In 1263, a German priest, Peter of Prague, was traveling throughout Italy on a personal pilgrimage to Rome. Tradition tells us that Peter was a good and pious priest who was constantly striving for holiness in his life. In his ministry, however, he became quite troubled by the indifference of many of the faithful in…
We live in a world that is hard to sometimes really difficult to understand and, I think, we have let the frustration and uncertainty that have emerged in our own hearts to determine how we respond to various situations that we experience. Just look at all that we have endured over the last couple of…
On Friday, we celebrated the Memorial of St. Philip Neri, who has become one of my favorite saints over the last couple of years. He is well known for his humor and cheerfulness, his gifted spiritual direction, and his habit of making a fool of himself for humility’s sake. On one occasion, he even shaved…
Homily for the 6th Sunday of Easter Audio version of the homily can be found below. First of all, I want to take this opportunity to personally wish all of our mothers, grandmothers, and spiritual mothers a very happy Mother’s Day. Thank you for always caring for us and supporting us in all that we…
Homily for the 4th Sunday of Easter, Good Shepherd Sunday Throughout various sections of Sacred Scripture, the image of shepherd has traditionally been a prominent description of the relationship that exists between God and His people. The usage goes all the way back to the Book of Genesis, where it says that Joseph was saved…
Homily for the 3rd Sunday of Easter How often in our lives have we been frustrated because something hasn’t gone the way that we expected it to? How often do we discover that a path toward a goal isn’t going to be as easy as we hoped it would be? Back in the early Spring…
Homily for Easter Sunday You know, over the last couple of weeks, I have had multiple conversations with many of my friends and many of our parishioners about this Lenten season. I don’t know what it was about this year, but for so many of us, it just seemed to be a really long and…
Homily for the Easter Vigil in the Holy Night Before we begin the homily this evening, I want to offer a word of welcome to our Elect and their family members and friends who have joined us this evening. This is the longest Mass that you will ever attend - that’s a given. But it…
Homily for the 2nd Sunday of Lent RECAP OF LENT - We are now at the Second Sunday of Lent. Before any of us know it, we’ll find ourselves celebrating the Triduum and preparing for glorious celebration of Easter. Today would be a good time for us to pause and ask: how are we doing…
Homily for the First Sunday of Lent Put yourself in Jesus’ shoes. You’ve been wandering in the desert for 40 days and nights. You’re starving! You’re tired! You’re exhausted! Then suddenly, as you’re feeling all of those things, when you might be at the most vulnerable state, the Devil comes and throws these three temptations…
Fr. Tom Pringle 