Fr. Kubicki 2 Minute Prayer Reflections

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.

Did you know that in heaven there are no secrets? Fr. Kubicki explains this on today's reflection.

To show our devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, many people consecrate themselves and their families to the Sacred Heart. Why do we consecrate ourselves and even our country to the Sacred Heart (as the US bishops recently did)?

Today the Church honors St. Romuald, founder of the Camaldolese religious order. 

Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus is devotion to his deepest desire and interior. We let His heart transform our hearts.

As we continue to honor the Sacred Heart of Jesus in the month of June, Fr. Kubicki recalls a prayer that Pope St. John Paul II prayed while visiting the nation of Togo.