Fr. Timothy W. Castor is a priest of the Catholic Diocese of Rapid City, South Dakota. Presently, he serves as Parochial Vicar in the parishes of St. Joseph's, Spearfish and St. Paul's, Belle Fourche.
Homily — 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A 2 Kings 4:8-11, 14-16 Romans 6:3-4, 8-11 Matthew 10:37-42 Fr. Timothy W. Castor About six months before I was ordained a priest, while I was still a transitional deacon, I had the privilege of baptizing the son of some good friends who live in Virginia. During [...]
Homily – 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A (2005) Jeremiah 20:10-13 Romans 5:12-15 Matthew 10:26-33 Fr. Timothy W. Castor What are you afraid of? What persons or situations inspire anxiety in your heart? There are many children—and even some adults—who are afraid of the dark. Many elderly people are afraid of being left alone [...]
Homily – 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A Exodus 19:2-6 Romans 5:6-11 Matthew 9:36-10:8 Fr. Timothy W. Castor The Church is in crisis. We all know this to be true. These last three years have brought to light the terrible evil of the abuse of minors by certain members of the clergy. And this [...]
Homily—10th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A Hosea 6:3-6 Romans 4:18-25 Matthew 9:9-13 Fr. Timothy W. Castor I don’t know about you, but I find today’s gospel extremely consoling. It’s good to know that Jesus welcomes repentant sinners to his table, and that he "did not come to call the righteous but sinners." What this [...]