Saturday of the Second Week in Advent, December 10, 2022
Fr. Rick’s One Minute Homily for Saturday of the Second Week in Advent, December 10, 2022 Matthew 17:9a, 10-13 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/121022.cfm “We played the flute for you. We sang a dirge for you.” We can’t live in the future, only the present. Michael J Fox and Christopher Lloyd starred in Back to the Future. Michael was […]
8 December, 2022 17:36
Fr. Rick’s One Minute Homily for Friday of the Second Week in Advent. – December 9, 2022 Matthew 11: 16- 19 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/120922.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 […]
Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Fr. Rick’s One Minute Homily – 12-08-2021 Thursday, Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Luke 1:26-38 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/120822.cfm “Say Yes with Mother Mary.” . We are so blessed to have a tabernacle in our Catholic churches that house the Body of Christ. He is so available to us, morning, noon and night. […]
Wednesday 2nd Week in Advent 12-07-2023
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Wednesday 2nd Week in Advent 12-07-2023 Matthew 18:12-14 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/120722.cfm It is God’s mercy that moves a person to acts of compassion. People with the world in their hearts use power to control others and events. God’s power is a loving mercy that cannot help but suffer with another person. […]
Tuesday 2nd Week in Advent 12-06-2023
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Tuesday 2nd Week in Advent 12-06-2023 Matthew 18:12-14 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/120622.cfm It is God’s mercy that moves a person to acts of compassion. Wouldn’t it be fantastic to search for someone who has lost the way of Jesus, pick them up on our shoulders, and carry them back to the Altar […]
Monday 2nd Week in Advent 12-05-2023
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Monday 2nd Week in Advent 12-05-2023 Luke 5:17-26 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/120522.cfm It is God’s mercy that moves a person to acts of compassion. Anthropologist Margaret Mead asked a student, “What is the earliest sign of civilization in any given culture? She did not respond with a tool, a weapon, or a […]
3 December, 2022 14:32
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for 2nd Sunday in Advent 12-04-2023 Matthew 3:1-12 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/120422.cfm John the Baptist Is a Great Witness Bad habits are easy to pick up, and they can be harder even to change. One day I can go out and have a great game of golf when everything is clicking, and I […]
Saturday 1st Week of Advent 12-03-2023
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Saturday 1st Week of Advent 12-03-2023 Matthew 9:27-35; 10:1; 5a, 6-8 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/120322.cfm ONE SHEEP AT A TIME. THAT’S ALL I CAN CARRY Some days I wonder, ‘How in the world am I going to get through everything I need to do? Where do I start? And someone walks into […]
Friday 1st Week of Advent 12-02-2023
Fr. Rick’s One Minute Homily Friday 1st Week of Advent 12-02-2023 Matthew 9:27-31 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/120222.cfm JESUS CURED TWO BLIND MEN – MIRACLES STILL HAPPEN A true Story – When I came home from the hospital after my ankle replacement surgery. I couldn’t find my vaccination card. I received both shots and a booster. I looked through […]
Thursday, 1st Week in Advent, December 1, 2023
Fr. Rick’s One Minute Homily for Thursday, 1st Week in Advent, December 1, 2023 Matthew 7:21, 24-27 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/120122.cfm NEVER SATISFIED. That is Tom Brady, the quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He is never satisfied. If you listen to his news conferences after a win, he will acknowledge different players and plays that went well. […]