When Jesus says in today’s Gospel, “I have come to set the earth on fire, and how I wish it were already blazing!”, He is not talking about a cozy campfire on a cool night. He’s talking about a blaze that changes everything it touches. It’s a fire so powerful that it purifies, refines, and…
Today we celebrate the Memorial of St. Bernard of Clairvaux, an abbot and a Doctor of the Church. He was a Doctor of the Church because of his spirituality and his defense of the teachings of the Church. Bernard was born in 1090 to a French noble family. And if you were born into nobility…
Throughout his missionary activity, St. Paul went around to the various regions of the Middle East and the Mediterranean preaching the Good News, sharing with others about the works of Jesus, and bringing people to conversion of heart. But he did that by not mincing his words. He spoke boldly, clearly, and passionately about the…
I think all of us can relate to the young man in this particular passage from Matthew. We all desire to do what is good. We all want to do our best in life so that we can enjoy eternity with God in the life to come. And I’m sure many of us go to…
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 