26th Sunday of the Year A Matthew 21: 28-32
Fr, Rick’s two-Minute Homily for the 26th Sunday of the Year A Matthew 21: 28-32 October 1, 2023 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/100123.cfm It can be painful if you’ve tried out for a team and were cut. You have your eyes on the other players during the tryouts. Then comes the day of reckoning, and you get cut from […]
Saturday, 25th Week in Ordinary Time September 30, 2023
Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Saturday, 25th Week in Ordinary Time September 30, 2023, Luke 9:42b-45 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/092723.cfm No One Wants To Suffer, But. We know how we feel when someone close to us finds out they need a biopsy for a spot that may be cancerous. How much we dread the possibility of what they […]
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily Feast of St. Michael, Gabriel, Raphael
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily Feast of St. Michael, Gabriel, Raphael September 29, 2023, John 1:47-51 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/092923.cfm No fences in Nathanial’s heart. We will see fences around most backyards if we drive down any neighborhood. We know security is a big issue today. But aren’t we securing more than just our belongings and property? […]
Wednesday, 25th Week in Ordinary Time September 27, 2023
Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Wednesday, 25th Week in Ordinary Time September 27, 2023, Luke 9:1-6 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/092723.cfm Have No Fear To Hold The Pain Of Another In Your Heart. How many times have dictators risen and fallen in our world? They use their authority to bully their people into subhuman existence. And should anyone oppose […]
Tuesday, 25th Week in Ordinary Time September 26, 2023
Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Tuesday, 25th Week in Ordinary Time September 26, 2023, Luke 8:19-21 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/092623.cfm Jesus Is Always Speaking To Us. It’s mysterious to me, but sometimes, I hear a voice inside of me telling me to do something. Other times, a thought keeps coming back to me to call somebody, visit somebody, […]
Monday, 25th Week in Ordinary Time September 24, 2023
Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Monday, 25th Week in Ordinary Time September 24, 2023, Luke 8:16-18 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/092523.cfm My Two Dads When I was five or six, my Dad added a bathroom to our house. He had the foundation completed, and the brick was about three feet high. He told me not to play there, but […]
25th Sunday in Ordinary Time September 24, 2023
Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for The 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time September 24, 2023, Matthew 20:1-16a https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/092423.cfm Do You Get It? “But mom, that’s not fair!” My mom comes into the kitchen and tells me to clean the kitchen and wash the dishes. But I protest, “I didn’t make that mess.” And she comes back […]
24th Week in Ordinary Time September 23, 2023
Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Saturday, 24th Week in Ordinary Time September 23, 2023, Luke 8:4-15 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/092323.cfm Everything is Grace Some things you experience stay with you all your life. I had one of those experiences in the seminary with a professor, Fr. Eric Doyle. He called me into his office for a final oral […]
Friday, 24th Week in Ordinary Time September 22, 2023
Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Friday, 24th Week in Ordinary Time September 22, 2023, Luke 8:1-3 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/092223.cfm Jesus Attracts Opposites Every parish has different levels of commitment to Jesus and the Church. There is an old understanding of the Church that worked for centuries but now needs to change. In short, some people see the […]
Feast of St. Matthew, Apostle September 21, 2023
Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Feast of St. Matthew, Apostle September 21, 2023, Matthew 9:9-13 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/092123.cfm Dancing with Jesus. It is not hard to imagine Peter carrying his load of fish from his boat to the tax collector’s booth. He’s been out all night in a rocking boat fighting the elements. Yet, this man is […]