Happy New Year…almost. Some of you might think I got my dates mixed up. Not quite! In the Church, the Feast of Christ the King is the final Sunday of our liturgical year. We are approaching a new beginning as we prepare for the Season of Advent, which will begin next weekend; that is the…
Tomorrow officially marks the end of the liturgical year; Sunday we begin the Season of Advent. Over the next couple of days, it might be quite beneficial for all of us to consider if there is some way we could foster a deepening of faith in this upcoming season. What is the Lord inviting us…
Mother Teresa once said: “Many today are starving for ordinary bread. But there is another kind of hunger – the hunger to be wanted, to be loved, to be recognized. Nakedness, too, is not just the want of clothes, but also about loss of dignity, purity, self-respect. And homelessness is not just want of a…
Homily for the Feast of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Today we celebrate the feast of the Presentation of Mary, when Mary was presented in the Temple by her parents, Joachim and Anne. It is one of those extra-biblical events that the Church remembers each year to honor the life of the Blessed…
Homily for the Memorial of St. Andrew Dung-Lac and Companions Again this morning, our readings are calling attention to the end times, reminding us of the fragility of life and the uncertainty about when the Lord is going to call us to return to Himself. This last week of the liturgical year is always an…
Homily for Monday of the 34th Week in Ordinary Time In our gospel today, Jesus is challenging us to think about quality over quantity. He uses the story about the widow putting money in the treasury to prove his point. How did Jesus know how much the widow put in the treasury? If you aren’t…
Fr. Tom Pringle 