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.
Acts 3:13-15.17-19 1 John 2:1-5a Luke 24:35-48 Fr. Timothy W. Castor Listen to this homily: Click here to play or download MP3 If you cast your mind back to the 3rd Sunday of Easter last year, you might recall that, on that day, we heard from the Gospel of St. Luke the story of the [...]
—Fr. Timothy W. Castor Today is Divine Mercy Sunday and, as I indicated in the bulletin last week, it’s only been a relatively short time since Pope John Paul II decreed that the Second Sunday of Easter would receive this special designation. This observance had been kept by thousands of Catholics around the world for [...]
The Crucifixion of Jesus was a terrible event to behold; and it made a profound impression upon those who were near the Cross. We know from Scripture that one of the thieves was converted and at least one of the centurions. Perhaps there were many others who witnessed that awesome spectacle and went away convinced [...]
Isaiah 50:4-7 Philippians 2:6-11 Mark 14:1-15:47 Fr. Timothy W. Castor St. Mark’s account of the passion and death of our Lord Jesus Christ, which we have just heard, is the shortest of the passion narratives. Because of this, almost everything that St. Mark tells us is recorded in the other Gospels as well. There is, [...]
Jeremiah 31:31-34 Hebrews 5:7-9 John 12:20-33 Fr. Timothy W. Castor Listen to this homily: Click here to play or download MP3 In years past, this fifth Sunday of Lent was known as Passion Sunday, because during the last two weeks of Lent the Church, in her sacred liturgy, focused upon the passion and death of [...]