, we had courses to take to graduate. We may have had no interest in the subjects, but we worked through […]
Baptism of the Lord January 8, 2024
Fr. Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Baptism of the Lord January 8, 2024, Matthew 3:13-17 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/010923.cfm THE HOLY SPIRIT AND FIRE. The people of California and, recently, Colorado are enduring the tragedy of fire. It grips my heart when I see people going back to their homes and finding nothing but ashes. I remember driving through […]
Feast of the Epiphany, January 7, 2024 Parish Vision and Statement
Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily For the Feast of the Epiphany January 7, 2024, Matthew 2:1-12 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/010724.cfm Henry Van Dyke, in 1902 wrote about another wise man, Artaban. He bought three jewels for the new infant King: a sapphire, a ruby, and a pearl. On his way to meet the other three Maji, he stopped and […]
Feast of the Epiphany New Mission Statement
Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily For the Feast of the Epiphany January 7, 2024, Matthew 2:1-12 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/010724.cfm Henry Van Dyke, in 1902 wrote about another wise man, Artaban. He bought three jewels for the new infant King: a sapphire, a ruby, and a pearl. On his way to meet the other three Maji, he stopped and […]
Parish Mission and Vision
The Parish Leadership Team was formed about 12 years ago with the directive from the Pastor to discern the identity of the parish at that time (mission), develop a vision for the future that aligned with the diocese and the Church, and establish plans to help direct the parish in achieving that vision. And over […]
January 6, 2024, Christmas Weekday
Fr. Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for January 6, 2024, Christmas Weekday Matthew 1:7-11 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/010623.cfm Stay close to Jesus. The Sacrament of Baptism immerses us in the Life of God. So, too, the Baptism of Jesus immersed God even more into our lives and experiences. He took on our humanity in the womb of His Mother and […]
Eucharistic Procession and Parish Picnic
On Sunday 1/7/2024 there will be an Eucharistic Procession immediately following the 11:30am Mass. Our procession will be around the neighborhood of Blessed Sacrament Church. After the procession, there will be a brief benediction. Following the procession, our Parish will host a picnic, either outside in the ball field or in Parish Center, depending on […]
January 5, 2024, Christmas Weekday
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for January 5, 2024, Christmas Weekday Memorial of St. John Newman, John 1:53-51 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/010524.cfm “Come and See.” You can feel the excitement in Phillip’s heart as he runs to Nathaniel. “We have found the one all the prophets wrote about, Jesus of Nazareth.” But Nathaniel is skeptical, and he hasn’t […]