Sunday Homily, November 23, 2025
Christ does not seek to control us but to lead us into trusting His love for us and being willing to love each other and the world.
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.
Daily Scripture, November 22, 2025
How we relate, not only to those who are like us, but also to those who are “other,” may be one of the criteria by which we are judged.
Daily Scripture, November 16, 2025
When we love as Jesus loves, what wisdom is there to refute what we do?
Sunday Homily, November 16, 2025
When we reflect on the love God has for us from the Cross, and thus our commandment to love others, it is harder for us to be deceived by false prophets.
Sunday Homily, November 9, 2025
May we be the Church God calls us to be.
Sunday Homily, November 2, 2025
“Everything that the Father gives me will come to me, because I came down from heaven not to do my own will but the will of the one who sent me."
Daily Scripture, October 29, 2025
But if I am humble enough to realize that I need God to have the wisdom and the fortitude to enter through the “narrow gate,” I may be less ready to pass judgment on others.
Sunday Homily, October 26, 2025
“I tell you, the latter went home justified, not the former; for whoever exalts himself shall be humbled, and the one who humbles himself shall be exalted.”
Daily Scripture, October 23, 2025
To follow Jesus involves making choices that make us uncomfortable, and can sometimes bring us into conflict with people, even people closest to us.
Daily Scripture, October 22, 2025
I see both of our readings for today looking at the implications of having a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.