In today’s Gospel, Jesus tells us to remove the wooden beam from our own eye before trying to take the splinter out of someone else’s. It’s a vivid reminder that true discipleship begins with self-examination. Before I can help my neighbor, I need to let God heal my own heart. The readings today and yesterday…
I once heard someone describe the Christian life this way: “It’s free, but it’s not cheap.” Yes, the salvation that we are offered from the Lord is pure gift. We know that Jesus has already paid the price by His sacrifice on the Cross. But following Him, truly following Him, truly giving our lives to…
Today, we celebrate the feast of St. John Chrysostom, a Doctor of the Church and a Bishop, who authored many homilies, letters, treatises, essays, and commentaries on the Scriptures and various other aspects of our faith. He is known for his great skills as an orator; in fact, Chrysostom means "gold mouthed." In one of…
Every time I read this particular Gospel, I find myself laughing because what we're seeing is the Scribes and the Pharisees basically throwing a tantrum about something Jesus has done. Are they not going to learn?! Whenever Jesus does something good, these men revert back to being children who aren't getting their way. They don't…
Homily for Friday of the 23rd Week in Ordinary Time September 11, 200`1 - a day that none of us will likely ever forget. That day seemed like it stood still, like the world came to a sudden halt, and rightly so because it did. Everything we knew – or, at least, everything we thought…
Homily for the 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A | Please click here for the readings. Caesarea Philippi Over the last couple of weeks now, we have been reading from the Gospel of Matthew, hearing about the interactions between Jesus and his apostles as they traveled throughout the region of Caesarea Philippi. Two weeks…
Fr. Tom Pringle 