Fr Tom’s Homilies
You work well, you don’t harm anyone, but you don’t pray. But machines work well, don’t harm anyone, and don’t pray. Sometimes we can get so busy that we forget what life is all about. We can get so involved in pursuing the things money can buy, that we forget the things money can’t buy. … [Read more…]
There are a number of stories about people who helped others and who were greatly rewarded as a result. Most of us are familiar with the story of The Beauty and the Beast, where a wicked witch curses a handsome prince and changes him into an ugly monster. He remains that way until a princess … [Read more…]
“May I never boast save in the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.” This is quite a change. Saint Paul is speaking positively about boasting. I thought boasting was bad. I thought we were never supposed to boast. Is there ever a time when boasting is OK, even good? Well, boasting is certainly bad when … [Read more…]
Throughout our lives, we often imagine a time when we will be free to do whatever we want. When we were little, we viewed each stage of school as a step towards greater freedom. We thought a driver’s license, we would give us the freedom until we realized the cost of insurance and gas. When … [Read more…]
Today we celebrate the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of the Lord. In today’s Gospel we come upon one of the many accounts of Jesus’ multiplying food for the people. These miracles prefigure the Lord’s offering His Body and Blood. The Lord performs four actions which are repeated at every Mass: He takes. He … [Read more…]
From the very beginning of our lives as Christians, we are sealed in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Without it, a baptism doesn’t take place. It signifies the extraordinary importance the Church places on this singular belief, this one great dogma: one God, in three Persons. That is … [Read more…]
They gathered in the Upper Room fifty days after Easter where Jesus told them to wait. Then under the signs of wind and tongues of fire His Holy Spirit filled their hearts and souls. The Holy Spirit was given to the followers of Jesus Christ. And the living Church is born. Today is the birthday … [Read more…]