Both of the readings at today’s Mass are about Faith. Not so much believing that God exists, but believing that God actively cares for us. The gospel is the story of Jesus calming the storm. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Last Sunday we celebrated the Sunday of the Word of God. This is a good reminder that we should make a renewed effort to devote a little time each day to read the Word of God in the Bible. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Today we celebrate the feast of St. Thomas Aquinas. He was called “The Dumb Ox” because of his appearance, but Thomas is a perfect example of why we should not judge by appearance. He became one of the greatest theologians in the history of the Catholic Church. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Today’s saint, Angela Merici was truly an angel in the lives of many girls and women during the 16th century. She started the Ursuline Sisters, the first religious congregation of sisters dedicated to education. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Today the Church celebrates the feasts of Saints Timothy and Titus. Yesterday we celebrated the Conversion of St. Paul. Today we are celebrating the ripple effect of that conversion. Paul did not keep the good news to himself, but he shared it with others, including Timothy and Titus to whom he wrote three of his […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Today the Church celebrates the conversion of St. Paul. Not long after holding the garments for the men who stoned St. Stephen to death, Saul was on his way to Damascus to round up other Christians. On the way, Jesus appeared to him, blinded him, and spoke to him asking why Saul had been persecuting […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Today we celebrate the Sunday of the Word of God. In today’s Gospel, Jesus begins His public ministry with these words from the gospel of Mark. “This is the time of fulfillment. The kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel.” Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Today the Catholic Church honors St. Maryanne Cope. She was born in Germany and emigrated to the New York with her parents when she was only 2 years old. Maryanne became a religious sister and spent much of her life devoted to caring for lepers in Hawaii. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Today is the anniversary of Roe vs. Wade and a special day of prayer and penance for sins against human life. On March 25, 1995 Pope St. John Paul II issued his encyclical  – The Gospel of Life. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Today the Church celebrates the feast of St. Agnes. She was a young girl of Rome who would not renounce her Faith in Christianity, nor her virginity. She ultimately died a martyr for the Faith. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Today the Church celebrates the feast of St. Sebastian. He was a native of Milan and joined the Roman army in the late 3rd century AD and eventually was promoted to serve in the Praetorian Guard to protect the Emperor Diocletian. He was arrested for being a Christian and was martyred for the Faith. St. […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

We are in the second day of the annual week of prayer for Christian unity and the theme this year is from the fifteenth chapter in the gospel of St. John; “Abide in my love and you shall bear much fruit.” Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more