He Has Waited an Eternity

May 3, 2026By

4th Sunday after Easter 2026 – First Communion Sunday
This month begins with the feast of St. Joseph the Worker, who was chosen to lift our times out of the communistic view of labor and to give all workers a Catholic model to follow.  The Catholic view is contrary to that of communism as well as unbridled capitalism.  We must hold to Catholic principles and refuse to be swayed by the propaganda of these secular movements.  Man’s value is not simply calculated by the amount of money he earns or the work of which he is capable, but because of the dignity of his God-given nature.

Our Lord promised that He would not leave us orphans but would come to us in the Holy Eucharist.  The first communicants have worked hard in preparation for this moment.  They have received the sacrament of Penance to unburden themselves of all sin so they might soar to Heaven in the reception of Holy Communion.  Now Our Lord will enter their souls, not merely through grace, but in His Real Presence.
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He Will Rescue The Sheep

April 19, 2026By

Good Shepherd Sunday 2026
Our Lord chose the title of “Good Shepherd” because it represents the solicitous care of God for His creation.  A good shepherd of the faithful protects them from enemies, guides them, and sanctifies them through the Mass and the sacraments.  The power to teach has been given directly by God to His ministers.  These powers are not only meant for the help of the members of the Church, but to help those outside the true Faith to find their way into the fold.  St. John’s Gospel explains the parable of the sheepfold in detail, while the Prophet Ezekiel gives a dire warning to evil shepherds.  The words are apropos for our time.  We are here to encourage and call back those who have been led astray by bad shepherds.  In our spiritual battle, we encourage the youth to answer God’s call to join this fight. The calling to a vocation is the greatest of gifts and should not be squandered.
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The Allotted Portion for a Priest

April 14, 2026By

Feast of St Justin 2026
Bishop Ward’s greeting on his 53rd Priestly Anniversary
“The Lord is my allotted portion and my cup. He it is Who will restore my inheritance to me.”  It is true that Our Lord takes care of those who trust in Him.  The priesthood does not give joy as the world gives it.  It gives that inner awareness that all is right; that you belong to Someone and He possesses you.  It is the deep realization of the tranquility of order.  A priest is happy in the possession of the good.  It is the beginning of the happiness of Heaven.  The greatest works we can do on Earth only last for a time, but the work of the priest lasts for all time.
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The Biblical Easter Celebration

April 12, 2026By

Low Sunday 2026
This week we are given the splendid examples of the saintly lives we should imitate in St. Hermenegild, Bl. Margaret of Castello, St. Justin Martyr, St. Benedict Joseph Labre, St. Magnus of Orkney, and St. Anicetus.  We should familiarize ourselves with the details of their lives.

The Apostles were so overjoyed to see Christ risen that they began to wonder if their own excitement was causing them to imagine His presence.  Our Lord asked for food, that He might prove His bodily resurrection.  For St. Mary Magdalen, it was enough to hear her Lord’s voice, but St. Thomas had to put His hand into Our Lord’s side in order to believe.

We reject the so-called “New Synodal Church,” along with its false Divine Mercy devotion.  The Divine Mercy image has no Sacred Heart and no wounds, and it was condemned by the pre-conciliar Church.  We Catholics celebrate the biblical account of what Christ did on this day.
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The Providence of the Resurrection

April 5, 2026By

Easter Sunday Evening 2026
Bishop Ward’s Easter greeting following Benediction
Despite what many Modernists might say, it is a dogma of the Faith that Our Lord rose bodily from the dead. We are greatly blessed to have such a prayerful chapel and beautiful vestments with which to honor Our Lord. We die because of the consequences of sin. In conquering death our Redeemer conquered sin and all those who cause it in the world. Divine Providence is God’s plan for our lives, and that plan includes all the trials and all the blessings. The enemies of Christ can do nothing to hurt us. We enjoy great peace in knowing that Christ has overcome death and sin. If we give ourselves to Him and trust in His grace, we can rest assured that all will end well for us.

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Walk In The Newness Of Life

April 5, 2026By

Easter Sunday Morning 2026
The entire liturgical year prepares us for this greatest of all feasts when the Church celebrates the triumph of its beloved Redeemer.  It is fitting that this day falls during the Spring, when all creation appears to be coming forth with new life.  It is because of Easter that Christians recognize the Lord’s Day as Sunday.  We place our joy in a work which is greater than that of creation itself, and we rest on Sunday to commemorate it.  All the faithful recognize the dogma of Christ’s bodily resurrection as the foundation of our Faith.  As St. Paul tells us, “If Christ be not risen again, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain.”  The Apostles gave testimony to this fact by shedding their blood in defense of it.  Now that we have been buried with Christ and have risen in His new life, we must persevere in the practice of virtue and vigorously combat the temptation to return to the slavery of sin.  Like our risen Lord, may we die no more and forever walk in the newness of life.
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We Thirst For The Water

April 4, 2026By

Easter Vigil 2026
We are a liturgical people and during this week we are living the liturgy at its highest level.  Throughout this ceremony we will be taught repeatedly about the mysteries and sacraments.  Unafraid, we go out into the darkness of the devil’s world and ignite the Light of Christ to shine through that darkness.  Holy Mother Church reminds us of the power of the light and the power of the waters.  Because of the doubt of Moses, he was not permitted to lead the people into the Promised Land.  The enemies of the Church cannot make us doubt.  The propaganda of the devil will not succeed.  When the water has been anointed it becomes Christ’s and, after we are sprinkled with His water, we renew the promises of our baptism.  Christ then comes to us in the greatest of the sacraments – the Holy Eucharist.  Tonight we thirst for His arrival.
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We Must Aim High

April 3, 2026By

Good Friday 2026
On this day of great sorrow, the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass is considered too consoling.  This ceremony is so ancient that we can trace its origins back to the Apostolic age.  In the first part of this ceremony, we see the celebrant prostrate himself on the floor in an expression of the greatest sorrow for what we have done.  We should not be deluded into thinking we would have been heroic if we had lived alongside Christ.  At best we would have been cowards like the Apostles, at worst we would have been Judas.  May our Redeemer cast a look at us as He did for St. Peter, so we might be forever changed.  Our Lord is praying for us during this ceremony.  Christ chose to die in this way, not out of necessity, but so He might win our hearts.
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He Loved Them to the End

April 2, 2026By

Holy Thursday 2026

This is one of the most solemn liturgical days of the year, because it was on this night that Our Lord instituted the priesthood, the Holy Eucharist, and the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.  The Passover meal of the Chosen People was a prefiguring of the Holy Mass.  We are given the privilege, if we are worthy, to receive the Body and Blood of Our Lord.  This morning, the Holy Oils were blessed by the bishop.  When we are anointed in the sign of the cross with Holy Chrism, we are given strength against the devil and strength to overcome our own predominant faults.  Just as oil has been used for fire and for the purpose of healing, the anointings we receive are meant to ignite the fire of divine love in us and impart health to our souls.  We never know when God will call us, so we must remain always in the state of grace and foster the divine life within our souls through the Sacrament of the Altar.  We should never take for granted the great gifts we have been given.
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Hail Our Triumphant King!

March 29, 2026By

Palm Sunday 2026
The purpose of the liturgy is to enter into the life of Christ, and it is through the liturgy that we are sanctified.  In the Liturgy, time ceases and Heaven is brought to earth.  Unlike the triumphant, military marches which took place during Our Lord’s time, when He entered His city, it was in humility.  He did not lead His conquered, enslaved enemies in parade, but led His willing servants and followers.  A king can reign by right of birth, by right of conquest, or by election.  Our Lord is King in all three ways.  He is and will always remain King – King of those who accept Him and King of those who reject Him.  When we receive our palms and carry them with us into the world, we proclaim without hesitation or shame that we are followers of our triumphant Monarch, and we look forward to the day when the whole world will be forced to acknowledge His dominion.
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