Homily for Monday of the 18th Week in Ordinary Time I think for most of us, in at least one moment of our lives, we have been painfully aware of our own limitations. It typically happens when difficult situations arise where we just have no idea how to handle it or what to do to…
Homily for Friday of the 16th Week in Ordinary Time The old saying goes that a tree is known by its fruits. That is basically the message of today’s Gospel. As disciples of Jesus, the depth of our relationship with the Savior of the World is revealed in how much we are embracing the Word…
Homily for the Feast of St. Mary Magdalene Something I always think about whenever this Gospel passage is read at Mass or when I have prayed with it is just how personal Jesus is to Mary Magdalene. Jesus, disguised as the gardener, sees how His death has affected one of His closest disciples. Mary is…
Homily for Tuesday of the 16th Week in Ordinary Time Who are we for Jesus? In the Gospel today, Jesus says that His brothers and sisters are those who do the will of the Father. So who are we for Jesus? Are we His brothers and sisters? Do we seek to do the will of…
Homily for Monday of the 16th Week in Ordinary Time In the Gospel we’ve just heard, the Scribes and the Pharisees approach Jesus and ask him for a sign to prove that He is the Messiah. They have seen all that Jesus has said and done and yet continue to refuse to accept that He…
Homily for the 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time You are not alone. You are loved. Jesus cares about you. You are important to Him. Do you believe those statements? Speaking from personal experience, it’s not always easy to believe those things. We get hurt in life, things happen to us that make us feel like…
Homily for the 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time Pope Benedict XVI once said that “it is the duty of the Church to proclaim always and everywhere the Gospel of Jesus Christ.” This is a task that has been the responsibility of the Church from the very beginning. (And by Church, I don’t just mean the…
Homily for Friday of the 14th Week in Ordinary Time In our readings for yesterday morning, we heard Jesus inviting His apostles to participate in the greatest mission of Christian discipleship – going out and bringing the message of the Gospel to the world, of calling the world to repentance and conversion. But in yesterday’s…
Homily for Thursday of the 14th Week in Ordinary Time In our Gospel today, Jesus invites His disciples to participate in the greatest mission of Christian discipleship – to evangelize and bring people to an encounter with the Good News of salvation, calling them to repentance and belief in the Gospel. He gives them some…
Homily for Tuesday of the 14th Week in Ordinary Time The Devil is real. He is not some idea or a concept that was invented to explain all of the bad things that happen in the world. Satan is very much present around us; he is active in our world today. And he has all…
Fr. Tom Pringle 