In today’s Gospel, Jesus tells us to remove the wooden beam from our own eye before trying to take the splinter out of someone else’s. It’s a vivid reminder that true discipleship begins with self-examination. Before I can help my neighbor, I need to let God heal my own heart. The readings today and yesterday…
I once heard someone describe the Christian life this way: “It’s free, but it’s not cheap.” Yes, the salvation that we are offered from the Lord is pure gift. We know that Jesus has already paid the price by His sacrifice on the Cross. But following Him, truly following Him, truly giving our lives to…
Over the past two weeks, we’ve been on a journey with Jesus where He has encouraged us to help make our faith on fire. Two weeks ago, we were reminded how the Lord lights the fire of faith in our hearts – not a faith that is meant to be safe or tame, but a…
If we think back to the readings from last week, you might remember that Jesus told us how He had come to set the earth on fire. But it’s not just any fire, it’s a fire that purifies, a fire that divides, a fire that changes us. But once that fire is burning within our…
When Jesus says in today’s Gospel, “I have come to set the earth on fire, and how I wish it were already blazing!”, He is not talking about a cozy campfire on a cool night. He’s talking about a blaze that changes everything it touches. It’s a fire so powerful that it purifies, refines, and…
We tend to put things off when we think there’s still time. For many of us, our human nature is to procrastinate. In the simple things, and in the not-so-simple things. Those more challenging things we put off? We delay apologies, delay forgiveness, delay the changes we know we need to make. Why? Because we…
We spend a lot of time thinking about our retirement. And rightly so. Most of us are told from a young age to start planning early, to be smart with our finances, to invest, to save, and to build a future that’s secure and stable. We work with financial advisors, open up retirement accounts, look…
Every time we hear this story of Martha and Mary, I always find myself thinking that Martha really gets a bad rap here. Let’s look at what’s happening: she’s the one running around, making sure the house is clean, the food is ready, the table is set just right – and all of that is…
Let me first say what a gift it is to be with all of you this weekend. I’m sure many of you are probably wondering who I am. I am Fr. Tom Pringle, and I’m honored to begin my assignment here at St. Timothy this weekend as your new parochial vicar. Now, to be clear…
I want to start today with a simple question: have you ever had something stuck in your eye? All of us have at some point. Maybe an eyelash, a speck of dust, or maybe even sand? It’s irritating. It’s annoying. No matter what you do, you just can’t focus on anything else. You blink, rub…
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