Monday of Holy Week, April 3, 2023

Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Monday of Holy Week, April 3, 2023 John 12:1-11 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/040323.cfm Tears that Heal Here we are, Monday of Holy Week. Where did those five weeks of Lent go? Please, God, we are all following Jesus a little more than when we received our ashes. I am thinking beyond what we […]

Palm Sunday, April 2, 2023

Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Palm Sunday, April 2, 2023 Matthew 27:11-54 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/040223.cfm “Who Are You?” The TV show, NCIS, has been popular for years, and Forensic science helps solve murder cases. A snippet of the song “Who are you” is played at the beginning and end of the show, and it’s a catchy tune […]

Saturday, the 5th Week in Lent April 1, 2023

Father Rick’s One Minute Homily for Saturday, the 5th Week in Lent April 1, 2023 – John 11:45-56 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/040123.cfm Go to Ephraim. I learned a long time ago, and perhaps you have, too, that nothing good can come out of a decision when made out of fear. Consider the Pharisees. More people started believing in […]

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Friday, the 5th Week in Lent March 31, 2023

Father Rick’s One Minute Homily for Friday, the 5th Week in Lent March 31, 2023 – John 10:31-42 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/033123.cfm . Father Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Friday the 5th Week in Lent – 04-08-2022   Friday 5th Week in Lent 2022   John 10:31-42 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/040822.cfm  GETTING TO KNOW MY FATHER.  It isn’t hard for me […]

Saturday, the 5th Week in Lent April 1, 2023

Father Rick’s One Minute Homily for Saturday, the 5th Week in Lent April 1, 2023 – John 11:45-56 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/040123.cfm The Darkness Grows Over Time. Driver’s Ed was an experience. First, I had to consciously put my foot on the brake early when approaching a Stop Sign. Then, after a time, I just did it. You […]

Wednesday, the 5th Week in Lent March 29, 2023

Father Rick’s One Minute Homily for Wednesday, the 5th Week in Lent March 29, 2023 – John 8:21-30 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/032923.cfm Getting To Know My Dad. I know married couples who cannot have children for one reason or another. Others may have a child or a couple of children. But they are hungry for more, so they […]

Tuesday, the 5th Week in Lent March 28, 2023

Father Rick’s One Minute Homily for Tuesday, the 5th Week in Lent March 28, 2023 – John 8:21-30 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/032723.cfm All I Want is to Please You. We can learn a lot from children. They get excited when they open their bedroom door and run to the Christmas tree to see what Santa has brought them, […]

Monday, the 5th Week in Lent March 27, 2023

Father Rick’s One Minute Homily for Monday, the 5th Week in Lent March 27, 2023 – John 8:1-11 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/032723.cfm Drop Your Stone. We call a hero today someone who has no concern for their own welfare and puts themselves in harm’s way, whatever the cost. Whether it’s a burning house or a car in a […]

Saturday, the 4th Week in Lent March 2, 2023

Father Rick’s One Minute Homily for Saturday, the 4th Week in Lent March 2, 2023 – John 7: 40-53 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/040222.cfm We Know It All Will anything be different when we leave Mass today and go back home? Will we have changed in any way, having encountered Jesus in Word and Sacrament? Everybody in today’s gospel […]