The Christian faith arose out of the faith of Israel, the people God chose to reveal Himself to, the people God chose as the race from which he would take flesh. Thus, Jesus good Jew that he was grew up in the atmosphere and the faith of Israel. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

On September 27, 1992, Pope St. John Paul II beatified 17 Irish martyrs including a Jesuit brother named Dominic Collins. Dominic was born in the year 1566, and when he was 20, he went to France to become a soldier. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Halloween means All Hallows Eve,  the day before All Saints Day when we honor all the hallowed or holy people of every time and place. But few people think about that now. Now, Halloween is about ghosts and vampires and other things that are not spiritually uplifting. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Today the Church celebrates the feast of the Apostles Simon and Jude. St. Simon is also called the Zealot, to distinguish him from Simon Peter. We know St. Jude as the patron saint of hopeless cases. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

In St. Paul’s letter to the Romans 8:28, he says “that all things work for good for those who love God.” We see this in nature. God uses the dead leaves to fertilize the soil for new life. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Today’s reading from the eighth chapter of St. Paul to the Romans has a particularly beautiful image. He writes: “We know that all creation is groaning in labor pains even until now; and not only that, but we ourselves, who have the first fruits of the Spirit, we also groan within ourselves as we wait […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

October is the month dedicated to the Most Holy Rosary. It’s also known as respect life month, and yesterday was the feast of a great respecter of life; St. Luigi Guanella. He was canonized in 2013. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

In today’s gospel from Mark chapter 10, Jesus heals a blind man named Bartimaeus. The blind man’s prayer is simple: “Jesus son of David, have pity on me.” This was picked up by later Christians and became part of what we know as the Jesus prayer. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Today’s saint is the patron saint of military chaplains; St. John of Capistrano. He was born during one of the worst times in human history; the 14th century when one third of the world’s population died from the Bubonic Plague.   Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

When Pope Benedict XVI beatified Pope John Paul II, he declared this day to be his feast day, the day on which he was officially inaugurate as pope in 1978. Pope Saint John Paul II, pray for us! Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

The gospel at Mass today is from the 12th chapter of the gospel of St. Luke. It begins with these words of Jesus to His disciples: ” I have come to set the world on fire, and how I wish it was already blazing.” Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

St. Paul of the Cross was known for his deep devotion to the passion of Jesus. In the 18th century he founded a religious order named the Passionists. The word passion comes from the Latin word which means “to suffer.” Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more