Homily for the Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord The Feast of the Transfiguration, which we celebrate today, reminds us of one of the most important moments in the life of Christ. In the Gospel that we have just heard, Jesus invites his most intimate inner circle – Peter, James, and John – to…
Homily for Friday of the 18th Week in Ordinary Time In our first reading this morning, Nahum prophesies the fall of Nineveh, the capital of the Assyrian Empire, one of the most ruthless empires in the history of humanity. They would often behead many of the people in the cities they conquered and, whoever was…
Homily for the Feast of St. James the Apostle This morning we celebrate the feast of St. James the Apostle. One of the sons of Zebedee, they were also known as the Sons of Thunder. We don’t really know how they get that title, but we get an idea of their thunder-like qualities from the…
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 will…
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 people…
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 Scripture…
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 and…
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. So…
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.…
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 experiencing…
Fr. Tom Pringle 