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

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