Fr. Rick’s One Minute Homily for Thursday after Epiphany
January 9, 2025, Luke 4:14-22 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/010925.cfm New Year’s Resolutions – One To Keep. Have you ever kept a New Year’s resolution? Have you ever made one and broken it? Let’s remember that commitment is not just a word; it’s a powerful force. How much of a priority is your resolution to you? Is it enough […]
Fr. Rick’s One Minute Homily for Wednesday after Epiphany
January 8, 2025, Mark 6: 45-52 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/010825.cfm We Are Never Alone Over 1200 people move into Florida every day. The housing industry is booming, and rental prices are soaring. My nephew can’t find a place to rent for 6 months. He is considering going to Illinois with our family, where it’s freezing. The contrast is […]
Fr. Rick’s One Minute Homily for Tuesday after Epiphany
January 7, 2025, Mark 6: 34-44https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/010725.cfm One And the Same Heart for People. When was the last time you were moved with pity for someone? Think back to that moment when someone’s suffering stabbed you in the middle of your heart like you couldn’t help it. Your compassion for them may have even shocked you. A […]
Fr. Rick’s One Minute Homily for Monday After Epiphany
January 6, 2025 Matthew 4:12-17; 23-25 – https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/010625.cfm What Can I Proclaim? When we hear the words “Proclaim the Gospel,” many of us may feel incapable of such a task. We often think it should be left to professionals like clergy and catechists, but that is not the case. Here’s why: The Gospel that Jesus […]
Fr. Rick’s Three-Minute Homily for the Feast of the Epiphany
January 5, 2025, Matthew 2:1-12. https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/010525.cfm Artaban, the other Wise Man Things aren’t always what they appear to be. I’m thinking of a youth who tries out his high school freshman year for the football team. He sure has talent, and the coach sees his potential. The coach’s journey of discovery is a testament to […]
Fr. Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for January 4, 2023,
Elizabeth Ann Seton, John 1:35-42https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/010425.cfm “Come and See.” Can you picture yourself approaching a stranger and saying, “Here’s my address. Feel free to drop by. I’m usually home.” It’s not a common practice. But Jesus, in His warmth and openness, didn’t hesitate to invite them to “Come and see” where He lives. We often speak […]
Fr. Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for January 3, 2025, Christmas Weekday
John 1:29-34 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/010325.cfm “I did not know him.” In my younger years, my relationship with Jesus was one-sided. It was all about me and what I had to do to prove myself worthy of Him. The more I prayed and the nicer I was to people, the more I would be worthy of Jesus. Then […]
Fr. Rick’s Two-Minute HomilySaints Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen,Bishops and Doctors of the Church
January 2, 2025, John 1:19-28https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/010225.cfm Our Voice. If someone walks up to us and says, “What is your name? We respond by giving them our name. Not John the Baptist. He didn’t say, “I am John, son of Elizabeth and Zechariah.” Nor did he claim to be the One who was coming who would usher […]
Fr. Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for the Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God
January 1, 2024, Luke 2:16-21 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/010125.cfm The Shepherd Went in Haste. Watching the Tampa Bay Lightning or the Bucs is a great pastime, and I record the games when I know I can’t watch them. When I catch a live game and our team scores or makes a great play, I can’t call a friend […]
Fr. Rick’s Two-Minute Homily Seventh Day in the Octave of Christmas
December 31, 2024, John 1:1-18 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/123124.cfm The End Comes Before the New Beginning. On this last day of 2024, where does the Lord want to make a fresh start in our lives? How appropriate that Mother Church chooses the opening Gospel of St. John with the words, “In the beginning.” And from his first letter, […]