Today is the day that the Lord has made. This is the day death lost its sting, the day sin lost its grip, the day the tomb was emptied and the promise fulfilled. Jesus, our Savior, who suffered and died, who was buried in a stone-cold tomb… is now alive. And not just in our…
On this final day of the Easter season, we come together to celebrate the great feast of Pentecost, which was a pivotal moment in the life of the Church when the Holy Spirit descended upon the apostles as they were locked in the Upper Room fearful and dejected. As they hid away out of fear…
On Friday, we celebrated the Memorial of St. Philip Neri, who has become one of my favorite saints over the last couple of years. He is well known for his humor and cheerfulness, his gifted spiritual direction, and his habit of making a fool of himself for humility’s sake. On one occasion, he even shaved…
Homily for Tuesday of the 7th Week of Easter In the final days of the Easter season, the Church invites us to reflect back on the events leading up to the Passion of Jesus. Yesterday, we were reminded of the moment when Jesus told His disciples that they would abandon Him. Today, the Church gives…
Homily for Monday of the 6th Week of Easter Our Gospel reading this morning comes from a section of the Gospel of John where Jesus is talking to his disciples about the world’s hatred for those who follow Him. Jesus knew what kinds of challenges the disciples would face in the days that were to…
Homily for the 6th Sunday of Easter Audio version of the homily can be found below. First of all, I want to take this opportunity to personally wish all of our mothers, grandmothers, and spiritual mothers a very happy Mother’s Day. Thank you for always caring for us and supporting us in all that we…
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…
Fr. Tom Pringle 