Solemnity of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist June 24, 2023
Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily for Solemnity of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist June 24, 2023, Luke 1: 57-66, 80 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/062423-Day.cfm I Love It When a Plan Comes Together The A-Team’s television show was a mixture of drama and comedy in the early 1980s. George Peppard played the character Col. John Hannibal Smith. It […]
Saturday, 5th Week in Easter May 13, 2023
Father Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Saturday, 5th Week in Easter May 13, 2023, John 15:18-21 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/051323.cfm Opposition I remember hearing on a local documentary a candidate who lost an election say that the Catholic Church is so close-minded about abortion. She was referring, of course, to women’s rights over their bodies. This is one […]
Tuesday, 1st Week in Lent, February 28, 2023
Father Rick’s Three Minute Homily for Tuesday, 1st Week in Lent, February 28, 2023 Matthew 25:31-46 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/022823.cfm Your Father. Imagine it! There is Someone Who knows you through and through because He created you. He knew you before the foundation of the world. He knew you in your mother’s womb and was with […]
Presentation of the Lord, February 2, 2023
Father Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Presentation of the Lord, February 2, 2023 Luke 2:22-32 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/020223.cfm Faith’s Struggles. Tom Brady took his time to make an important decision. Will he play another year in the NFL for the Bucs or retire? Anyone who follows the Bucs knows the impact Brady has on the game. He […]
2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, A, January 15, 2023
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, A, January 15, 2023 John 1:29-34 – https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/011523.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 […]
Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, December 30, 2022
Fr. Rick’s Two-Minute Homily Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, December 30, 2022 Matthew 2:13-15, 19-23 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/123022.cfm Finding Jesus in all the little things of life. I’m sure we have seen a picture of the Holy Family as we find on a holy card where everything is serene and peaceful. But […]
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Fr. Rick’s Gospel Reflection for Feast of St. Luke, Evangelist, October 18, 2022 Luke 10:1-9 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/101822.cfm Please open your Scriptures and read these verses prayerfully. What can go wrong will go wrong, so it seems. Have you and those days when everything worked out the way it should? A Day like this is a delight. […]
Tuesday, 28th Week in Ordinary Time, October 11, 2022
Fr Rick’s Gospel Reflection for Tuesday, 28th Week in Ordinary Time, October 11, 2022 Luke 11:37-41 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/101122.cfm Please open your Scriptures and read these verses prayerfully. Some Things We Can’t See Over time the sidewalks on our property settled. But, unfortunately, it took years for them to become uneven and a hazard. Finally, when someone […]
Tuesday, 28th Week in Ordinary Time, October 11, 2022
Fr Rick’s Gospel Reflection for Tuesday, 28th Week in Ordinary Time, October 11, 2022 Luke 11:37-41 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/101122.cfm Please open your Scriptures and read these verses prayerfully. Some Things We Can’t See Over time the sidewalks on our property settled. But, unfortunately, it took years for them to become uneven and a hazard. Finally, when someone […]
3 August, 2022 18:01
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Thursday 18th Week in Ordinary Time 09-04-2022 Thursday 18th Week in Ordinary Time 2022 Matthew 16:13-23 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/080422.cfm WE ARE A LOT LIKE ST. PETER. Marathon bike races are famous in Florida, but not in the summer. Cones are set up to direct bikers to their destination, the finish line. […]