Exaltation of the Holy Cross 2023 It was through the tree that sin entered the world, and it is through the tree of the Cross that all things are purified. The brazen serpent of Moses was a prefiguring of the Cross. The sign of death becomes the sign of salvation. We must learn our lessons…
15th Sunday after Pentecost 2023 No other religion has produced saints as the Catholic Church has. The greatest mark of the Church is her holiness. Discretion is one of the best ways to practice charity. It allows us to know when to offer correction and when to simply let our example teach our neighbor. Charity…
14th Sunday after Pentecost 2023 St. Paul tells us that those who commit the sins he lists in the Epistle will not enter Heaven. If we have guilt on our conscience, let us rid ourselves of it. We must be sorrowful and detest our sins, make acts of perfect contrition and go to the sacrament…
1st Friday September 2023 First Friday Conference – The Fourteen Holy Helpers have been invoked since the Middle Ages to help with specific needs of the faithful. St. Augustine is one of the greatest moral and doctrinal theologians in history. His most famous works are popular even among non-Catholics. Conversion of life and the mortification…
13th Sunday after Pentecost 2023 The Epistle for this Mass is difficult and can be easily misunderstood. What St. Paul explains regarding the purpose of the Old Law and its preparation for the coming of the Messiah requires careful explanation. Since we enjoy the benefits of the New Law and the graces which Our Lord…
12th Sunday after Pentecost 2023 In the Gospel for today, we see Christ represented as the Good Samaritan – the one Who was rejected by the world. He is the one Who saves the sinner who has been wounded by the devil. We are that sinner and we must cry out for salvation. We are…
Assumption Evening 2023 The Holy Mother of God is Queen, even of the angels. We cannot imagine the great rejoicing in Heaven on this day. It is believed that Our Lord Himself came and took His Mother back to Heaven. We may not have been present for the Blessed Virgin Mary’s Assumption but before long,…
Feast of the Assumption 2023 In Heaven, the Blessed Mother is second only to the Holy Trinity in honor. She is called Co-redemptrix because everything that Our Lord won she won as well in a subordinate manner. It was a miracle that she was sustained in life while her Divine Son died. She was kept…
11th Sunday after Pentecost 2023 If we have no attachments to hold us down in this life we will speedily reach Heaven when we die. Our Lord said we will receive a hundredfold of the things we give up for God’s sake in this life. We should not attribute anything we do to ourselves because it…
Transfiguration 2023 (10th Sunday after Pentecost) Pride is placing ourselves before God and neighbor. We must remember that we would be as evil as our worst enemies if not for God’s grace. We must acknowledge our weakness. We ourselves are pharisees because of the hypocrisy of our sinful lives. The Transfiguration can be summarized in…
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