Friday, 21st Week in Ordinary Time September 1, 2023
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Friday, 21st Week in Ordinary Time September 1, 2023, Matthew 25:1-13 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/090123.cfm Every Day Counts We are grateful that most diocesan properties in our Diocese sustained little to no damage from Hurricane Idalia. Our prayers are with our neighbors to the north who are dealing with hurricane damage from […]
Thursday 21st Week in Ordinary Time August 31, 2023
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Thursday, 21st Week in Ordinary Time August 31, 2023, Matthew 24:42-51 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/thursday-twenty-first-week-ordinary-time Stealing Second Base. Imagine you just got a base hit and are on first base. You get a comfortable lead because you want to steal second base. Now is not the time to daydream. Your total […]
Wednesday 21st Week in Ordinary Time August 30, 2023
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Wednesday, 21st Week in Ordinary Time August 30, 2023, Matthew 23:27-32 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/083023.cfm Anesthesia Is Painless, But Watch Out. How did people ever manage before anesthesia? With a rag in their mouth, they bit as hard as they could, enduring the pain. Today, a person doesn’t have to count […]
Prayer During a Hurricane. And Gospel Reflections
PLEASE NOTE: As Hurricane Idalia moves into the Gulf of Mexico and approaches the West Coast of Florida, we pray for the safety of all it will affect. Let us pray: Heavenly Father, we trust Your unwavering protection amid this hurricane’s fury. Just as You shielded Noah from the flood (Genesis 7:23), we ask for […]
Memorial of the Passion of Saint John the Baptist August 29, 2023 him
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Memorial of the Passion of Saint John the Baptist August 29, 2023, Mark 6:17-29 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/082923.cfm Speaking The Truth Is Worth A Sacrifice. The reading in today’s Gospel is about John the Baptist giving his life for his faith. Recall a year or two ago when a gunman entered […]
Monday 21st Week in Ordinary Time August 28 2023
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Monday 21st Week in Ordinary Time August 28, 2023, Matthew 23:13-22 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/082823.cfm Compassionate Hearts Full Of Mercy. It amazes me that Almighty God has chosen to reveal Himself and the work of his salvation through ordinary people. Jesus is the fullness of that revelation and the One in whom […]
21st Sunday in Ordinary Time August 27, 2023
Fr. Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time August 27, 2023, Matthew 16:13-20 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/082723.cfm We Are A Lot Like St. Peter. Marathon bike races are famous in Florida. Officials set up cones to direct bikers to their destination, the finish line. If bikers leave those cones to go a different route, they will […]
Saturday, 20th Week in Ordinary Time August 26, 2023
Fr. Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Saturday, 20th Week in Ordinary Time August 26, 2023, Matthew 23:1-12 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/082623.cfm A Humble Authority? We all want to be accepted and loved. We can probably remember times when that didn’t happen and know how much it hurt. The world in us forces this disposition on others by making our […]
Feast of St. Bartholomew Apostle August 24, 2023
Fr. Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for The Feast of St. Bartholomew Apostle August 24, 2023, John 1:45-51 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/082423.cfm Billboards Have you ever gone online, picked up some ads, and flipped through them looking for bargains? You may be looking for a specific item. Anything that wasn’t of interest, you hardly took notice. Bartholomew did the same […]
Wednesday, 20th Week in Ordinary Time August 23, 2023
Fr. Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Wednesday, 20th Week in Ordinary Time August 23, 2023, Matthew 20:1-16 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/082323.cfm A Walking Billboard Fish are funny creatures. If I were a fish and a giant juicy worm or smaller fish was dangling in front of my nose, I’d gobble it up. But unfortunately, that is not how it […]