Holy Week is a good time to meditate on the life of Christ. Leading up to His passion and death, Jesus brought God’s mercy and forgiveness. He healed many people and brought hope to the hopeless. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

During Holy Week, we follow Jesus on his way to The Upper Room where he celebrated what’s called The Last Supper. We also follow Him to the cross. The cross alone convinced a cold and unbelieving world that God is love. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Every year on the Monday of Holy Week, we hear the story of how Jesus went to be with some of his closest friends. Jesus was anticipating His death and He went to Bethany to the house of Lazarus and his sisters Martha and Mary. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Today, the Church celebrates Palm Sunday and the beginning of Holy week, when we remember how much the Son of God loves us. You could say that He loved us to death and to His Resurrection, which gives us hope. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Our imaginations are a very important tool that we can utilize in our prayer life. The imagination is a gift from God and in St. Joseph, we see the imagination at work when God spoke to St. Joseph in his dreams. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

In 1914, Pope Saint Pius X formerly approved the Pius union of St. Joseph and he enrolled as it’s first member. Members promise every day to ask St. Joseph to help the suffering and dying because St. Joseph is the patron of a happy death. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Today, the Church celebrates the conception of Jesus, or more commonly known as the Solemnity of the Annunciation. It is the day when the Blessed Virgin Mary gave her yes to becoming the mother of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. In many countries, today is also the celebration of the international day of the […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Today, the Church celebrates the feast of St. Oscar Romero. He was killed on March 24, 1980 as he was celebrating Mass. After a friend of his was killed in 1977, he knew that he might very well suffer the same fate but continued to preach the truth, in love. Podcast: Play in new window […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Today, the Church celebrates the feast of St. Toribio of Mogrovejo. He was born in the 1500’s and was appointed by the pope to be the Archbishop of far away Lima, Peru even though he had no desire to go there and wasn’t even ordained. He saw God’s will in the pope’s decision, was soon […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

In his letter announcing the year of St. Joseph, Pope Francis reflected on Fatherhood. He said something very striking and very true: “Fathers are not born, but made. A man does not become a father by simply bringing a child into the world, but by taking up the responsibility to care for that child.” Podcast: […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

In today’s Gospel, we hear Jesus tell us an uncomfortable truth. This comes from John 12:24-25: “Amen, amen I say to you, unless the grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains just a grain of wheat. But if it dies, it produces much fruit. Whoever loves his life, loses it, and […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

In addition to the year of St. Joseph, Pope Francis has announced the year of Love in the Family. Pope Francis stated that we should “entrust this journey with the families of the whole world to the Holy Family of Nazareth, in particular St. Joseph, attentive spouse and father. Podcast: Play in new window | […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more