Today, the Church celebrates the feast of Pope St. Pius V. He is well known for implementing the reforms issued at the Council of Trent. He instituted the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary on October 7, to celebrate the victory at Lepanto. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Today, the Church celebrates the feast of St. Catherine of Sienna. She is the patroness of a Church in crisis for her efforts in convincing Pope Gregory XI to return to Rome from Avignon. In 1970, Pope Paul VI named St. Catherine of Sienna, a Doctor of the Church. Podcast: Play in new window | […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Today, the Church celebrates the feast of St. Louis de Montfort. He is most known for his great devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary and is author of True Devotion to Mary; a book dedicated to total consecration to Jesus through Mary. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Today, The Jesuit order honors St. Peter Canisius. He entered the Jesuits when he was 22, in the year 1543. He worked tirelessly for renewal in the Church and stood up strong in defense of the Catholic Church in the wake of the protestant reformation. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Today, the Church celebrates the feast of Our Lady of Good Councel.  In 1467, while people were celebrating the feast of St. Mark, a cloud appeared and settle in front of the local Church. When the cloud dissipated, an image of the Madonna and child miraculously appeared on the Church. Podcast: Play in new window […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Today is the Sunday of the 4th week of Easter as well as Good Shepherd Sunday. It is also the annual World day of Prayer for Vocations. The family is the seed bed for vocations where a family learns to love and serve one another and then the world. Podcast: Play in new window | […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Today the Church celebrates the feast of Fidelis. His is a story of perseverance as he stayed true to his Franciscan name which is Latin for Faithful. He was martyred for the faith in Switzerland in 1622. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Today the Church celebrates two saints, St. George and St. Adalbert. St. Adalbert was the Bishop of Prague and was a missionary to Hungary and the Prussians. He was martyred for the faith in the year 997. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Today, the world celebrates Earth Day and though it may seem to be merely secular in nature, Pope Benedict XVI shared the link between world peace and the care for God’s creation. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Today, the Church celebrates the feast of St. Anselm. Anselm was born of noble parents in the Piedmont region of Italy around the year 1033. He became a Benedictine Monk and ultimately was made Archbishop of Canterbury. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

In the gospel this week we hear what is known as the Bread of Life Discourse. “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst. This passage in John chapter 6, points to the Eucharist which is the “source and summit of the […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

The Easter season is a time of joy, and a time of hope. As children of God, we have an inheritance that is more wonderful than any earthly inheritance of power or money. The inheritance we have, is as St. Peter puts it “imperishable, undefiled and unfading.” Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more