The message that is given to us from the Prophet Isaiah this morning is one of great hope. He’s not only talking about the restoration of the people of Israel from captivity and exile in Babylon, but he is speaking to them about the coming of the Messiah. Isaiah is trying to instill this sense…
Today we light the second candle in our Advent wreath, known as the Bethlehem Candle. As I said in my homily last weekend, it symbolizes peace and preparation. It should invite us to a moment of reflection: are we making space within our hearts to welcome the Lord? Are we making preparations for the coming…
Homily for Saturday of the 2nd Week of Advent We are now at the halfway point of our Advent season. Christmas is only two weeks away. This weekend would be a good time for us to reflect on how the Lord has been moving and acting in our lives over the past couple of weeks.…
Homily for the Memorial of St. Nicholas As we have already heard in our opening prayer for this morning, today we celebrate the Feast of St. Nicholas. On this day every year, I think about my favorite story of St. Nicholas. Growing up, Nicholas was a very devout young man who lived with his uncle…
Homily for Friday of the Second Week of Advent You know, sometimes I really think the Lord just wants His Word to sink in and resonate with us. I kind of feel like that is the case this morning. In our first reading, the Lord speaks to the people of Israel and to us through…
Homily for Thursday of the Second Week of Advent There is a line in today’s Gospel that has really just had me thinking and reflecting. Jesus says this: “Amen, I say to you, among those born of women there has been none greater than John the Baptist; yet the least in the kingdom of heaven…
Homily for the Memorial of St. Ambrose Over the last few days now, I’ve really been reflecting on this idea of friendship – but not just any type friendship, I’m talking about holy friendships. We all have those people in our lives who care so deeply for us that we almost become family to them.…
Homily for the Second Sunday of Advent Earlier this week, I was putting up some Christmas decorations at the rectory and I had a memory come to mind from when I was a kid. Every year my mother would setup our Nativity scene on December 8th but she would always leave baby Jesus in the…
Fr. Tom Pringle 