“Blessed are you, Lord God of all Creation, for through your goodness we have received the bread we offer you: fruit of the earth and work of human hands, it will become for us the bread of life” (St. Paul Daily Missal, 842).
It’s not uncommo... Read More
Independence Day-July 4th
Today our country once again celebrates the day of our independence. Today is a day which we rightly commemorate because of the victory won for human dignity, as freedom was gained for a people to live life according... Read More
Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, Corpus Christi, 2022
"Give them some food yourselves" (Luke 9:13).
Can you imagine the looks on the Apostles' faces when Our Lord said these words to them? Here they were, twelve men wh... Read More
Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church
Happy Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church to you!
Today’s celebration of the Memorial of Mary, Mother of the Church is a relatively new one. The celebration wa... Read More
In celebrating the Ascension, we remember that Jesus, the Head of His Body, the Church, has gone before us to Heaven. We the Body remain below, but always united to Him through our baptism and the sacraments of the Church. We are the Mystical Bo... Read More
Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep (Romans 12:15)
The Visitation is a familiar scene to us Catholics who reflect upon it when we pray the second Joyful mystery of the Rosary. In our minds we paint the picture of Mary tra... Read More
“As a body is one though it has many parts, and all the parts of the body, though many, are one body, so also Christ” (1 Corinthians 12:12).
St. Paul’s exhortation on unity and diversity as found in 1 Corinthians 12 is a very familiar passag... Read More
While not yet as popular as the Via Crucis (Way of the Cross), or, the Stations of the Cross, the Via Lucis (Way of Light), or, the Stations of the Resurrection, is a beautiful Easter compliment to it. As the Directory on Popular Piety and the L... Read More
“The Lord God then took the man and settled him in the garden of Eden, to cultivate and care for it” (Genesis 2:15).
In our culture, we place a premium on working hard, grinding it out, less rest, and more productivity. The underlying assumpt... Read More