Monday, 31st Week in Ordinary Time November 6, 2023
Father Rick’s two-minute Homily for Monday, 31st Week in Ordinary Time November 6, 2023, Luke 14:12-14 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/110623.cfm What would we ever do that could equal in value what the Lord has done for us? It would seem to be nothing. The folks Jesus mentions in today’s Gospel who have no way of repaying us have […]
31st Sunday in Ordinary Time November 5, 2023
Fr. Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time November 5, 2023, Matthew 23:1-12 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/110523.cfm A Humble Authority? We all want to be accepted and loved. We can probably remember times when that didn’t happen and know how much it hurt. The world’s values can influence us, so we make our importance felt with […]
Saturday, 30th Week in Ordinary Time, November 4, 2023
Fr. Rick’s Gospel Reflection for Saturday, 30th Week in Ordinary Time, November 4, 2023, Luke 14: 1, 7-11 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/110423.cfm St. Teresa of Calcutta Ways to Practice Holiness. Unlike the Bucs, there are plenty of open seats at a Tampa Bay Rays game. Moving closer to the field and sitting in a seat you didn’t purchase […]
Feast of All the Faithful Departed, November 2, 2023
Father Rick’s Gospel Reflection for the Feast of All the Faithful Departed, November 2, 2023, John 6:37-40 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/110223.cfm Pray for the Faithful Departed It is a long-standing tradition to pray for a happy death. That might sound strange to someone who has no faith. What can be happy about death? Death is a doorway to […]
Saints Simon and Jude, October 28, 2023
Fr. Rick’s Gospel Reflection for St. Simon and Jude, Apostles, October 28, 2023, Luke 6: 12-16: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/102823.cfm Pray well that you may listen well. There is more to the call of Jesus than following a career. Jesus calls us into a living relationship with Him. We know the difference between working for an employer and […]
29th Sunday in Ordinary Time October 22, 2023
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time October 22, 2023, Matthew 22:15-21 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/102223.cfm Taxes – A Sacrifice? Have you ever had a day when everything went right? I imagine if you did, it wasn’t very often. I am a member of a religious order, the Institute of Charity, founded by Blessed […]
Monday, 28th Week in Ordinary Time, October 16, 2023
Fr Rick’s Two-Minute Gospel Reflection for Monday, 28th Week in Ordinary Time October 16, 2023, Luke 11:29-32 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/101623.cfm LET’S GET IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME When teaching, I have asked a question to see if the audience is with me, and no one raises their hand. It leaves an empty feeling inside. Jesus had the […]
Saturday, 27th Week in Ordinary Time October 14, 2023
Fr. Rick’s Gospel Reflection for Saturday, 27th Week in Ordinary Time October 14, 2023, Luke 11:27-28 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/101423.cfm You are set aside to be your best. “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 […]
Thursday, 27th Week in Ordinary Time October 11, 2023
Fr. Rick’s Gospel Reflection for Thursday, 27th Week in Ordinary Time October 11, 2023, Luke 11:5-13 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/101223.cfm WHAT’S UNDERNEATH YOUR CHECKLIST “And I tell you, ask, and you will receive.” The Baseball pennant race has started set for the playoffs. How many prayers and fans will say a prayer before and during the game? How […]
Friday, 27th Week in Ordinary Time October 13, 2023
Fr. Rick’s Gospel Reflection for Friday, 27th Week in Ordinary Time October 13, 2023, Luke 11:15-26 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/101323.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 […]