Saint Vincent Archabbey

This Christmas eve the source of hope we have all been living on has arrived with our commemoration of the birth of our Lord Jesus

At the end of a year no one will ever forget we come today to the final Sunday before Christmas and hear a Gospel promise

On the Third Sunday of Advent we are more than halfway through the Advent Season. This Sunday is also known as Gaudete Sunday for the

The Feast of the Immaculate Conception is an important for the United States. At the Sixth Provincial council of Baltimore in May 17, 1846 the

The prophet Isaiah begins our readings this week pleading: “Comfort, give comfort to my people, says your God” (Isa 40:1). For many people alive today,

We begin Advent and the new church year with the same message we heard near the end of the church year; it is a call

As we celebrate the feast of Christ the King it is interesting to note that the scriptures express the nature of his Kingship in terms

Growing up before the age of mobile phones meant that whenever a relative from out of town was coming to visit us, we knew the

All Saints Day is an annual Solemnity on which we pause to recognize, honor and venerate the Saints. Throughout the Church Year we celebrate specific

The Old Testament reading at this Sunday’s mass is drawn from a long passage of the Book of Exodus which recounts the giving of the Mosaic law at

Whenever this Gospel passage come up with the well-known saying of Jesus; “repay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to

The Lord’s providence for his holy people is again the theme of this Sunday’s scripture readings, with a focus on the Kingdom of Heaven being the surpassing realization of the

Respect Life Sunday? The image that runs through the First Reading and the Gospel is that of a Vineyard and the importance of bearing fruit.

I have no children and so it is hard for me to grasp the full force of today’s parable of the two sons. This is

The great sage Jesus ben Sirach advises us today regarding the common trap of anger.  Inspired by the Holy Spirit, he writes: “Wrath and anger are

In this Gospel Jesus begins with an instruction on how to deal with a “brother who sins against you,” and ends with a lesson on

This summer has been marked by a great deal of suffering on the part of many people. Well over 100,000 people have died from COVID-19 in the