Memorial of Saint John Bosco, Priest
Heb 10:11-18; Ps 110:1-4; Mk 4:1-20: In our day when subjectivism and even solipsism seems to dominate the teaching of philosophy, Catholic philosophers remind us of the existence of universal truth and universal moral law. This enables us to rule in the midst of our enemies. We are solidly established in the truth revealed in […]
Wednesday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time
Heb 10:11-18; Ps 110:1-4; Mk 4:1-20: In our day when subjectivism and even solipsism seems to dominate the teaching of philosophy, Catholic philosophers remind us of the existence of universal truth and universal moral law. This enables us to rule in the midst of our enemies. We are solidly established in the truth revealed in […]
Father Robert To Give Talk On Saint Bernard Of Clairvaux
Father Robert Keffer, O.S.B., will present a lecture entitled Amplexus Bernardi—The Mystical Theology of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux in the Saint Vincent College Luparello Lecture Hall on Thursday, February 7 at 7 p.m. Keffer, a teacher of art history and an accomplished painter, will provide a PowerPoint presentation that will explore St. Bernard of Clairvaux’s […]
Tuesday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time
Heb 10:1-10; Ps 40:2-11; Mk 3:31-35: Those who wait and wait for the LORD are satisfied only when He stoops down and listens intently. Blessed, indeed, are those who know that the LORD is trustworthy. They have nothing to do with idols; they do not get lost in the power, pleasure and prestige of this world. […]
Memorial of Saint Thomas Aquinas, Priest and Doctor of the Church
Heb 9:15,24-28; Ps 98:1-6; Mk 3:22-30: Indeed the LORD has done wondrous deeds! His right hand has won victory for him! The LORD has made his salvation known, and in the sight of all the nations the LORD has revealed his justice. From the beginning of the world the LORD has revealed to all the […]
Memorial of Saints Timothy and Titus, bishops
2 Tm 1:1-8; Ps 96:1-10; Mk 3:20-21: Two of the coworkers with the Apostle Paul are the bishops we celebrate today, Saint Timothy and Saint Titus. They continued an apostolic witness into the next generation of believers. Along with the Psalmist, they encouraged everyone to proclaim God’s marvelous deeds to all the nations. They wanted […]
Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul
Acts 22:3-16; Ps 117:1-2; Mk 16:15-18: Saul was trying to destroy this new Way; soon he poured himself out to proclaim Christ, the Way, Truth, and Life. Certainly he was not a convert in the sense that he ceased being a Jew to become a Christian. Rather, Saint Paul always saw himself as a Jew. […]
Wednesday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time
Heb 7:1-3,15-17; Ps 110:1-4; Mk 3:1-6 : The Lord Jesus is a priest forever in the line of Melchizedek. He rules in the midst of his enemies. He rules over all human hearts. He intercedes for the hearts of his enemies that they may be released from hostility, hatred, and hardheartedness. Who are these enemies? […]
Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children
Heb 6:10-20; Ps 111:1,2,4,5,9,10; Mk 2:23-28: In the great assembly King David gave thanks to the LORD with his whole heart. Indeed everyone in every generation after David, who has at heart the LORD’s own desire, continues to delight in all the great works of the LORD. Indeed the LORD’s saving actions are beyond all praise; […]
Memorial of Saint Agnes, Virgin and Martyr
Heb 5:1-10; Ps 110:1-4; Mk 2:18-22: Who is being referred to in this Responsorial Psalm? Perhaps the Father is addressing the new Adam. The Old Adam did not live up to God’s plan for him to lead others into a more profound relationship with the LORD; he did not protect his wife from the Tempter. […]
Saturday after Epiphany
1Jn 5:14-21; Ps 149:1-6,9; Jn 3:22-30 Why does the LORD take delight in his people? Why does the LORD take delight in us? Saint Paul tells us why, because we were made for the glory of God. He tells it like it is; we were made for the praise of God’s glory. As Saint Irenaeus […]
Friday after Epiphany
1Jn 5:5-13; Ps 147:12-15,19,20; Lk 5:12-16 With the best of wheat he fills us. We are so well fed all along the journey to the heavenly Jerusalem with the Bread of Heaven. We glorify the LORD, we who are the New Jerusalem, his bride, his beloved. He has strengthened the bars of our gates and […]
Thursday after Epiphany
1Jn 4:19–5:4; Ps 72:1-2,14,15,17; Lk 4:14-22 Who doesn’t experience some kind of fraud and violence. Actually, fraud is a kind violence because it violates a person’s mind. When someone is a fraud that person deliberately tries to deceive others about his true identity. Fraud then is mental violence. The LORD comes to rescue his people […]
Wednesday After Epiphany
1 Jn 4:11-18; Ps 72:1-2, 10, 12-13; Mk 6:45-52 The Lord Jesus comes from the eternal love of the Father and the Holy Spirit and he is the one whom every nation will adore. Even the pagan rulers who do not know the Covenant and the prophets and the wisdom of the Scriptures, even these […]
Tuesday after Epiphany
1Jn 4:7-10; Ps 72:1-4,7-8; Mk 6:34-44 Why will every nation on earth adore Christ the Lord? Every nation will adore because every person will adore. Every person will adore because the Son of God governs the people with justice and the afflicted ones with judgment. The high mountains and the rough hills will no longer […]
Monday after Epiphany
1 Jn 3:22–4:6; Ps 2:7bc-8, 10-12a; Mt 4:12-17, 23-25 At another place in the psalms we pray, “Hold not back; Oh Lord, hold not back!” The Father does not hesitate to respond to his Son, the Lord Jesus. He does not hold back anything from The Only Begotten Son. In today’s psalm the LORD promises […]
Memorial of Saint John Neumann, bishop
1 Jn 3:11-21; Ps 100:1b-5; Jn 1:43-51 : The LORD continues to tend his flock. We are his people, and we are his flock. Saint John Neumann was faithful to the Good Shepherd and spend his life in organizing the Catholic School system in the United States. As a faithful bishop he taught by example and […]
Memorial of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, wife, mother, and religious
1 Jn 3:7-10; 98:1, 7-9; Jn 1:35-42: The justice that Christ brings into our world is new, totally new. The ends of the earth had only seen, again and again, the injustice of tyrants. The injustice of rulers, who cared more for their own power and influence in the world than for the people given […]
Thursday, Christmas Weekday
1 Jn 2:29–3:6; 98:1, 3cd-6; Jn 1:29-34: What was this victory that the LORD won by stretching out his holy arm? Was it a political victory? Was it a military victory? Was it an economic victory? No the Lord Jesus was not popular, powerful, or prosperous in terms of the world. Not at the time […]
Memorial of Saint Basil the Great and Saint Gregory Nazianzen, bishops and doctors of the Church
1 Jn 2:22-28; 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4; Jn 1:19-28 : The great friends Saint Basil and Saint Gregory Nazianzen were both caught up in one of the greatest struggles of the early church. At this time in the church’s history one scholar observed that the sun did not set on the Arian heresy. Saint Gregory was also […]
