A Heart for the Unloved

June 12, 2026By

Sacred Heart 2026
When we are in the state of grace, the Holy Trinity comes to dwell in our souls.  In Holy Communion, we not only receive the Humanity and Divinity of Jesus Christ, but God the Son breathes into our souls the Father and the Holy Spirit.  Few understand and appreciate this sacred dogma of Christ “dwelling through grace in our hearts.”  God made us so that we may be “rooted and grounded in love” – that experimental love God has for Himself. His love for us is truly incomprehensible.

Blood and water flowed from the Sacred Heart of Christ when it was pierced by the lance.  The flow of water represents the sacrament of Baptism, while the Precious Blood represents the Holy Eucharist.  Our Lord said that His Sacred Heart is the last gift He would offer mankind. He warned that, “the charity of the many will grow cold,” and we see the truth of these words in our day.  However, Christ promised that He will reign in spite of His enemies.  We are not made first for human love, but for an undying love and intimate union with God.
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Are We Lukewarm?

June 4, 2026By

Feast of Corpus Christi 2026
Today we celebrate the greatest gift given to mankind.  One Mass gives more glory to God than all the sacrifices of the Old Testament, than all the sufferings of the martyrs, even more than the love of the Blessed Mother, because it is the Redemption relived.  We see the truth in St. Paul’s dire warning exemplified in the story of King Lothaire II’s sacrilegious Communion and subsequent punishment by God.  We are offered a gift of inestimable value so often that we are in grave danger of falling into lukewarmness.  Imagine if Christ had chosen to permit but one single Mass to be offered, on one blessed day before His Second Coming.  How fervent, humble, and full of love those souls would be who were privileged to attend that one Mass.  But the gift we are given in Holy Communion is in no way diminished because Our Lord offers it so frequently.  Let us treat this Mass as if it were the only one offered for all time.
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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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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 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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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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A Mystery Beyond All Understanding

March 15, 2026By

4th Sunday In Lent – Laetare Sunday 2026
St. Patrick was kidnapped as a boy and taken to Ireland.  After his miraculous escape, he studied in Europe and eventually became a priest and bishop.  He returned to Ireland to preach to its inhabitants and, by the grace of God, converted that nation.

Today Holy Mother the Church gives us a respite from the suffering of Lent so we might celebrate that we are so close to the glory of Easter.  This Gospel reminds us that everything was created for the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, because the miracle recounted today foreshadows the Eucharistic Sacrifice.  The reverence shown to the bread and fishes which were multiplied and distributed point to the love and reverence we must give the Blessed Sacrament of the Altar.  We should pray to grow in our appreciation of this unfathomable gift.
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The Gentle King

December 25, 2025By

Christmas Morning 2025
Holy Mother Church celebrates three unique Masses on this day to relive the birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ.  The Mass at Midnight expresses the Son being begotten from all eternity from the Father.  The Mass at Dawn emphasizes the temporal birth of our incarnate Lord.  The Mass celebrated this morning calls to mind the spiritual birth of Christ in each of our individual souls.  How blessed we are to have been given the True Faith in its entirety.  The Gospel for this Mass is taken from the beginning of St. John’s Gospel.  We read that the Word was in the beginning with God and that the Word is God.  Today we tell Christ that we will live and die for Him.  The greatest of all gifts we have received is the divine life we possess in our souls. If we refuse to give up this gift, then we have already won.
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