Sunday, 3rd Week in Advent, December 17, 2023
Fr. Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Sunday, 3rd Week in Advent, December 17, 2023, John 1:6-8, 19-28 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/121723.cfm “I Am a Voice. Who are You? “Hi, I’m Father Rick. Who are you?” That is pretty much how we introduce ourselves to each other. We might give some more detail if we stick around and say, “I […]
Saturday, the Second Week in Advent, December 16, 2023
Fr. Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Saturday, the Second Week in Advent, December 16, 2023, Matthew 17:9a, 10-13 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/121623.cfm “We played the flute for you. We sang a dirge for you.” Michael J Fox and Christopher Lloyd starred in Back to the Future. Michael was accidentally sent back 30 years in the movie, and he almost […]
Friday of the 2nd Week in Advent December 15, 2023
Fr. Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Friday of the Second Week in Advent December 15, 20, 2023, Matthew 11: 16- 19 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/121523.cfm “We played the flute for you. We sang a dirge for you.” Who is playing and singing about our lives? As the years go by, I am learning how much God is involved in […]
Thursday 2nd Week in Advent December 14, 2023
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Thursday 2nd Week in Advent December 14, 2023, Matthew 11:11-15 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/121423.cfm VIOLENCE – IS THERE ANOTHER WAY? Wouldn’t you say that most people in America wonder when the violence will end? Or, at least, slow down a bit. The news is full of it. Jesus even says, “From the […]
Wednesday 2nd Week in Advent December 13, 2027, 2023
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Wednesday 2nd Week in Advent December 13, 2027, 2023 Matthew 11:28-30 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/121323.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 […]
Our Lady of Guadalupe December 12, 2023
Fr. Rick’s Two-Minute Homily Our Lady of Guadalupe December 12, 2023, Matthew 1:26-38 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/121223.cfm “Finding Favor with God?” Angel Gabriel knew his message to Mother Mary was challenging to grasp, and he told her not to be afraid because she had found favor with God. She didn’t understand but still took the angel’s word that […]
Monday 2nd Week in Advent December 11, 2023
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Monday 2nd Week in Advent December 11, 2023, Luke 5:17-26 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/121123.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, […]
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/120923.cfm ONE SHEEP AT A TIME. THAT’S ALL I CAN CARRY Some days, I wonder, ‘How will I get through everything I need to do? Where do I start? And someone who needs to see a priest walks into […]
Feast of the Immaculate Conception December 8, 2023
Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception December 8, 2023, Luke 1:26-38 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/120823.cfm LIFE WITHOUT SIN – WOW! I love Mother Mary. Not only is she someone we can look up to, but she’s also there every moment of our lives to help us walk in the way of her Divine […]
Wednesday, 1st Week in Advent December 6, 2023
Fr. Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Wednesday, 1st Week in Advent December 6, 2023, Matthew 15:29-37 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/120623.cfm NEVER HUNGER. HOW IS THAT? A few years ago, a local restaurant donated turkeys for our parishioners to feed people in Pinellas Hope on Thanksgiving Day. Somewhere around 150 people had a wonderful cooked dinner. Every night on local […]