“He showed them his hands and his feet…” In the Gospel the Church has given us for today (Thursday in the Octave of Easter) we hear...

“They have taken the Lord from the tomb, and we don’t know where they have put him.” That scene on Easter Sunday morning when Mary...

The most popular question asked on Good Friday every year is, “In light of what happened today, why do we call it ‘Good’ Friday? What...

Today is the day that traditionally is known as "Spy Wednesday": the day when Judas conspired with the chief priests and Pharisees to...

“Six days before Passover Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. They gave a dinner for him...

“Then the angel departed from her.” Today the Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Annunciation. This story that we have heard a...

If you walk into your Parish Church this week, or attended Mass this weekend, you may have noticed (if your Parish does this tradition)...

This is a very exciting weekend for those who are steeped in cultural pride. Saint Patrick’s Day was today, followed by a day to recover,...

Today’s Gospel for this, the first Friday of Advent, should give a message of hope and comfort! The passage is short, so I will post it...

Today the Church celebrates the Memorial of Saint Francis Xavier, a Spanish priest, missionary, and one of the first members of the...

I love Advent. I remember when I was ministering in the Parish I had happily designated myself the “Advent Police,” because I was...

I don’t know about you: but I am not feeling the holiday spirits this year! I can’t believe that Thanksgiving is merely a day away. In...

Tomorrow the Church celebrates – in some places- the Feast Day of Our Lady of Providence. For certain, it’s a big day of celebration in...

The Baltimore Catechism is a text that served as the basic Catechetical work for the Catholic Church from 1885 until the late 1960’s. It...

Today the Church celebrates the Memorial of the Beheading of John the Baptist. It is perhaps providential that this celebration fall the...

Today the Church celebrated the Feast of Saint Bartholomew (Nathanael, as he is called in John’s Gospel), who in my estimation suffered...

Today the Church celebrates the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, the Patron Saints of the Universal Church, the City of Rome, and the...

On this day in 1951, Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen was ordained to the Episcopacy in Rome at the Church of Saints John and Paul. Fulton...

The Gospel that the Church has given us for this morning is one of my absolute favorites. The Risen Jesus is with the Disciples, having...

The story of the Ascension of Jesus into heaven is without a doubt one of the most thought provoking stories presented to us in...