Father Rick’s Two Minute Homily https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/050923.cfm I Got This How many times I hear someone say, “Father Rick, what can I do to bring my children back to the practice of their faith? It is a cause of great concern in the hearts of parents and, yes, pastors and priests too. Perhaps you know someone

Father Rick’s Two Minute Homily https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/050823.cfm The Doorbell is Ringing “Someone is ringing the doorbell. Can you get it? I go to the door, and it is our friends visiting us. So, I let them in, and they enter the living room. They sit down, and I get on with my business. My wife wanted

Father Rick’s Two Minute Homily https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/050523.cfm Before GPS  Often someone calls who is dying or needs a Sacrament and can’t attend church. I am so thankful for GPS when I get into the car. However, before GPS, finding that house could be difficult. When I got lost, I would ask someone for directions. Sometimes, if

Father Rick’s Two Minute Homily https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/050623.cfm Seeing the Father If we throw a pebble in a pond, we see the ripples, and the pond is calm again after some time. Ah! Then we can see underneath the surface, maybe even to the bottom of the pond. Jesus was surprised that Phillip did not know or

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/050523.cfm Before GPS Often someone calls who is dying or needs a Sacrament and can’t attend church. I am so thankful for GPS when I get into the car. However, before GPS, finding that house could be difficult. When I got lost, I would ask someone for directions. Sometimes, if the person were driving, they

Father Rick’s Two Minute Homily https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/050423.cfm Do We Have a Judas? Today Jesus is handing us the power to be a servant with him, especially to people who wrong us. It is a disposition that graced the martyrs of our Church down through the centuries, and it’s a grace to remain in Jesus, whatever circumstance

Father Rick’s Three Minute Homily John 14:6-14 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/050323.cfm A Link to Jesus. Standing at the altar during the Eucharist, I see many people I have gotten to know personally. They all have a faith story. Some stories are strong, others have rough edges, and some have returned home, like the Prodigal Son. A common thread

Sharing My Heart with Jesus Who are your best friends? People we share ideas with are pretty much acquaintances but are best friends are people who very gently hold our hearts. Jesus couldn’t get through to people who were only comfortable sharing ideas. You can hear the frustration in the people in today’s gospel who