Fr. Jerry Tully, CSP
@jerrytcsp.bsky.social
Roman Catholic priest with the Paulist Fathers
Today we again hear the Beatitudes. They are not easy, clear answers in our modern world. Jesus offers criteria that place the Christian in the midst of the world and at the heart of its conflicts, where various allegiances compete with one another violently. May we continue to be peacemakers!
February 1, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Today we again hear the Beatitudes. They are not easy, clear answers in our modern world. Jesus offers criteria that place the Christian in the midst of the world and at the heart of its conflicts, where various allegiances compete with one another violently. May we continue to be peacemakers!
The Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul is January 25th. This year the Sunday observance takes precedence. But our community #PaulistFathers will celebrate its patronal feast nonetheless! Society needs an ongoing conversion experience as well. May St. Paul intercede for us all during this time!
January 25, 2026 at 1:10 AM
The Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul is January 25th. This year the Sunday observance takes precedence. But our community #PaulistFathers will celebrate its patronal feast nonetheless! Society needs an ongoing conversion experience as well. May St. Paul intercede for us all during this time!
John the Baptist gives witness in this Sunday's gospel, reminding us of our baptismal promise to do likewise. How do we measure up? May our witness be found in our stumbling and falling! Finding the courage to try again and testify God is here; constantly at work in our messy, imperfect lives.
January 17, 2026 at 10:43 PM
John the Baptist gives witness in this Sunday's gospel, reminding us of our baptismal promise to do likewise. How do we measure up? May our witness be found in our stumbling and falling! Finding the courage to try again and testify God is here; constantly at work in our messy, imperfect lives.
We hear of Jesus' baptism today and the nagging question we ask ourselves is "Why?" He is without sin. But Jesus came to make himself one with us, sinners as we are, and walk through the cleansing waters with us, to show that the love of God reaches those in need of mercy. We are his people!
January 12, 2026 at 1:28 AM
We hear of Jesus' baptism today and the nagging question we ask ourselves is "Why?" He is without sin. But Jesus came to make himself one with us, sinners as we are, and walk through the cleansing waters with us, to show that the love of God reaches those in need of mercy. We are his people!
Our observance of Christmas ends this Sunday as we celebrate the Baptism of the Lord. For some Christians, it begins today! Our brothers and sisters in the Orthodox tradition observe it as Christmas Day. May it be a joyful time for them, and reminder for us to always proclaim the incarnation!
January 7, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Our observance of Christmas ends this Sunday as we celebrate the Baptism of the Lord. For some Christians, it begins today! Our brothers and sisters in the Orthodox tradition observe it as Christmas Day. May it be a joyful time for them, and reminder for us to always proclaim the incarnation!
Today is the anniversary of St. Francis Xavier Cabrini. She died in 1917 at Columbus Hospital in Chicago after faithfully serving the immigrant community of the US. As she was also an immigrant, we invoke her as the patron saint of immigrants. May she continue to intercede for us! 🙏
December 22, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Today is the anniversary of St. Francis Xavier Cabrini. She died in 1917 at Columbus Hospital in Chicago after faithfully serving the immigrant community of the US. As she was also an immigrant, we invoke her as the patron saint of immigrants. May she continue to intercede for us! 🙏
All decorated at St. Gregory the Great! Our outdoor nativity scene reminds us of what we're journeying to!
December 21, 2025 at 1:43 AM
All decorated at St. Gregory the Great! Our outdoor nativity scene reminds us of what we're journeying to!
This Sunday is Gaudete Sunday. In 2012 it was the day of the Sandy Hook School shootings; 26 victims. It has always stayed with me. I watched my parishioners in the following days hugging their own children a little bit closer. Let's pray for those families who lost loved ones in the tragedy. 🙏
December 11, 2025 at 8:24 PM
This Sunday is Gaudete Sunday. In 2012 it was the day of the Sandy Hook School shootings; 26 victims. It has always stayed with me. I watched my parishioners in the following days hugging their own children a little bit closer. Let's pray for those families who lost loved ones in the tragedy. 🙏
We started Advent at St. Gregory the Great with a parish mission and reconciliation service. It was wonderful to have Fr. Frank DeSiano, CSP lead it, and Fr. John Hurley, CSP join us as well. Our parish is now helping to "prepare the way of the Lord"! 🙏
December 7, 2025 at 3:25 AM
We started Advent at St. Gregory the Great with a parish mission and reconciliation service. It was wonderful to have Fr. Frank DeSiano, CSP lead it, and Fr. John Hurley, CSP join us as well. Our parish is now helping to "prepare the way of the Lord"! 🙏
My early years of priesthood were spent ministering to those afflicted. I watched so many wither before my eyes. It pained me terribly as they went home to the Lord; ostracized and abandoned. Their funerals were often only myself and the funeral director. Please join me in remembering them. 🙏
December 1, 2025 at 3:59 PM
My early years of priesthood were spent ministering to those afflicted. I watched so many wither before my eyes. It pained me terribly as they went home to the Lord; ostracized and abandoned. Their funerals were often only myself and the funeral director. Please join me in remembering them. 🙏
He is Christ the King. How will we serve him? He answers in a whisper, “I am the hungry person on line at the food pantry; I am the abused child; I am the convict in a prison cell; I am those living in fear. These are the faces you are to serve. They are mine! Remember them as I remember you!”
November 23, 2025 at 12:18 AM
He is Christ the King. How will we serve him? He answers in a whisper, “I am the hungry person on line at the food pantry; I am the abused child; I am the convict in a prison cell; I am those living in fear. These are the faces you are to serve. They are mine! Remember them as I remember you!”
Today we hear Jesus admonish those admiring the temple. Understandably, it was the center of their lives; their house of faith, home of their covenant. Truth be told, it is about the temple. But not that one. Rather, it's our heart. That is where the Holy Spirit dwells with love and compassion.
November 16, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Today we hear Jesus admonish those admiring the temple. Understandably, it was the center of their lives; their house of faith, home of their covenant. Truth be told, it is about the temple. But not that one. Rather, it's our heart. That is where the Holy Spirit dwells with love and compassion.
We celebrate the Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica this Sunday. One of our school students asked me earlier, "What's that?" 🤣 I'm guessing many people in the pews will be thinking that as well. May the Holy Spirit help all presiders and preachers find the right words! 🙏
November 9, 2025 at 12:08 AM
We celebrate the Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica this Sunday. One of our school students asked me earlier, "What's that?" 🤣 I'm guessing many people in the pews will be thinking that as well. May the Holy Spirit help all presiders and preachers find the right words! 🙏
This day we Commemorate the Faithful Departed. Experiencing the death of a loved one is hard. It is then we ask hard questions about our own lives, and the faith sustaining us. Death is real. So we reflect on the reality of heaven with Jesus' promise that all who believe will have eternal life.
November 2, 2025 at 4:07 PM
This day we Commemorate the Faithful Departed. Experiencing the death of a loved one is hard. It is then we ask hard questions about our own lives, and the faith sustaining us. Death is real. So we reflect on the reality of heaven with Jesus' promise that all who believe will have eternal life.
Working on my Sunday homily. Like the tax collector portrayed in the gospel, we find ourselves challenged in this day and age. To be a bit more gentle, to be less judgmental, to be kind and forgiving-knowing that we've been forgiven. We worship a God who touches us with mercy; can we do any less?
October 24, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Working on my Sunday homily. Like the tax collector portrayed in the gospel, we find ourselves challenged in this day and age. To be a bit more gentle, to be less judgmental, to be kind and forgiving-knowing that we've been forgiven. We worship a God who touches us with mercy; can we do any less?
In today's gospel, Jesus tell us to pray without becoming weary. A Protestant minister once told me, "You don't know what prayer is until you stand at the door and knock until your knuckles bleed." That image has stayed with me. Have we lost the sense of what it means to beg God for what we want?
October 19, 2025 at 3:50 PM
In today's gospel, Jesus tell us to pray without becoming weary. A Protestant minister once told me, "You don't know what prayer is until you stand at the door and knock until your knuckles bleed." That image has stayed with me. Have we lost the sense of what it means to beg God for what we want?
"How long, O Lord? I cry for help but you do not listen. I cry out to you, “Violence!” but you do not intervene. The vision still has its time…If it delays, wait for it; it will surely come, it will not be late." (Hb 1:2,2:3) Hope in times of despair is more than any mustard seed can alone provide.
October 5, 2025 at 2:57 PM
"How long, O Lord? I cry for help but you do not listen. I cry out to you, “Violence!” but you do not intervene. The vision still has its time…If it delays, wait for it; it will surely come, it will not be late." (Hb 1:2,2:3) Hope in times of despair is more than any mustard seed can alone provide.
Today's Gospel paints a picture of discipleship that’s not exactly painless, or simple or even very safe. It teaches that some of the most serious offenses against God are not sins of commission, but sins of omission; apathy, blindness, absence and neglect. Lazarus is still waiting at our gates...
September 28, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Today's Gospel paints a picture of discipleship that’s not exactly painless, or simple or even very safe. It teaches that some of the most serious offenses against God are not sins of commission, but sins of omission; apathy, blindness, absence and neglect. Lazarus is still waiting at our gates...
Yesterday's celebration of the Exaltation of the Cross invites us to stay close to it; the place where human misery and divine mercy meet. The place where God offers us his greatest gift. The place where time continues to be transformed; where hope is restored; where death is destroyed forever.
September 15, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Yesterday's celebration of the Exaltation of the Cross invites us to stay close to it; the place where human misery and divine mercy meet. The place where God offers us his greatest gift. The place where time continues to be transformed; where hope is restored; where death is destroyed forever.
We remember the lives lost and the courage found by so many on this day in 2001. We also witness the deep scars it has since left on others. May those memories always remind us to be strong in our obligation to build a compassionate world. 😢🙏
September 11, 2025 at 4:14 PM
We remember the lives lost and the courage found by so many on this day in 2001. We also witness the deep scars it has since left on others. May those memories always remind us to be strong in our obligation to build a compassionate world. 😢🙏
We celebrated our first school mass today. Annunciation parish in Minneapolis was in our prayers. The students gave voice to hope; "may God bring comfort, healing and peace as we continue to work for safety and love in our schools and world." May that resonate in all our hearts, always!
September 5, 2025 at 4:33 PM
We celebrated our first school mass today. Annunciation parish in Minneapolis was in our prayers. The students gave voice to hope; "may God bring comfort, healing and peace as we continue to work for safety and love in our schools and world." May that resonate in all our hearts, always!
Our gospel this Sunday reminds us to look beyond the polarization of society today. Who would you invite to a meal? Who is on the guest list? Might it lead to transformative conversation about racism, LGBTQ+ rights, indigenous rights, vilification of the undocumented and homeless, healthcare?
August 30, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Our gospel this Sunday reminds us to look beyond the polarization of society today. Who would you invite to a meal? Who is on the guest list? Might it lead to transformative conversation about racism, LGBTQ+ rights, indigenous rights, vilification of the undocumented and homeless, healthcare?
“Lord, will only a few people be saved?” This question is asked in today's gospel. It’s so hard for us to understand this mystery of salvation, a salvation that is not limited by law, ritual, or our own expectations on who will be saved and who won’t. Salvation is offered to all; no exceptions.
August 24, 2025 at 3:16 PM
“Lord, will only a few people be saved?” This question is asked in today's gospel. It’s so hard for us to understand this mystery of salvation, a salvation that is not limited by law, ritual, or our own expectations on who will be saved and who won’t. Salvation is offered to all; no exceptions.
Reposted by Fr. Jerry Tully, CSP
San Diego Diocese assembles volunteers to accompany immigrants in court. www.ncronline.org/news/san-die...
San Diego Diocese assembles volunteers to accompany immigrants in court
Bishop Michael Pham launched the ministry to make sure refugees and asylum seekers are not alone at immigration hearings. The volunteers will wear buttons proclaiming "FAITH" — "Faithful Accompaniment...
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August 6, 2025 at 1:46 PM
San Diego Diocese assembles volunteers to accompany immigrants in court. www.ncronline.org/news/san-die...
The gospel this Sunday tells us not to build bigger barns. What are we to build? Let's start with longer tables to share what we have. Tables laden with the Lord's goodness. Tables where everybody has a seat.
August 2, 2025 at 6:55 PM
The gospel this Sunday tells us not to build bigger barns. What are we to build? Let's start with longer tables to share what we have. Tables laden with the Lord's goodness. Tables where everybody has a seat.