Today the Church celebrates the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes and  the 29th annual World Day of the Sick. The Blessed Mother appeared to Bernadette Soubiroux, 18 times between February and July in 1858. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Today the Church celebrates the feast of St. Scholastica. She was born in Italy and after her twin brother Benedict went to Monte Casino to establish a monastery, she founded her own monastery of nuns. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Today the Church celebrates the feast of Blessed Anne Ann Catherine Emmerich. Blessed Anne was born in 1774 to a very poor family. She became an Augustinian nun in 1802. She received many visions of the life of Christ. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Today, the Church celebrates the feast of St. Josephine Bakhita. She was kidnapped at the age of 7 and sold into slavery. Eventually she was sold to a kind Italian diplomat who brought her to Italy, where he educated her and freed her. She remained in Italy and joined the Canossian Sisters. Podcast: Play in […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

In todays first reading, Job reminds us that in this life, we will all experience our share of suffering. The Church tells us that we can and should offer this suffering up for the salvation of souls. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Today the Church celebrates the feast of St. Paul Miki and his companions.  St. Paul Miki was a Jesuit Japanese Seminarian. He and his companions were killed by soldiers who thrust a lance into their chests. Before he died, St. Paul Miki forgave his persecutors and even the emperor who ordered their killing. Podcast: Play […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Today, the Church celebrates the feast of St. Agatha. Agatha came from nobility and was martyred in the year 251 for her Christian faith and her refusal to marry. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

In the gospel at Mass today, Jesus gives instructions to the apostles and to all missionaries. He tells them to travel light and to not move around from one house to another looking for a better deal. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Today the Church honors the memory of St. Blaise, bishop and martyr and traditionally it is a day in which priests bless throats. Today is also the feast of St. Ansgar, a missionary to Scandinavia. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Today is the feast of the Presentation of Jesus. According to the first chapter of Luke’s Gospel, Mary and Joseph took the child Jesus to the temple to fulfill the law of Moses. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

In today’s gospel we hear the story of the Gerasene demoniac. In this story we have Jesus just crossing the Sea of Galilee and upon disembarking, a man possessed by many devils rushes at Him. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Today is the 4th Sunday in ordinary time. The gospel is from the first chapter of Mark where Jesus taught in a Jewish synagogue and then cast the devil out of a man who was possessed. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more