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."
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, 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.
Daily Scripture, October 20, 2025
Our life does not consist of the things we have, but the love God has for us. And even that we cannot keep to ourselves, but is meant for us to share.
Sunday Homily, October 19, 2025
“How long, not long. For the moral arc of the universe is long, but it bends toward justice.”
Daily Scripture, October 19, 2025
Prayer is not only asking God to do such and such a thing for us or for others, but being open to do what God is calling us to do.
Sunday Homily, October 12, 2025
Gratitude is such an important part of being Christian and of having peace in one’s heart.
Sunday Homily, October 5, 2025
May hate be uprooted from our hearts, and, in following Jesus, may we be oriented towards justice.