Today, as we celebrate the Feast of the Epiphany, our Gospel gives us two very different responses to the birth of Jesus, to the revelation of the Christ Child. On the one hand, we have the Magi; on the other, King Herod. Both heard the news of a newborn King, but their reactions couldn’t be…
As we heard at the beginning of our liturgy this evening/morning, today we celebrate the Feast of the Holy Family, a day when we look to the family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph as a model for our own families. But we also look to them to be the model for our parish, especially as…
This morning, the world wakes up to the best news: Jesus Christ is born! The long-anticipated promise of salvation has been fulfilled. Heaven has come down to earth, and the Word of God has been made flesh. That’s the essence of Christmas. We’re being invited to think about not the noisy celebrations of the world,…
Growing up, so many of my favorite television shows focused on the family unit. Shows like Family Matters, Full House, Home Improvement, 7th Heaven. I even would watch reruns of those classic television shows like The Andy Griffith Show, The Brady Bunch, and Leave it to Beaver. Why was I – and likely why were…
The story of Christmas, that beautiful story from 2000 years ago. It is so familiar to all of us. It is the story of God becoming man, stepping down from His throne in Heaven, stepping into the reality of humanity, choosing to make His dwelling among us. It is the story of God working for…
Fr. Tom Pringle 