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…
Homily for the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time INTRODUCTION - Over the last couple of weeks, we have been considering how we have been tasked as Christians with the responsibility of making the Kingdom of God present in our world today. So far, our Here as in Heaven series has brought us to moments of…
Homily for Friday of the 29th Week in Ordinary Time If we look at the signs of the times, the picture can seem pretty bleak right now. We live in a country that seems so divided along so many different lines. If you drive down the road of any neighborhood in America, you’ll see Trump…
Homily for Thursday of the 29th Week in Ordinary Time Throughout his time as Pope, John Paul II consistently told us to not be afraid to follow Christ; he challenged us to not be afraid to proclaim the Gospel in our words, our actions, and our thoughts. He continually called us to strive to share…
Fr. Tom Pringle 