Saturday, 18th Week in Ordinary Time August 12, 2023
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Saturday, 18th Week in Ordinary Time August 12, 2023, Matthew 17:14-20 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/081223.cfm Lord, Have Pity on My Son. Often someone asks me to pray for healing or some favor. I have in my mind that Jesus is all-powerful and can do all things. But I have learned that appealing […]
Friday, 18th Week in Ordinary Time August 11, 2023
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for , Matthew 17:24-28 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/081223.cfm The sacrament of the sick is a powerful encounter with Jesus in areas we suffer the greatest. Surgery carries its complications and difficulties. It can disrupt our lives, such as losing work and the ability to do the simplest things for ourselves. Over time it […]
Friday 18th Week in Ordinary Time August 11, 2023
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Feast of St. Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr Thursday August 9, 2023, John 12:24-26 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/081023.cfm The Man Whose Heart Is Firm Will Not Fear. Through the centuries and even today, our Catholic faith has been challenged in many ways. Nevertheless, it signifies that we are faithful to Christ and the […]
Wednesday, 18th Week in Ordinary Time August 9, 2023
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Wednesday, 18th Week in Ordinary Time , Matthew 15:21-28 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/080923.cfm Jesus Refuses No One. Why do some prayers go unanswered? Once again, we are meeting someone in the gospel who can do nothing to help herself. A demon possessed the daughter of a woman in a foreign land. Our […]
Tuesday, 18th Week in Ordinary Time August 8, 2023
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Tuesday, 18th Week in Ordinary Time August 8, 2023, Matthew 14:22-36 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/080823.cfm What Wind? What Waves.? When Peter began walking on the water, only faith in Jesus kept him from sinking, nothing else. The height of the waves bashing against us and the strength of the wind we battle […]
Monday, 18th Week in Ordinary Time August 7, 2023
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Monday, 18th Week in Ordinary Time August 7, 2023, Matthew 14:13-21 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/080723.cfm Give Them Something Yourselves? Remember the adage, “God helps those who help themselves?” Unfortunately, that phrase makes it sound like everything depends on us. God has given us natural abilities and talents to live and sustain ourselves. […]
Feast of the Transfiguration August 6, 2023
Fr. Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Feast of the Transfiguration August 6, 2023, Matthew 17:1-9 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/080623.cfm Let’s Stay Here! “This is my Beloved Son. Listen to him.” Don’t we listen to people who matter to us? The Father didn’t say, “Follow him.” He didn’t say, “Love Him.” Probably because before we follow Jesus and love Jesus, […]
Saturday, 17th Week in Ordinary Time August 5, 2023
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Saturday, 17th Week in Ordinary Time August 5, 2023, Matthew 14:1-12 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/080523.cfm Peer Pressure – Who Do You Want To Be Like? A lot of people influence us over our lives. My cousin, Fr. Dick Horvath, influenced me when I was four or five. He visited our family weekly […]
Friday, 17th Week in Ordinary Time August 4, 2023
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Friday, 17th Week in Ordinary Time August 4, 2023, Matthew 13: 54-58 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/080423.cfm How do we know Jesus? When soldiers or sports stars come home in small-town America, they roll out the red carpet. You can hear the band and see the stage where they will introduce their heroes. […]
Thursday, 17th Week in Ordinary Time August 3, 2023
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Thursday, 17th Week in Ordinary Time August 3, 2023, Matthew 13: 47-53 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/080323.cfm The Negative Becomes a Positive I know someone who recently went to the doctor for pains in his chest and a lack of energy. He discovered that the main artery in the upper chamber of his […]