Homily for Tuesday of the 7th Week of Easter In the final days of the Easter season, the Church invites us to reflect back on the events leading up to the Passion of Jesus. Yesterday, we were reminded of the moment when Jesus told His disciples that they would abandon Him. Today, the Church gives…
Homily for Monday of the 6th Week of Easter Our Gospel reading this morning comes from a section of the Gospel of John where Jesus is talking to his disciples about the world’s hatred for those who follow Him. Jesus knew what kinds of challenges the disciples would face in the days that were to…
Homily for the 6th Sunday of Easter Audio version of the homily can be found below. First of all, I want to take this opportunity to personally wish all of our mothers, grandmothers, and spiritual mothers a very happy Mother’s Day. Thank you for always caring for us and supporting us in all that we…
Homily for Thursday of the 5th Week of Easter Our First Reading this morning is a continuation of the passage we heard yesterday, describing the meeting of the Apostles and the priests of the Early Church on whether the Christian community should follow the strict laws of the Jewish faith. This meeting would eventually come…
Homily for Monday of the 5th Week of Easter You may have noticed over the last few days that we have started to hear more about the Holy Spirit in our readings during Daily Mass. That has been intentional. As we are getting closer to the celebration of Pentecost, it is good to be reminded…
Homily for Friday of the 4th Week of Easter Over the last couple of days in our readings from the Acts of the Apostles, we have seen Paul going around Antioch preaching in the synagogues. What he has been doing has actually reminded me of what Jesus did with the two disciples on the road…
Homily for the 4th Sunday of Easter, Good Shepherd Sunday Throughout various sections of Sacred Scripture, the image of shepherd has traditionally been a prominent description of the relationship that exists between God and His people. The usage goes all the way back to the Book of Genesis, where it says that Joseph was saved…
Homily for the Feast of St. Mark the Evangelist This morning, we celebrate the Feast of St. Mark the Evangelist. In the Acts of the Apostles, Mark is also known as John Mark and was the son of Mary of Jerusalem and a cousin of Barnabas. He accompanied Paul and Barnabas on their missionary journeys…
Homily for Monday of the 3rd Week of Easter In our Gospel this morning, those who were present for the feeding of the 5000 have come in search of Jesus. Why? Jesus gives us the answer – He tells them that the only reason they’re searching for Him and seeking to follow Him is because…
Homily for the 3rd Sunday of Easter How often in our lives have we been frustrated because something hasn’t gone the way that we expected it to? How often do we discover that a path toward a goal isn’t going to be as easy as we hoped it would be? Back in the early Spring…
Fr. Tom Pringle 