Father’s Homilies

~ These days, many people are preparing. Oh, probably not preparing for the coming of the Son of Man, as…

~ I do love a big anniversary celebration, and all the Latin names that go along with them! This last…

~ Earlier this month, our Holy Father, Pope Leo, released his first major document as Pope, an Apostolic Exhortation, called…

~ Today I stand to sing the praises of the honeybee!  1/3 of the food you enjoy is because of…

~ You may be surprised to know that the subject Jesus talked about the most was money. The Gospels give…

~ Last year when we started our Mass in the Grass here at our beautiful neighborhood park, I had a…

~ School at St. Margaret of Scotland began on Wednesday, and students all over the country are returning to the…

~ Back in 1947, newspaper publisher William Randolph Hearst bought an estate in Beverly Hills for the then-astounding sum of…

~ A little girl approached her slightly older brother with a question, “Charlie, can anybody see God?” Charlie curtly replied,…

~ If you think about it, many people that Jesus encountered in the Gospels, go unnamed. Jesus heals “a woman…

~ It sounds like such a simple question with an obvious answer: Who is my neighbor? If you think you…

~ John Gagnon was a U.S. postal worker from Lewiston, Maine. John served three tours of duty in Vietnam in…

~ Being a preacher can be tricky! You can spend the better part of the week preparing a Sunday homily…

~ This weekend, we mark “Trinity Sunday,” the celebration of one God in three persons. Now, theologians and scholars and…

~ Happy Birthday! Somewhere in your Catholic education or formation, no doubt you learned that Pentecost is the “birthday of the Church.” This…

To our many alumni and guests returning to St. Margaret of Scotland School, I am Father Matthew O’Toole, pastor of…

Having taught history for years in high school, I was often reminded that there was a portion of history the…