Easter Sunday 2024

Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Easter Sunday March 31, 2024, John 20:1-9 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/033124.cfm Who Will Fill My Emptiness? Peace be with you, my friends, and to all you love and cherish. Welcome to our Easter Celebration of our Risen Lord Jesus. Happy Easter! I walked with Mary to the tomb of Jesus in prayer. What […]

Easter Sunday March 30, 2024

Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Easter Sunday March 31, 2024, John 20:1-9 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/033124.cfm Who Will Fill My Emptiness? Peace be with you, my friends, and to all you love and cherish. Welcome to our Easter Celebration of our Risen Lord Jesus. Happy Easter! I walked with Mary to the tomb of Jesus in prayer. What […]

Holy Saturday March 30, 2024

Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Holy Saturday, March 30, 2024, Matthew 28:1-10 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/033024.cfm I know You Are Seeking Jesus. As we walk to the tomb with Mary Magdalene and the other Mary, our thoughts bounce off the walls of our brains. So much has happened in the last couple of days. We need this Saturday […]

Holy Thursday -Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper

Fath Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Holy Thursday -Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper March 28, 2024, John 13:1-15 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/032824-Supper.cfm You Can’t Have One Without The Other. I did my studies in DerrysWood, south of London, England. We were a community of 30, and today’s gospel reminded me of Father General (the Superior General of […]

Wednesday of Holy Week 2024

Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Wednesday of Holy Week March 27:204, Matthew 26:14-25 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/041322.cfm We Have No Suspects. The nightly local news often reports a crime committed, and they say, "At this time, we have no suspects. However, please contact the local police or sheriff’s department if you have any information." Sometimes, someone has something […]

Tuesday of Holy Week March 26, 2024

Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Tuesday of Holy Week March 26, 2024, John 13: 21-33,36-38 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/032624.cfm So Many Chances. The nightly local news often reports a crime committed, and they say, “At this time, we have no suspects. However, please get in touch with the local police or sheriff’s department if you have any information.” […]

Wednesday of Holy Week March 26, 2024

Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Wednesday of Holy Week March 26, 2024, John 13: 21-33,36-38 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/032624.cfm So Many Chances. The nightly local news often reports a crime committed, and they say, “At this time, we have no suspects. However, please get in touch with the local police or sheriff’s department if you have any information.” […]

Monday of Holy Week March 25, 2024

Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Monday of Holy Week March 25, 2024, John 12:1-11 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/032524.cfm Tears that Heal Here we are, Monday of Holy Week. Where did those five weeks of Lent go? Please, God, we are all following Jesus a little more than when we received our ashes. I am thinking beyond what we […]

Passion Sunday March 24, 2024

Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily For Passion Sunday March 24, 2024, Mark 14:1-15:47 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/032424.cfm True Strength I want to consider the strength of Jesus. Imagine being blindfolded, spat upon, greeted with blows from guards, and just taking it. They crowned his head with thorns and repeatedly beat his back with whips. Think how it hurts to […]