Homily for the 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time INTRODUCTION – What can I do? How am I being called to serve? Lord, how am I being called to point others to You? These are all questions that many of us often find ourselves asking, especially whenever we hear these particular readings proclaimed at Mass. Each…
Homily for the 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time When we think of the word humility, what is the first thought that comes to mind? We probably think it is something self-deprecating. Often times, we think in order to be humble that we have to hold not only a low opinion of ourselves, but usually a…
Homily for 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Throughout Scripture, this juxtaposition of light and darkness is a theme that often emerges; it serves as a symbol representing the struggle between good and evil. The contrast between the two helps us to better understand the gift of God’s Light and the grace that Jesus brings to…
Homily for the 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A Within each of our hearts, God has planted certain seeds, seeds that are meant to be nourished and fostered so that we can discover what He wants us to do with our lives – to discover our vocation. Each of us has a vocation, something…
Homily for the 1st Sunday of Advent Throughout history, there have been countless times when people have said that the end of the world would happen. In 1910, people thought that Halley’s Comet was going to crash into the earth resulting in some apocalyptic explosion bringing about the end of civilization as we know it.…
Homily for the 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time The other day, I was scrolling through Instagram in between two of my appointments when I came across this post from one of the Catholic accounts I follow. It posed an interesting question: “Have you ever noticed how saints often times come in pairs?” That intrigued me…
Homily for the 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time Those of you who follow me on Instagram know that I was away on vacation this week with my priest fraternity group. It was good to be with my brother priests to share with each other about what the Lord is doing in our lives and in…
Homily for the 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time All of us are going to die. In the ancient tradition of the Church, there is a phrase that has sort of come back to life over the last few years. Memento mori. Remember death. It is a Latin phrase connected to the practice of remembering the…
Homily for the 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time During my last couple of years of college, as I was preparing for graduation and getting ready to enter the workforce, I remember having multiple conversations with my parents about setting myself up for success for retirement. My parents were trying to drive home the message of…
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 really…
Fr. Tom Pringle 