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

At Mass today, the violet will be exchanged for white since we are celebrating a great solemnity, the feast of St. Joseph. God chose him to be the husband of Mary and the foster-father of Jesus. In that capacity, he can be a special patron for us. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Today, the Church celebrates the feast of St. Cyril of Jerusalem. He was the bishop of Jerusalem for 37 years but was exiled for 16 of those years as he fought against two heresies that denied the divinity of Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Today we celebrate the feast of St. Patrick. The following is a portion of a great prayer he is known for. “Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me, Christ in me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me, Christ on my right, Christ on my left, Christ when I lie down, Christ when I […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Sometimes things happen in life that we don’t understand and that we cannot explain. In times like these, we should turn to St. Joseph. He did not always understand right away when God asked him to do something, but he trusted in God and did His will. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Many of the saints have been devoted to other saints who have interceded on their behalf for a particular need. St. Theresa of Avila was extremely devoted to St. Joseph and tells us that he is a patron saint who can help us in all of our needs. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

This Sunday we read in the gospel the very popular verse from John 3:16 – “For God so loved the world that he gave His only Son, so that everyone that believes in Him, might not perish but might have eternal life. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more