Fr. Kubicki 2 Minute Prayer Reflections

I have met a lot of people who can identify with Saint Monica. In my retreat work and parish missions, I inevitably hear the story of a child who has wandered away from the faith. Does God hear our prayers for loved ones who have left the faith? Find out the answer in today's reflection from Fr. Kubicki.

Fr. Kubicki has a shocking question for you today and it relates to Our Lady Of Czestochowa. To learn more, listen to today's reflection from Fr. Kubicki.

Several American cities have religious names and today we are talking about St. Louis, Missouri which was named after St. Louis IX, King of France. To hear more about this great saint, listen to today's reflection from Fr. Kubicki.

In Luke 13, someone asks Jesus, "Lord will only a few people be saved?" Jesus did not answer that question directly. To hear more on what Jesus said, listen to today's reflection from Fr. Kubicki.

Today is the feast of the first canonized saint of the western hemisphere, St. Rose of Lima in Peru. Learn more about this saint's desire to imitate St. Catherine of Siena on today's reflection from Fr. Kubicki

Jesus Christ is the King of Heaven and Earth. If this is true, then who is the Queen? Find out on today's reflection from Fr. Kubicki

Many Popes came from very humble backgrounds, and they remained faithful to the poor throughout their lives. Today the Church honors a Pope of the poor. Find out who this Pope is on today's reflection from Fr. Kubicki.

Why were so many people attracted to Jesus? I think there was something genuinely attractive about the personality of Jesus. People liked to be around Him. Find out why the same was true about today's saint, St. Bernard of Clairvaux in today's reflection from Fr. Kubicki.

People have often wondered, "what could possibly be lacking in the sufferings of Christ?" Hear what  St. John Eudes has to say in today's reflection from Fr. Kubicki.

Today's Gospel is from Matthew 19 and tells the story of how a rich young man asked Jesus what he had to do to gain eternal life. Pope St. John Paul II said this question is an essential and unavoidable question for the life of every person. To find out why, listen to more in today's reflection from Fr. Kubicki.

Perhaps you know that I wrote a book about devotion to the Sacred Heart Of Jesus. Here is what Jesus told St. Margaret Mary Alacoque in today's reflection from Fr. Kubicki. 

St. Stephen of Hungary knew that God was the basis of all order in society and for his authority over the people he ruled. Listen to today's reflection from Fr. Kubicki to hear what he told his son.

Happy Feast Of The Assumption of Mary! We are celebrating today the mystery that Jesus would not allow corruption of the body of the one who carried Him in her womb. To learn more about this great feast and Holy Day of Obligation in the Church, listen to this reflection from Fr. Kubicki.

Many people are familiar with the story of today's saint, St. Maximillian Kolbe who offered to take the place of a fellow prisoner in the Auschwitz Concentration Camp's starvation bunker. This Franciscan friar has been called a martyr of charity. To find out more on what he wrote about the Immaculata, listen to today's reflection from Fr. Kubicki.

Today the Church honors 2 martyrs, St. Hippolytus and Pope St. Pontian who were both exiled to hard labor and died in Sardinia during the 3rd Century. Pope Benedict once talked about these 2 saints and along with all the martyrs we celebrate this month. To hear more about these  martyrs, listen to today's reflection from Fr. Kubicki.

Today is the feast of St. Jane Frances de Chantal who founded the order of the Sisters of the Visitation of Holy Mary. Did you know that St. Jane Frances had 2 vocations during her lifetime? To learn more, listen to today's reflection from Fr. Kubicki.

Today is the feast of St. Clare who was so impressed by St. Francis of Assisi, that she asked to join him in a life a strict simplicity and poverty. Did you know that she is the patron saint of television? Find out why in today's reflection from Fr. Kubicki.

Pope Benedict XVI once talked about how the liturgy on the 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time prepares us in a certain way for the solemnity of Mary's Assumption into heaven which is on August 15th. To learn more about this, listen to today's reflection from Fr. Kubicki.

Today is the feast of a Jewish woman who had a doctorate in philosophy and who taught and wrote at a German University but was fired when the Nazis came to power. Do you know her name? Find out  on today's reflection from Fr. Kubick.

Today the Church is celebrating the feast of St. Dominic. I am happy to say that I have a lot of Dominican friends. To learn more about this great saint, listen to today's reflection from Fr. Kubicki.

In the same year that he suffered martyrdom for the faith, St. Cyprian wrote a letter warning a friend that the Roman Emperor had begun persecuting Christians. What did St. Cyprian write? Find out on today's reflection from Fr. Kubicki.

In the Church, every year we celebrate key events in the life of Jesus. From His Conception, Presentation, Birth and Baptism to the Last Supper, Passion, Death and Resurrection. Fr. Kubicki shares another key event in Our Lord's life on Earth that we celebrate today.

On the feast of the Dedication of St. Mary Major in Rome, let us remember that we have a wonderful custom in the Church of celebrating the consecration or dedication of our churches. Fr. Kubicki explains the "why" behind this in today's reflection.

Today is the anniversary of the death of a great saint, St. John Vianney, who almost wasn't ordained, because he had trouble with his seminary studies. To learn more, hear this reflection from Fr. Kubicki.

In the first reading we hear the famous words from the Old Testament Book Of Ecclesiastes, "Vanity of vanities, all things are vanity." To find out Fr. Kubici's take on this, listen to today's reflection.