Today, the Church celebrates the feast of St.Peter Claver. He came to Columbia as a missionary and he found his mission field in a terrible place. The inner compartments of ships which brought kidnapped people from Africa to be sold as slaves. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Today, the Church celebrates the birthday of the Blessed Virgin Mary. A holy Carmelite priest named Fr. Gabriel once wrote; “After the birth of Jesus, no other birth was ever as important in God’s eyes or as precious for the good of the human race, as was Mary’s.” Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Tomorrow in the Church, we celebrate the birthday of a woman for whom God had a very special love and plan. It is the birthday of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Today, as we celebrate Labor Day in the United States, we reflect on the fact that their is dignity in the work we perform. On a daily basis we can offer that all the works, joys and sufferings to Jesus in praying the morning offering. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

The gospels are filled with the words of Jesus, but not many of them are in the original Aramaic which Jesus spoke. Today’s gospel has one of those Aramaic words; “Ephphatha,” which means “be open.” Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Tomorrow is the anniversary of the death of Mother Teresa of Calcutta. She was always so concrete and challenging both in word and in deed. She emphasized the importance of the respect for all human life, and the beauty of the family. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Today, the Church celebrates the feast of Pope St. Gregory the Great. Pope Gregory lived in very turbulent times around the year 600. He gave his name to music that is still popular today; Gregorian chant. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

The gospel for today’s Mass is from the beginning of the gospel of St. Luke chapter 5, where Jesus the Carpenter, tells Peter the professional fisherman, how to fish. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

As we honor the Sacred Heart of Jesus, one idea to meditate on His love for us, is to feel our own pulse, and to imagine with each heartbeat, Jesus knocking. He wants to have a heart to heart conversation with us. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

It’s that time of year when parents are getting ready to send their children back to school, and teachers are getting ready for a new school year. Today’s gospel from Luke 4:31, says that one of the things that Jesus did, was to teach. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

At this time of the year, when so many are harvesting their crops, we do well to meditate on God’s work as a gardener of our soul. As God gives us the sun and the rain which help our fruit and vegetables to grow, he also gives us the grace to make the garden of […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

In the second reading at Mass today, St. James makes clear that we need to practice what we believe. He writes; “Be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deluding yourselves.” St. James then explains what it means to be doers of the word. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more