In the tradition of the Church, there are only two individuals besides the Lord Jesus who have their birthdays celebrated with a special feast: St. John the Baptist and the Blessed Mother (whose nativity we celebrate today). According to some of the apocryphal writings of the early Church, the story of the birth of Mary is actually quite beautiful.
Homily for the 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A | Please click here for the readings. Caesarea Philippi Over the last couple of weeks now, we have been reading from the Gospel of Matthew, hearing about the interactions between Jesus and his apostles as they traveled throughout the region of Caesarea Philippi. Two weeks…
Homily for Friday of the 22nd Week in Ordinary Time | Please click here for the readings. How many times in our lives have we encountered a moment of change and we raise an objection saying: “But this is how we’ve always done it!”? Those of us who have been in ministry for a long…
Homily for the Memorial of St. Gregory the Great | Please click here for the readings. In the Gospel, we just heard this command from Jesus to put out into the deep and to become fishers of men. I think that it is appropriate that we read this Gospel today on the Feast of Pope…
Homily for Monday of the 22nd Week in Ordinary Time | Please click here for the readings. Christ is Expelled Out of the City Preaching the Gospel is never easy. There have certainly been times in my own life when I have experienced that, even recently. As we have just heard, Jesus also experienced that…
Homily for the Memorial of the Passion of John the Baptist | Please click here for the readings. The Feast of Herod and the Beheading of the Baptist. Giovanni Baronzio God often chooses the people we least expect to bring about change, to bring about transformation, to bring us to a moment of conversion. For…
Homily for the Memorial of St. Augustine of Hippo | Please click here for the readings. Triunfo de San Agustín Yesterday, we celebrated the Memorial of St. Monica. If you haven’t heard the story of St. Monica, she prayed without ceasing for the conversion of her family members, most especially her son, Augustine, whose feast…
Homily for Friday of the 20th Week in Ordinary Time | Please click here for the readings. "The Vision of The Valley of The Dry Bones". Gustave Dore This reading from Ezekiel 37 is one of the passages of Scripture that I find absolutely fascinating and I hadn’t really paid attention to this much until…
Fr. Tom Pringle 