Feast of Christ the King November 26, 2023
Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Feast of Christ the King November 26, 2023, Matthew 25:31-46 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/112623.cfm Is Judgment Really Like That? It’s hard to believe that Christmas is around the corner. I thought of Christmas Eve when I read today’s gospel. The first moment Jesus breathed in this world was from a manger, a food […]
Saturday, 33rd Week in Ordinary Time, November 25, 2023
Father Rick’s Gospel Reflection for Saturday, 33rd Week in Ordinary Time, November 25, 2023, Luke 20:27-40 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/112523.cfm I Believe in the Resurrection of the Dead – Going Deep. My Dad and I would fish in the shallows of a lake during the spring. I asked him why, and he replied that the fish build their […]
Friday, 33rd Week in Ordinary Time, November 24, 2023
Father Rick’s Two-Minute for Friday, 33rd Week in Ordinary Time, November 24, 2023, Luke 19:45-48 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/112423.cfm A House of Prayer. A house of prayer is a sacred place of communing with the Lord. Every time I enter this holy place, I must remind myself, “This is Jesus in the Tabernacle.” Have you ever considered how […]
Wednesday, 33rd Week in Ordinary Time November 22, 2023
Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Wednesday, 33rd Week in Ordinary Time November 22, 2023, Luke 19:11-28 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/112223.cfm Zacchaeus received Jesus with boundless joy. When I can’t love as much as someone needs, God can. One word sticks out in today’s gospel and carries great importance. That word is “trade.” The nobleman’s told the servants to […]
Tuesday, 33rd Week in Ordinary Time November 21, 2022
Father Rick’s Gospel Reflection for Tuesday, 33rd Week in Ordinary Time, November 21, 2022, Luke 19:1-10 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/112123.cfm Zacchaeus received Jesus with boundless joy. Jesus walked into town just like any of us would walk. But He walked with a purpose: to heal the brokenhearted, especially those who gave Him no time of day. Meet Zacchaeus, […]
Monday, 33rd Week in Ordinary Time November 20, 2023
Father Rick’s Gospel Reflection for Monday, 33rd Week in Ordinary Time , Luke 18:35-53 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/112023.cfm Crying out! Every day, the blind man in the gospel had his hand out. Begging was his only way of getting food. Imagine how many times he begged the same people. Now, Rabbis taught people while they walked from one […]
33rd Sunday of Ordinary Time A November 19, 2023
Fr. Rick’s two Minute Homily for 33rd Sunday of Ordinary Time A November 19, 2023, Matthew 25:14-30. https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/111923.cfm Anyone who needs a knee, shoulder, or hip replacement knows what a tremendous handicap it can have on your mobility and your life. The servant who buried his master’s money in the ground had the same effect […]
Saturday, 32nd Week in Ordinary Time November 18, 2023,
Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Saturday, 32nd Week in Ordinary Time November 18, 2023, Luke 18:1-8 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/111823.cfm Does God have a cell phone? Cell phones are so convenient. We can do so many things with these little computers, and they can take up a lot of our time. In the gospel, Jesus talks about praying […]
Friday, 32nd Week in Ordinary Time November 17, 2023
Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Friday, 32nd Week in Ordinary Time November 17, 2023, Luke 17:26-37 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/111723.cfm Do Your Shopping Early? Can you imagine walking into a grocery store on the day a hurricane hits? Well, for one thing, the store will not be open, and it is too late to prepare for a storm […]
Thursday, 32nd Week in Ordinary Time, November 16, 2023
Father Rick’s Gospel Reflection for Thursday, 32nd Week in Ordinary Time, November 16, 2023, Luke 17:20-25 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/111623.cfm No Greater Love. I remember a movie about Mother Teresa of Calcutta, No Greater Love. Many times, she brought tears to my eyes. Christ was so present in her you couldn’t see Mother anymore. Indeed, the Kingdom of […]