Fr. Kubicki 2 Minute Prayer Reflections

If you read about the prophet Elijah you will read about Mt. Carmel. This is especially fitting because today is the Feast Of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel.

I am sure that you like me have certain saints which you highly cherish. Why not consider St. Bonaventure (whose feast is today) as one of your new favorite saints?

Today is the feast of St. Kateri Tekakwitha. Her example should remind us that we are all called to a life of holiness.

Today we celebrate the feast of St. Henry, known as King Henry II of the Holy Roman Empire.

Today we hear the parable of a farmer who went out to sow seeds. Fr. Kubicki further attests to the meaning of this parable on today's reflection.

Today is the feast of St. Benedict who founded a monastic movement. St. Benedict shows us how prayer and work are not opposed to each other. 

Jesus has some pretty grim words in the Gospel at Mass today where he warns his disciples. It is as true today as it was when it was first spoken.

Today we honor the memory of 120 Chinese martyrs canonized by John Paul II in the year 2000. 87 of them were native Chinese.

If you went to college or high school in the US, you may have read something by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Did you know he had a daughter who found a religious order?

Today we learn the lesson of the great exchange, that when we give everything to God we receive much more than we can imagine. Blessed Maria Romero Meneses pray for us!

Today we are celebrating one of my favorite saints, a 12-year-old Italian girl that was a witness and martyr for chastity.

Today is a very timely Mass reading from Matthew 11.

God endowed humans with certain unalienable rights, and these rights do not come from the government or political leaders. Let's pray that our leaders recognize and safeguard these rights.

Today is the feast of the Apostle Thomas. Pope Benedict 16 reminds us of a positive trait of St. Thomas, courage.

The Gospel from today's Mass is from Matthew 9 about when the paralyzed man was brought by his friend's to Jesus.

Fr. Kubicki recalls St. Junípero Serra's life and evangelization efforts in California. What was this great saint's motto that you should know?

On the night of July 18, AD 64 a terrible fire broke out in Rome during the reign of the Emperor Nero who blamed Christians for the fire. Unfortunately, even today people falsely accuse Christians.

Today is a great feast day, a solemnity in honor of the pillars of the Roman Catholic Church, Saints Peter and Paul. Why did these saints end up in Rome?

Jesus has some hard words in today's Gospel where he says that His followers must love anything or anyone more than Him.

In my high school class of about 200 there was only one young man with the name Cyril. It is not a very common name and yet there are several saints with that name. Which Cyril is honored today?

In his second letter to the Corinthians, St. Paul wrote something that sounds totally wrong but shows how Jesus came close to us to save us from our sins.

June is a month, which is dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The origin of this feast goes back to the 17th century when Jesus appeared to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque.

Today is a big feast day, the Feast of St. John the Baptist. He is a great example for all of us when it comes to being a witness to Jesus.

Tomorrow we are celebrating a feast in honor of St. John the Baptist who was martyred for his witness to the truth. What is the flip side of "not bearing false witness?" 

Have you ever seen the movie, A Man For All Seasons? The main character, St. Thomas More has his feast day today. St. Thomas was martyred for not acknowledging King Henry VIII as head of the Church in England.