Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily ~ Saturday – 13th Week in Ordinary Time – July 4, 2026
Matthew 9:14-17 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/070426.cfm A new Wineskin Every Day What do we think about this situation? A child tells a friend, “My Mom and Dad are part-time. We eat maybe three times a week, sometimes four if we’re lucky, because that’sthe only time we ever see each other.” What about this scenario? “My husband and I are […]
Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily ~ Feast of St. Thomas the Apostle – July 3, 2026
John 20:24-29 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/070326.cfm Never Give up. St. Thomas’s story is a profound source of comfort for us all. From the very beginning, we find Thomas doubting the Early Church, not in some areaof discipline or procedure. He doubts the central Christian message: God raised Jesusfrom the dead. At various times in our lives, some may […]
Fr. Rick’s Two-Minute Homily ~ Thursday 13th Week in Ordinary Time
July 2, 2026, Matthew 9:1-8 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/070226.cfm There Is Nothing Routine about Jesus Routines are a part of everyday life. We do the same things when we wake up andprepare for the day. We probably drive the same way to work. So, would it be fair to saythat our relationships are also subject to routine? We […]
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily Wednesday, 13th Week in Ordinary Time
July 1, 2026, Matthew 8:28-34 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/070126.cfm Holy Water and The Authority of Jesus? How many times have I blessed myself with holy water without giving it a secondthought? But let us not forget that when the priest poured holy water over our heads, wewere transformed into children of God. From that moment, the holiness of […]
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily Tuesday, 13th Week in Ordinary Time
June 30, 2026, Matthew 8:23-27 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/063026 Who Was Asleep? Getting proper rest is necessary for a healthy lifestyle. It takes a few days to recoverwhen we don’t get our quota. Another factor about sleep is that we are utterly obliviousto what is happening around us when we are out like a light. It would appear […]
Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily ~ Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles ~ June 29, 2026
Matthew 16: 13-19 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/062926.cfm The Odd Couple On this Feast of Saints Peter and Paul, I think of the comic duo Oscar and Felix from“The Odd Couple.” This TV show was incredibly funny. Felix was neat and meticulous,while Oscar was messy and unruly, lacking any organizational skills. They weren’t the first Odd Couple. Jesus beat […]
Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily ~ 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time ~ June 28, 2026
Matthew 10:37-42 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/062826.cfm I imagine we can all think of someone who made an extraordinary sacrifice for Jesus.I’m not thinking of giving up something for the Lenten season. I’m thinking of somethinggut-wrenching that changes the course of your life. My sister Bev dated a lovely man for five years. I was only about five years […]
Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily ~ Saturday 12th Week in Ordinary Time
June 28, 2025, Matthew 8:5-17 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/062726.cfm Loving the Least with the Most. We all have an alarm that goes off when someone is in crisis. Think of the firefighterswho run into a burning house to save someone, or the healthcare workers who sacrificethemselves for the greater good, especially during these challenging times. These arethe everyday […]
Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily ~ Friday the 12th Week in Ordinary Time.
June 26, 2026, Matthew 8: 1-4.https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/062626.cfm Quarantine Is No Fun When COVID-19 hit, we did everything we could to avoid catching the virus. We woremasks, and anyone with COVID isolated themselves for up to two weeks or more.Some people had no symptoms, others were isolated in the hospital, and some were incritical care. People in […]
Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily ~ Wednesday 12th Week in Ordinary Time
June 24, 2026, Matthew 7:15-20 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/062525.cfm False Prophets – Scammers I remember hardly locking our doors during the day when I was a child. Unfortunately,the sense of trust is gone today. Scammers are everywhere. We now have securitysystems for homes, phones, and computers. I know people who con artists scammedout of everything they own. When […]