Saint Benedict’s Day
Most Rev. Edward Malesic, Bishop of the Diocese of Greensburg, was the celebrant, and Rev. John Moineau, pastor of Immaculate Conception Parish and Elizabeth Ann
March 21, 2018
Most Rev. Edward Malesic, Bishop of the Diocese of Greensburg, was the celebrant, and Rev. John Moineau, pastor of Immaculate Conception Parish and Elizabeth Ann
Brother Luke Hsu, O.S.B., a junior monk from Taiwan, is studying at San’t Anselmo, the international Benedictine university in Rome. On Ash Wednesday he not
Jer 18:18-20; Ps 31:5, 6, 14-16; Mt 20:17-28“In your hands is my destiny.” Psalm 31 is the prayer of Jeremiah and the prayer of Jesus,
Is 1:10, 16-20; Ps 50:8,9,16,17,21,23; Mt 23:1-12“Offers praise as a sacrifice” This is the gift of a holy Lent. The LORD God corrects us by
Dn 9:4-10; Ps 79:8, 9, 11, 13; Lk 6:36-38“May your compassion quickly come!” We are our own worst enemy. We remember our iniquities and sometimes
Dt 26:16-19; Ps 119:1-5, 7-8; Mt 5:43-48“Do not utterly forsake me.” Can there be a more unimaginable punishment? What can it mean to be utterly
Ez 18:21-28; Ps 130:1-8, 6; Mt 5:20-26“Plenteous redemption” What is plenteous redemption? It is something beyond kindness. It is found with the LORD, the one
1Kgs 3:4-13; Ps 119:9-14; Mk 6:30-34“Within my heart I treasure your promise.” The Father’s promise of life eternal in his Son, Jesus Christ, through the
Mal 3:1-4; Ps 24:7-10; Heb 2:14-18; Lk 2:22-40“Lift up, O gates, your lintels…” Never has the city of Jerusalem been so open. The gates are
1Kgs 2:1-4, 10-12; 1 Chronicles 29:10,11ab,11d-12a,12bcd; Mk 6:7-13“It is yours to give grandeur and strength.” The nation of Israel, a world power under King David
2Sm 24:2, 9-17; Ps 32:1,2,5,6,7; Mk 6:1-6?“With glad cries of freedom you will ring me around!” Saint John Bosco could have easily prayed the words
2Sm 18:9,10,14b,24,25a,30-19:3; Ps 86:1-6; Mk 5:21-43“Save your servant who trusts in you.” Could we pray the words of today’s responsorial psalm, “Incline your ear, O
2Sm 12:1-7a,10-17; Ps 51:12-17; Mk 4:35-41“Give me a pure heart, O God!” David the King, the man after God’s own heart, let his lust overwhelm
Father Robert Keffer, O.S.B., will present a free lecture, “The Chiaroscuro of God: Light and Shadow, Sin and Redemption in the Sacred Art of Michelangelo
Father Nathanael Polinski, O.S.B., a monk of Saint Vincent Archabbey since 2005, has joined the Saint Vincent Seminary faculty following completion of his doctoral studies
The 21st ornament in a series portraying aspects of the Saint Vincent Archabbey Basilica is now available in the Basilica Gift Shop, first floor of
Father Rene M. Kollar, O.S.B., professor of history and dean of the Saint Vincent College School of Humanities and Fine Arts, has a new book,
Brother Martinho Zevallos (Chávez), O.S.B., was ordained to the diaconate on July 15, by Archbishop Airton José dos Santos in Brazil. He is the son
Heart to Heart, the magazine of Saint Vincent Archabbey, won a third place Catholic Press Association Award in 2017 for General Excellence, Religious Order Magazine.
The Oblates of Saint Benedict of Saint Vincent Archabbey have released a book on an Oblate who lost his life for the faith. The story,