Fr. Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Monday 14th Week in Ordinary Time
July 7, 2025, Matthew 9:18-26 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/070725.cfm Effective Prayer Why does God sometimes answer our prayers right away, and other times it seems like it takes forever? Has that question ever crossed your mind? Today’s gospel will help us answer that query. The lady in the gospel suffered for 12 years from a hemorrhage. I wonder […]
Father Rick’s Gospel Reflection for the 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time
July 6, 2025, Luke 10:1 to 12, 17-20 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/070625.cfm Vocation – To Be a Saint. The word that jumped out at me when I prayed over today’s gospel is the word “appointed.” The Lord appointed” those whom He sent ahead of Him. I prayed over the word appointed, and I heard that my vocation to […]
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Saturday, 13th Week in Ordinary Time
July 5, 2025, Matthew 9:14-17 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/070525.cfm A new Wineskin Every Day What do we think about the following scenario? A child shares with a friend – “My Mom and Dad are part-time. “We eat maybe three times a week, four if we are lucky, because that’s the only time we ever see each other.” […]
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Friday, 13th Week in Ordinary Time
July 4, 2025, Matthew 9:9-13 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/070425.cfm He Sat with Them All and Didn’t Mind a Bit. It is easy to categorize individuals into groups and judge them based on specific behaviors or beliefs they hold. Unfortunately, this is so common in today’s culture. There is a lot of “I’m right, and you are wrong” going […]
Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Feast of St. Thomas the Apostle
July 3, 2025, John 20:24-29 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/070325.cfm Never Give up. St. Thomas’s story is a source of profound comfort for us all. Even from the very beginning, we find Thomas doubting the Early Church, not in some area of discipline or procedure. He doubts the central Christian message: God raised Jesus from the dead. At various […]
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Wednesday 13th Week in Ordinary Time July 2, 2025
Matthew 8:28-34 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/070225.cfm Holy Water and The Authority of Jesus? How many times have I blessed myself with holy water, not giving it a second thought? But let us not forget that when the priest poured holy water over our heads, we were transformed into children of God. From that moment, the holiness of God’s […]
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Tuesday, 13th Week in Ordinary Time
July 1, 2025, Matthew 8:23-27 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/070125.cfm Who Was Asleep? Getting proper rest is necessary for a healthy lifestyle. It takes a few days to recover when we don’t get our quota. Another factor about sleep is that we are utterly oblivious to what is happening around us when we are out like a light. It […]
Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Monday 13th Week in Ordinary Time
June 30, 2025, Matthew 8:18-22https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/063025.cfm Hold Nothing Back From Jesus. Interuptions can be nerve-racking the moment they happen. We are right in the middle of something important, and when something comes up, we must drop everything. It could be a work-related call during family time, a sudden health issue, or a friend in need. Parents […]
Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Saturday 12th Week in Ordinary Time
June 28, 2025, Matthew 8:5-17 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/070123.cfm Loving the Least with the Most. We all have an alarm that goes off if someone is in a crisis. Think of the firefighters who run into a burning house to save someone, or the healthcare workers who sacrifice themselves for the good of others, especially during these challenging […]
Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Friday, Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
June 27, 2025, Matthew 11:25-30 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/062725.cfm Passionate Suffering Equals a Love like No Other Any career calls for great passion and sacrifice. For some, that can mean years of college to get a degree. Think of the expense and hours spent studying into the early hours of the morning. But we do it, and in […]