Although we will be following St. Luke’s gospel on Sunday this year, today the Church gives us the famous story about the Wedding Feast at Cana, where Jesus performed his first public miracle changing ordinary water into the best of wines. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

While Monday is the legal holiday in honor of the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr., today is his birthday. Let us thank God for his life and how his life has touched so many others. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

In today’s gospel from the beginning of the second chapter of Mark’s gospel, we see the image of Jesus healing a paralyzed man who was lowered through the roof because of the great crowd at the door. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Sometimes people think of the Church as one human institution among others, and they fall into the temptation that human ingenuity and personnel management, and public relations, will solve the Church’s problems. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

The Bible teaches a lot about prayer. For example, in the story of the call of Samuel which can be found in chapter 3 of the first book of Samuel, we see Samuel’s mentor Eli teaching him the simple prayer: “Speak Lord, your servant is listening.” Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

After the season of Advent and Christmas, the feast of The Holy Family, Mary Mother of God, The Epiphany and the Baptism of our Lord, we are now back to ordinary time on the Church calendar. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

What was the greatest day of your life? If you’re like most people, you probably didn’t think of the day you were baptized, and that’s probably because you were too young to remember it. Having just celebrated the feast of the Baptism of our Lord, it is a good time to think of that great […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Today is the last day of the Christmas season and the feast of the Baptism of the Lord. The second person of the Blessed Trinity became human, shared our human nature, all in order to raise it up. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Tomorrow we will be celebrating the feast of the Baptism of Our Lord by St. John the Baptist in the River Jordan. As we approach this feast, we should reflect on this event in the life of Christ and think about what it is and what it means to us. Podcast: Play in new window […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Today, the Church celebrates the feast of St Raymond of Peñafort. He is know as the father of the Church’s law or Canon Law. St. Raymond was born in the year 1175 and by the age of 20, he was a professor of philosophy. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Today, the Church honors a humble brother of the Congregation of the Holy Cross; St. Andre Bessette. He’s a good example of how you don’t have to do big things to become holy. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

In the Church’s Calendar, these are some days to honor some of the saints who lived and worked in the United States. Today we honor St. John Neumann, an Eastern European immigrant of the 19th century. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more