Homily for the Memorial of St. Andrew Dung-Lac and Companions Again this morning, our readings are calling attention to the end times, reminding us of the fragility of life and the uncertainty about when the Lord is going to call us to return to Himself. This last week of the liturgical year is always an…
Homily for Monday of the 34th Week in Ordinary Time In our gospel today, Jesus is challenging us to think about quality over quantity. He uses the story about the widow putting money in the treasury to prove his point. How did Jesus know how much the widow put in the treasury? If you aren’t…
Homily for the Solemnity of Jesus Christ, King of the Universe Who is Jesus for you? Is He just a nice guy who taught us what it looks like to care for other people, an example for us to follow? Or is He a prophet who shared with the world a revelation about who God…
Homily for Saturday of the 32nd Week in Ordinary Time Is there something in your life that you have consistently prayed for and it seems like your prayers have gone unheard? Maybe it is for the healing of physical ailments, the conversion of a loved one, the resolution to some stressful situation at work or…
Homily for the Memorial of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini As we continue to approach the end of this liturgical year, which will happen in just a couple of short weeks from now with the Feast of Christ the King, the Church uses this as an opportunity to invite us to consider the world to come…
Homily for the Feast of the Dedication of the Basilica of St. John Lateran Today the universal Church celebrates the Feast of the Dedication of the Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome. If you have never had the chance to visit the Lateran Basilica, and if we can ever get rid of COVID, I…
Homily for Friday of the 31st Week in Ordinary Time As a nation, we are in the midst of one of the most uncertain times in our history. Think about just what has happened over the last three or four days. We still have no idea who is going to be our President for the…
Homily for Tuesday of the 31st Week in Ordinary Time Today is a crucially important day for our country. And, I would like us to just spend a few minutes quietly praying for our country. If you feel so inclined, I invite you to join me in kneeling before our Lord and begging that His…
Homily for the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed There is something that uniquely binds us together as a human family – all of us have either experienced the loss of a loved one or will experience a loss at some point. Dealing with the grief of losing one who is close to us can…
Homily for Saturday of the 30th Week in Ordinary Time As many of you know, over the last few days I was on my annual retreat at San Pedro Center in Winter Park. Every time I get the opportunity to step away from things and spend a little time with the Lord, it always brings…
Fr. Tom Pringle 