Homily for Thursday of the 5th Week of Easter Our First Reading this morning is a continuation of the passage we heard yesterday, describing the meeting of the Apostles and the priests of the Early Church on whether the Christian community should follow the strict laws of the Jewish faith. This meeting would eventually come…
Homily for Monday of the 5th Week of Easter You may have noticed over the last few days that we have started to hear more about the Holy Spirit in our readings during Daily Mass. That has been intentional. As we are getting closer to the celebration of Pentecost, it is good to be reminded…
Homily for Friday of the 4th Week of Easter Over the last couple of days in our readings from the Acts of the Apostles, we have seen Paul going around Antioch preaching in the synagogues. What he has been doing has actually reminded me of what Jesus did with the two disciples on the road…
Homily for the 4th Sunday of Easter, Good Shepherd Sunday Throughout various sections of Sacred Scripture, the image of shepherd has traditionally been a prominent description of the relationship that exists between God and His people. The usage goes all the way back to the Book of Genesis, where it says that Joseph was saved…
Homily for Monday of the 3rd Week of Easter In our Gospel this morning, those who were present for the feeding of the 5000 have come in search of Jesus. Why? Jesus gives us the answer – He tells them that the only reason they’re searching for Him and seeking to follow Him is because…
Homily for the 3rd Sunday of Easter How often in our lives have we been frustrated because something hasn’t gone the way that we expected it to? How often do we discover that a path toward a goal isn’t going to be as easy as we hoped it would be? Back in the early Spring…
Homily for Thursday of the Second Week of Easter As I was praying with this morning’s readings, I found myself drawn to the drastic change that we have seen in the Apostles in the very short time since the death of Jesus until this particular time recounted in the Acts of the Apostles. These men…
Homily for Wednesday in the Octave of Easter This morning our Gospel story is one of my favorites – the two disciples encountering the Lord while on their way to Emmaus. As they are walking along the road, the disciples are heartbroken. The hope that they once had in Jesus had been lost when He…
Homily for Tuesday in the Octave of Easter Every time I hear this passage from the Gospel of John, I always find myself intrigued by Mary Magdalene thinking that Jesus was the gardener. It makes me think about the ways in which I often times fail to recognize Jesus standing in front of me or,…
Homily for Monday in the Octave of Easter Fear is a pretty powerful emotion for us as humans, an emotion that can have a strong effect on our minds and bodies. And whether we like it or not, all of us struggle to some degree in our response to fear when it comes into our…
Fr. Tom Pringle 