Homily for Monday of the 25th Week in Ordinary Time The Gospel that we hear this morning happens to be one of my favorite passages in Sacred Scripture. It’s a reminder to us, as Christians, of how we are called to be lights in the midst of a world caught in darkness. As disciples of…
Homily for Thursday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time Where are we going? What is our final destination? In our spiritual lives, it’s always good for us to take a pause and reflect on where we are headed, to look within us and to evaluate how we are living as disciples of Jesus. It’s…
Homily for the 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time Those of you who follow me on Instagram know that I was away on vacation this week with my priest fraternity group. It was good to be with my brother priests to share with each other about what the Lord is doing in our lives and in…
Homily for the Memorial of St. Clare of Assisi The story of St. Clare is really a beautiful one of coming to an experience with the Lord and falling so deeply in love with Him that she is willing to allow that love to invade every aspect of her life. Clare was one of the…
Homily for Tuesday of the 19th Week in Ordinary Time One of the things that I love about being a priest is getting to spend time with our children and our young people. Each Sunday after Mass, I love when all the kiddos come up to me and give me a high-five or a fist…
Homily for the Memorial of St. Dominic Over the last few days in our readings, we have been hearing about this call to discipleship and how difficult it can sometimes be to follow the Lord. We’ve been challenged by the Lord to deny ourselves, pick up our crosses, and to follow Him. We know that…
Homily for the 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time All of us are going to die. In the ancient tradition of the Church, there is a phrase that has sort of come back to life over the last few years. Memento mori. Remember death. It is a Latin phrase connected to the practice of remembering the…
Homily for the Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord The Feast of the Transfiguration, which we celebrate today, reminds us of one of the most important moments in the life of Christ. In the Gospel that we have just heard, Jesus invites his most intimate inner circle – Peter, James, and John – to…
Homily for Friday of the 18th Week in Ordinary Time In our first reading this morning, Nahum prophesies the fall of Nineveh, the capital of the Assyrian Empire, one of the most ruthless empires in the history of humanity. They would often behead many of the people in the cities they conquered and, whoever was…
Homily for the 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time During my last couple of years of college, as I was preparing for graduation and getting ready to enter the workforce, I remember having multiple conversations with my parents about setting myself up for success for retirement. My parents were trying to drive home the message of…
Fr. Tom Pringle 