Category: Catholic
The Deeper Meaning of the Good Samaritan
This morning’s Gospel reading is the famous story of the Good Samaritan. After mentioning that we must “love our neighbor as ourself” a scholar asks Jesus, “Who is my neighbor?” Jesus tells the story of a man who was beaten by robbers and left… Continue Reading “The Deeper Meaning of the Good Samaritan”
A New Look for an Old Page
Yep, I’m playing around with a new look for my webpage. Those of you who follow my blog are probably getting many “post” updates—sorry about that. I’m trying to figure out all the new functionality that comes with the new site design. So please… Continue Reading “A New Look for an Old Page”
The Deeper Meaning of the Good Samaritan
This morning’s Gospel reading is the famous story of the Good Samaritan. After mentioning that we must “love our neighbor as ourself” a scholar asks Jesus, “Who is my neighbor?” Jesus tells the story of a man who was beaten by robbers and left… Continue Reading “The Deeper Meaning of the Good Samaritan”
Bob and Bob Strike Back
I’ve had the blessed opportunity of collaborating with my friend Bob Lesnefsky, aka “Righteous B”, for almost 15 years now. We first met while he was helping with the Steubenville Youth Conferences. He became a youth minister in a neighboring parish to where I was… Continue Reading “Bob and Bob Strike Back”
Call Waiting: Discerning Your Vocation
I’m excited to say we’ve come to the end of another year of videos in the VCAT series. Last year we had twelve videos on the creed, this year twelve on the sacraments. We’re half way there! As I travel around the country, it’s… Continue Reading “Call Waiting: Discerning Your Vocation”
God is Real
One of my favorite moments of the summer was when I got to give a talk called, “God is Real” at the Steubenville Summer Youth Conference. At the very least, it gave me a public opportunity to say what I really feel about those… Continue Reading “God is Real”
I like this video because it’s punny
Puns make me happy. Why else would I release a CD titled, “The Gospel Accordion to Bob Rice”? Truth is, I get excited when I come up with a pun because I don’t think of myself as a very good “punster”. This script I… Continue Reading “I like this video because it’s punny”
An amazing summer!
In June and July, I was blessed to do 12 conferences! Six of them were Steubenville youth conferences (I hosted three and led worship for three). I even got off campus this year by hosting the first Steubenville Toronto conference. It was a truly… Continue Reading “An amazing summer!”
The Mercy of God
Though I’ve been delinquent in updating the site, Outside Da Box and the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston are doing a great job by creating new videos every month to help teens understand a different element of the Catechism, and I’ve the honor of writing the… Continue Reading “The Mercy of God”
The Good, the Bad, and Theology of Noah
I had the chance to see the movie Noah with my new friend Jon Blevins while I was in Manitowoc, WI, this past weekend doing a parish mission at St. Francis of Assisi Parish. My love and prayers to everyone who attended: I had… Continue Reading “The Good, the Bad, and Theology of Noah”
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