His name was Lazarus. In all the parables that Jesus shares throughout His ministry, this is the only character He ever names. Think about that. That says something, doesn’t it? The rich man has no name, but Lazarus does. To God, the rich man is a cautionary tale, but Lazarus is a son. We can…
“Woe to you Chorazin! Woe to you Bethsaida!” In this morning’s Gospel, Jesus does not have kind words for the people who live in these two cities. Chorazin, Bethsaida, and Capernaum are the cities that make up what is called the “Evangelical Triangle”…they are the cities where Jesus did most of His preaching and the…
Today we are celebrating the feast of St. Faustina Kowalska. Many of us are somewhat aware of who she was and that our devotion to the Divine Mercy comes from the apparitions and mystical experiences that she had of Jesus throughout her life. Thankfully for the Church, many of those apparitions were written down and…
Homily for the Memorial of St. Vincent de Paul If there ever was a saint who embodied this Gospel passage today from Matthew, it was St. Vincent de Paul. St. Vincent understood the compassion and mercy that the Lord expresses in this experience with the crowds. Throughout his ministry as a priest, Vincent’s heart was…
Homily for Saturday of the 26th Week in Ordinary Time Over the last several days now, there has been a consistent theme, a common thread in our Gospel readings about embracing this childlike nature in order to enter the Kingdom of Heaven. It has been there almost every day this week. As I was praying…
Homily for the Memorial of the Guardian Angels Our faith teaches us that there is a spiritual realm that surrounds each of us, a reality where the forces of Good and Evil are constantly battling to win over souls. It is the angels who fight to lead souls closer to God and demons who struggle…
Homily for the Memorial of St. Therese of Lisieux It has often been said that holy vocations come out of holy families. That certainly was the case with the family of St. Therese of Lisieux. St. Therese was 1 of 9 children born into an extremely Catholic family. Her parents, Louis and Zelie Martin, sought…
Homily for the 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time INTRODUCTION – Over the last couple of weeks now, we have been reflecting on what it means to be Disciples of Mercy. To be a Disciple of Mercy, we have to recognize that 1) we have been forgiven by God and are now called to bring that…
Fr. Tom Pringle 