18th Sunday after Pentecost 2017 The story of the paralytic shows Christ’s power to forgive sins and encourages all sinners to seek mercy, even through ones friends. Our chapel tour continues with the explanation of the Beatitudes as the hallmarks of holiness. An in depth study of the sanctuary tells of its different features and the meaning…
17th Sunday after Pentecost 2017 The Church begins to prepare us for the end of the liturgical year with this Mass which reminds us of judgment. The Gospel gives the great commandments of the Law: love of God and neighbor, and the importance of faith in God Incarnate. St. Paul reminds us to express our charity…
5th Sunday after Pentecost 2017 The season after Pentecost is the time for sanctity. We should grow in love of God and of neighbor (which is the measure of love of God). Today’s Mass warns against the obstacle that anger presents in accomplishing this goal. Although a natural passion, anger easily becomes inordinate and sinful because of…
Feast Of The Precious Blood 2017 The feast of the Precious Blood was instituted by the saintly Pope Pius IX in gratitude for the restoration of Rome to the Holy See. Â St. Peter called Our Lord’s Blood Precious in his epistle and It is so because of the hypostatic union which joins Christ’s humanity to…
Laetare Sunday 2017 We have reached the middle of Lent and we rejoice at this point and continue to persevere. We receive graces as the chosen ones and we must not postpone our conversion. As the people in today’s Gospel, we will follow Our Lord for the beautiful teachings He gives us and for the…
21st Sunday after Pentecost 2016 In today’s gospel the Master of the House forgave a debt owed by the servant which was far in excess of his ability to pay.  But that servant went out and demanded that one of his debtors repay a much smaller dept and showed no mercy in the process.  So, the Master handed the…
Good Shepherd Sunday 2015 This is the day we are called to a more perfect life. Our Lord shows Himself to be the Good Shepherd Who truly loves His sheep. Not only does He care for and nourish His flock, but He protects us from attacks, even to the point of giving His life for…
Laetare Sunday 2015 Penance has a variety of meanings. It refers to the infused virtue that inclines a person to hate his faults, the sacrament of penance, and the works we perform to make up for our sins. Mortification refers to works which put to death evil inclinations. Propitiation is an act by which someone…
Ash Wednesday 2015 Not one word is said about punishment or damnation in the readings for this Mass, and that should give a hint to Catholics about the true spirit of this season. There is no such thing as a private sin. Not only are all our sins known to the heavenly court, but the…
We absolutely guarantee that your order will be transmitted securely. All transactions are processed through Authorize.Net and transmitted securely using SSL encryption signed by a GlobalSign128-bit certificate.
