Homily for the Memorial of Sts. Joachim and Anne This morning, we celebrate the Memorial of Sts. Joachim and Anne, the parents of our Blessed Mother and the grandparents of Jesus. In a special way today, we want to remember in prayer all of our grandparents, living and deceased. So to all of our grandparents,Continue reading “Intimate Encounters with Jesus”
Category Archives: Ordinary Time
Prayer
Homily for the 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time | Homily at St. Jude Catholic Church Prayer. It’s probably the most important thing that we do as Christians. We hear throughout Scripture to pray always, to turn to the Lord in our need, to cry out “Abba, Father.” And yet, so many of us don’t reallyContinue reading “Prayer”
Weeds and the Wheat
Homily for Saturday of the 16th Week in Ordinary Time It doesn’t matter when our relationship with the Lord first began or how far it has progressed, for most of us as people of faith, we know how the Lord is calling us to follow Him. We are trying our best to follow His willContinue reading “Weeds and the Wheat”
Forgetfulness
Homily for Monday of the 16th Week in Ordinary Time One of the greatest issues that we face in our spiritual lives is forgetfulness. I know many of us fall into that, myself included. But this is not a problem that is unique to us as Christians. It is a problem that has plagued peopleContinue reading “Forgetfulness”
Something Greater
Homily for the Memorial of St. Bonaventure In our Gospel today, Jesus calls out the Pharisees and the Scribes for being so limited in their perspective on matters of the faith that it blinds them to the reality of what is happening right before their eyes. We have seen this time and again throughout ScriptureContinue reading “Something Greater”
Desire of our Hearts
Homily for the Memorial of St. Kateri Tekakwitha I found this first reading from the Book of the Prophet Isaiah to be really beautiful because it speaks to the reality of our souls. As Catholics, we hear this so often, but it something that is so important for us that it bears repeating time andContinue reading “Desire of our Hearts”
Repent and Believe
Homily for Tuesday of the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time Our Gospel today paints a pretty bleak picture for the people of the towns where Jesus has been preaching and performing so many of His miracles. But it points to something that Jesus has time and again called people out for throughout the Gospels. SoContinue reading “Repent and Believe”
St. Benedict, Pray for Us
Homily for the Memorial of St. Benedict Our Gospel passage this morning follows Jesus’ interaction with the Rich Young Man. At the end of that interaction, we know that Jesus tells the young man to go and sell everything that he has so that he could be free be a true disciple of the Lord.Continue reading “St. Benedict, Pray for Us”
Our Christian Mission
Homily for the 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time | Introduction Homily to Holy Family For the last couple of weeks now, the readings at our Sunday liturgies have been inviting us to reflect on the idea of Christian mission. The mission of every follower of Jesus is to go out into the world and proclaimContinue reading “Our Christian Mission”
Preparing Our Hearts for New Wine
Homily for Saturday of the 13th Week in Ordinary Time Through this parable that we hear this morning from Matthew’s Gospel, the Lord is inviting us to take a deeper look at the state of our hearts. He’s asking us to reflect on what might be in our hearts that is preventing us from experiencingContinue reading “Preparing Our Hearts for New Wine”
Fr. Tom Pringle 