Sunday Homily, February 15, 2026
If our perception of the “other” is causing us to sin, we need to throw it away no matter how attached we are to it, and listen to what Jesus says!
Fr. Phil Paxton, CP
Fr. Phil Paxton, CP, is the Pastor of Holy Family Parish in Birmingham, and St. Mary’s Parish in Fairfield, Alabama. He is the Local Superior of the Passionist Community in Birmingham, Alabama.
El P. Phil Paxton, C.P., es párroco de Holy Family en Birmingham y de St. Mary’s en Fairfield, Alabama. También es Superior Local de la Comunidad Pasionista en Birmingham.
Sunday Homily, February 8, 2026
“Share your bread with the hungry, shelter the oppressed and the homeless; clothe the naked when you see them, and do not turn your back on your own.”
Sunday Homily, February 1, 2026
Blessed are they who refuse to be numb to the sufferings of others, even those halfway across the world.
Daily Scripture, January 26, 2026
I’m not saying that there isn’t evil being done. There is. I’m not saying that we should not speak up for what is right. We are called to work for justice.
Sunday Homily, January 25, 2026
When I put all that together, it is rather daunting to consider what it really means to follow Jesus. But we are not alone.
Daily Scripture, January 23, 2026
Jesus calls each of us by name, but we are not called as isolated individuals, but as a community of faith, as a people.
Sunday Homily, January 18, 2026
We may not be able to transform the entire world, but we can do our part where we are. I think this is what it means to “think globally and act locally.”
Sunday Homily, January 11, 2026
“This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”
Sunday Homily, January 4, 2026
The magi follow the star and they find the baby Jesus, and offer him gifts of “gold, frankincense, and myrrh.”
Sunday Homily, December 28, 2025
Feast of the Holy Family Sacred vs Scared Sunday is the Feast of the Holy Family: Jesus, Mary and Joseph. We see this family as holy – Jesus as the Son of God Incarnate, Mary as His Blessed Mother, and…