This week, the Church in the United States celebrates National Vocations Awareness Week. It is a week dedicated to promoting vocations specifically to the priesthood, diaconate, and consecrated life. Most importantly, it encourages us to renew our prayers and support for those who are considering one of these vocations. It’s appropriate that in our second…
Excuses, excuses, excuses. In our Gospel today, we hear the Parable of the Great Feast and how so many of the people who were invited to this banquet came up with excuses to get out of attending. And honestly, the excuses weren’t even that great…they really weren’t good enough reasons to cancel. So, what’s the…
Homily for Friday of the 31st Week in Ordinary Time As a nation, we are in the midst of one of the most uncertain times in our history. Think about just what has happened over the last three or four days. We still have no idea who is going to be our President for the…
Homily for Tuesday of the 31st Week in Ordinary Time Today is a crucially important day for our country. And, I would like us to just spend a few minutes quietly praying for our country. If you feel so inclined, I invite you to join me in kneeling before our Lord and begging that His…
Fr. Tom Pringle 