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.
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, 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.
Sunday Homily, September 28, 2025
In the parable, the rich man sees Lazarus every day at his door but chooses to do nothing for him. The rich man is comfortable, and he is blind to the situation of Lazarus.
Daily Scripture, September 23, 2025
“My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and act on it.”
Sunday Homily, September 21, 2025
You cannot serve both God and mammon.
Daily Scripture, September 20, 2025
“But as for the seed that fell on rich soil, they are the ones who, when they have heard the word, embrace it with a generous and good heart, and bear fruit through perseverance.”
Sunday Homily, September 14, 2025
Jesus was lifted up on the Cross for our salvation, because “God so loved the world!”
Sunday Homily, September 7, 2025
I don’t believe that the One who has told us to love even our enemies is calling us to hate. But, he is calling us to put God first...
Sunday Homily, August 31, 2025
"For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted."