Saint Vincent Archabbey

Each Advent season we begin anew our yearly immersion into the mystery of the faith. This is only natural since during Advent we await the

The opening prayer at mass on this fourth Sunday of Advent asks the following of the Lord: “Fill our hearts with your love, and as

The reading from Isaiah describes the events that will take place and the joy that will fill the people on the day when they will

The Advent season always brings with it a renewal of hope and this Sunday we hear from the great prophet of hope—Isaiah, who happens to

The Advent Season is one that is meant to fill us with hope and joy.  The hope that God has not abandoned us but rather

The feast of Christ the King has a long history in various countries of Europe but only came to its current prominence throughout the universal

In two weeks we begin the Advent Season, and each year, as we near the end of the Church Year and prepare for the beginning

The Second Book of Maccabees makes a rare appearance in the Lectionary today—it occurs only once in the three-year Sunday cycle and twice more (November

This Gospel account of Jesus and Zacchaeus is one that is so familiar to us that we can lose sight of the depth of the

An interesting contrast presents itself in this Sunday’s scriptures:  in the second reading, from the Second Letter to Timothy, Saint Paul uses the image of

Luke 18: 1-8 This parable would make a great plot for a made for television movie. We have a widow who goes up against a

The last two Sundays masses of September we heard from the prophet Amos, who inveighed against the lack of fidelity and the ruthlessness of many

2 Timothy 1:6-8, 13-14, Luke 17:5-10 Most of the letters of Paul involve a continuation of the instructions he gave to a particular community. They

Amos is arguably the earliest of the great prophets whose names are given to books of the Old Testament.  He was an older contemporary of

The passage this weekend is known as The Parable of the Dishonest Steward.  A steward was responsible for the management of his master’s possessions. It

The passage this weekend is known as The Parable of the Dishonest Steward.  A steward was responsible for the management of his master’s possessions. It

Asking forgiveness and receiving forgiveness are the beautiful themes for this week’s Sunday readings.  The fact that all of us are always in need of

At our college’s recent commencement the speaker was Pittsburgh Steeler offensive tackle, Alejandro Villanueva. The outline of his address was given in the first story

Today’s readings clearly direct our attention to the importance of being generous and charitable to all, especially to the poor. The great sage Jesus ben-Sira