18th Sunday in Ordinary Time B August 4, 2024
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time B August 4, 2024, Matthew 13: 44-46 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/080424.cfm How Do You Relate With Jesus? If we are driving down the street and see someone wearing a blue uniform with a gun and a badge, we know it’s a police officer. If we see someone […]
Saturday, 17th Week in Ordinary Time August 3, 2024
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Saturday, 17th Week in Ordinary Time August 3, 2024, Matthew 14:1-12 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/080324.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 1, 2024
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Friday, 17th Week in Ordinary Time August 1, 2024, Matthew 13: 54-58 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/080224.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 1, 2024
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Thursday, 17th Week in Ordinary Time August 1, 2024, Matthew 13: 47-53 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/080124.cfm The Negative Becomes a Positive I know someone who 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 heart […]
Wednesday, 17th Week in Ordinary Time July 31, 2024
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Wednesday, 17th Week in Ordinary Time July 31, 2024, Matthew 13: 44-46 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/073124.cfm What Is Your Treasure? We have all kinds of treasures. My treasure was catching big fish; we caught many fishing with my dad. Then, when my mom was preparing those fish for dinner, my treasure was […]
Tuesday, 17th Week in Ordinary Time July 30, 2024
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Tuesday, 17th Week in Ordinary Time July 30, 2024, Matthew 13:36-43 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/073024.cfm We Are All Connected This last week, Jesus talked about what is most precious to Him and us, and we know He is the Pearl of Great Price. No treasure can compare to Him. Jesus takes us […]
17th Sunday of the Year B July 28, 2024
Fr. Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for the 17th Sunday of the Year B July 28, 2024, John 6:1-15 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/072824.cfm So Much For So Little Imagine sitting in the Rays game on an average night with about 18 to 20,000 in attendance. That’s about the size of the crowd Jesus fed, or maybe even bigger, counting the […]
Saturday 16th Week in Ordinary Time July 27, 2024
Fr. Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Saturday 16th Week in Ordinary Time July 27, 2024, Matthew 13:24-30 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/072724.cfm Let The Grow Together Old traditions can stay with us for a lifetime. When I was growing up, we had a lot of company, perhaps because Mom made a great cup of coffee. We always walked people to […]
Friday, 16th Week in Ordinary Time July 26, 2024
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Friday, 16th Week in Ordinary Time July 26, 2024, Matthew 13: 18-23 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/072624.cfm Listen and Understand. How much the Lord wants us to understand him! Why? So, He can heal us. He speaks our language that requires the full attention of our hearts. We know how it feels when […]
Feast of St. James, Apostle July 25, 2024
Fr. Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Feast of St. James, Apostle July 25, 2024, Matthew 20:20-28 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/072524.cfm The Scallop. The beach is a great attraction for visitors to Florida and people who live here. I always find praying easy while walking on the sand and listening to the calming waves. One can’t help but notice all […]