If we think back to the readings from last week, you might remember that Jesus told us how He had come to set the earth on fire. But it’s not just any fire, it’s a fire that purifies, a fire that divides, a fire that changes us. But once that fire is burning within our…
Over the last few weeks now, we have been hearing Jesus speak to His disciples about the Eucharist in the Bread of Life Discourse. Today, we hear the culmination of that teaching. And what we see is that the disciples have a difficult time believing it. They don’t completely understand what Jesus is saying and…
In our first reading this morning from St. Paul’s First Letter to the Thessalonians, we hear about what has come to be known as the universal call to holiness. Each of us, because we have received the identity of being sons and daughters of God by way of our baptism, has this universal vocation. That…
In our Gospel this morning, the Lord is reminding us that there are two options where we can spend eternity. We will either end up in heaven or in hell. I wish it weren’t the case, but I think we need that reminder pretty regularly. For all of us, our experiences show us that there…
As human beings, sometimes we become fascinated on what everyone else thinks – whether that’s opinions on political candidates, the direction of our government, the important social issues of our day, the responses to various situations and circumstances, the decisions of Church leaders. We all just want to know what people think. So often, we…
Homily for Thursday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time Where are we going? What is our final destination? In our spiritual lives, it’s always good for us to take a pause and reflect on where we are headed, to look within us and to evaluate how we are living as disciples of Jesus. It’s…
Homily for the 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time Those of you who follow me on Instagram know that I was away on vacation this week with my priest fraternity group. It was good to be with my brother priests to share with each other about what the Lord is doing in our lives and in…
Fr. Tom Pringle 