Fr.  Rick’s Two-Minute Reflection for Monday, 28th Week in Ordinary Time

October 14, 2024,  Luke 11:29-32 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/101424.cfm  LET’S GET IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME When teaching, I have asked a question to see if the audience is with me, and no one raises their hand. It leaves an empty feeling inside. Jesus had the same experience. He repeats Himself in today’s gospel because people are not […]

Fr Rick’s Gospel Reflection for Saturday, 27th Week in Ordinary Time

October 12, 2024,  Luke 11:27-28 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/101224.cfm Listen to the Word  “Blessed is the womb that carried you and the breasts at which you nursed.” Sometimes, you see a son or daughter following in the steps of their father or mother. It can be in a trade or even sports. Tiger Woods and his son come […]

Rick’s Two-Minute Gospel Reflection for Friday, 27th Week in Ordinary Time

October 11, 2024, Luke 11:15-26 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/101124.cfm A Vacant Soul – Sound the Alarm  Jesus drove out a demon from a man in today’s Gospel. He said that the man’s house (soul) was swept clean. The Precious Blood of Jesus in the Sacrament of Reconciliation sweeps our souls clean. All is tidy, like the man’s soul […]

Fr. Rick’s Two-Minute Gospel Reflection for Thursday, 27th Week in Ordinary Time

October 10, 2024, Luke 11:5-13 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/101024.cfm WHAT’S UNDERNEATH YOUR CHECKLIST  “And I tell you, ask, and you will receive.” The Baseball pennant race is on for the playoffs. How many prayers will fans say before and during the game? How often do we pray for stuff, not people, including ourselves? People ask me to pray […]

Fr. Rick’s Two-Minute Gospel Reflection for Wednesday, 27th Week in Ordinary Time

October 9, 2024, Luke 11:1-4 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/100924.cfm Prayer – More Than What We Ask of God. The disciples noticed that Jesus prayed far differently than they had ever seen. At the time of our Lord, people thought that the more you mentioned your needs to God and made them known for all to hear, the better […]

Fr. Rick’s Two-Minute Gospel Reflection for Tuesday, 27th Week in Ordinary Time

October 8, 2024, Mark 10:38-42 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/100824.cfm So Many Things. It’s easy to imagine Martha going over her grocery list the night before Jesus came to her and her sister Mary’s house for dinner. So many things to do. “I wonder if Mary helped her with the shopping.” (The next day) Something happened because Martha burst […]

Fr. Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Monday, 27th Week in Ordinary Time

October 7, 2024, Luke 10:25-37 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/100724.cfm You Have Got To Be Kidding Or We Understand “Lord Jesus, help me!” Prayed a priest on his way to a wedding; he was the celebrant. The wedding started in about half an hour. A van full of people was standing on the side of the road and flagged […]

Fr. Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Sunday, 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time

October 6, 2024, Mark 10:2-16 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/100624.cfm “It’s in our DNA.” Only God would ask us to do something that only He can do: love each other, no matter what. That is what He asks of people who take vows before Him in marriage, priesthood, and religious life. I love how Jesus speaks to us like […]

Fr. Rick’s Two-Minute Homily Friday, 26th Week in Ordinary Time      

October 4, 2024, Luke 10:13-16 Memorial of Saint Francis of Assisi | USCCB When our hearts change after an encounter with Jesus,We will never forget Him. The word “woe” that Jesus uses in today’s Gospel is not a warning as much as a cry from deep within his heart. I wonder how many times St. Francis […]

Fr. Rick’s Two-Minute Homily Thursday, 26th Week in Ordinary Time 

October 4, 2024, Luke 10:1-12   https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/100324.cfm We All Have The Gift To Share The Good News.  There is a story of a priest who told a seminarian that the day had come for him to learn the art of preaching. So after they got up and said their prayers, the lad had pen and paper in […]