Today’s Gospel brings up a problem that occurs throughout humanity–and we certainly see it in our own time; there are people who want to have authority and power but disregard what is true for its own sake. In this case, the chief priests and the elders were in charge of the temple where Our Lord […]

In the Latin rite this is one of the two days in the Church’s year where we wear the rose colored vestments. And this Sunday is known as Guaudete Sunday. More than half of Advent is over, so there is rejoicing because Christmas is getting closer. And I always look forward to that because it […]

Our Quest for Happiness – Preparation of the World for the Messiah; Hamon’s Meditations – The Incarnation; Abbot Gueranger – The “O Wisdom” Antiphon – a fervent prayer for the coming of the Redeemer; Light from Fatima – Sr Lucia’s advice to parents.

The subject of my talk this evening is Modernism. It’s a word with which we’ll all be familiar, and which some of you will have used from time to time, applying it no doubt to some priest or nun who has scandalized you with a statement or an action that has outraged your sense of […]

Peter talks about how that the best prayer is to pray for results most likely to save souls. Interview is part one of two with Virginia Leito on her book Finding Patience.

Advent is hope, one that anticipates joy. So, that implies joy has not yet arrived. The prophet Isaiah (“the Lord is Salvation” We italicized “is”, because Christ is Salvation). God’s message of hope and the promise of joy also implies a warning, of the joy we could lose if we don’t accept His offer of freedom. We are in exile, from the sin […]

Today we celebrate that the Lord chose Juan Diego a native American and Native Mexican in those days. And he was chosen contrary to any of his own desires or interest to see the Blessed Mother. One of the important things is that it was a miraculous experience where the image of the Blessed Mother […]