Let me first say what a gift it is to be with all of you this weekend. I’m sure many of you are probably wondering who I am. I am Fr. Tom Pringle, and I’m honored to begin my assignment here at St. Timothy this weekend as your new parochial vicar. Now, to be clear…
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. We say those words so often. Every prayer, every Mass, every blessing begins and ends in the name of the Trinity. And yet, today, the Church invites us to pause so that we can reflect more deeply on this…
On Friday here at Holy Family, we celebrated the last day of school. If you have ever been on a school campus on that last day, the typical sights we see are students walking out with backpacks half-zipped, a yearbook signing here and there, and maybe a few emotional goodbyes, especially to teachers and assistants.…
Every time we pray – whether it’s a simple whispering of “Jesus, help me” or something a little more formal like the Rosary – we’re doing more than just talking to God. We’re extending an invitation. And sometimes – without even realizing it – we’re praying something that can be a little dangerous and not…
Have you ever had an encounter with someone – whether that be with a friend, family member, coworker, classmate – where you just felt really encouraged? Like someone breathed new life into you? That’s kind of what Paul and Barnabas are doing in this reading from the Acts of the Apostles. After traveling, preaching, and…
Psychology teaches us that our memories can sometimes be very much connected to our senses. A smell, a sound, even the texture of something that we touch can suddenly unlock a long-forgotten memory. Sometimes those memories can be comforting and sometimes they’re a little bit more painful. The smell of freshly cut grass might take…
Today is the day that the Lord has made. This is the day death lost its sting, the day sin lost its grip, the day the tomb was emptied and the promise fulfilled. Jesus, our Savior, who suffered and died, who was buried in a stone-cold tomb… is now alive. And not just in our…
There are very few days on the liturgical calendar as hauntingly beautiful as today. The Church is stripped bare. There is no ornamentation around the altar. The music for today is subdued and glum. There is a silence settling over not just this place, but over the whole world. It’s meant to remind us of…
I want to point out something that’s a little unsettling in our Gospel today. At first, it might seem like this is just a story about some poor woman caught in a moment of deep sin – and that is certainly true. But if we look a little bit deeper, we realize: she wasn’t the…
Today, we hear the Parable of the Prodigal Son. It is one of the most well-known and, honestly, more powerful stories in all of Scripture. And at this point, most of us have heard it many times, and yet, there is always something really beautiful about it and we always take something fresh from it.…
Fr. Tom Pringle 