Msgr. Beaulieu – Ordinary Time
In the encyclical Mediator Dei, Pope Pius XII captured the essence of liturgical theology and greatly stressed those liturgical elements which would eventually bear fruit in the Second Vatican Council,…
Category: People of the Word
Msgr. Beaulieu – Jesus as Priest, Prophet, and King
Derived from the Latin word munus, the term munera implies a duty to give or an obligation or a donation to the public service. Three munera or duties of Christ…
Msgr. Beaulieu – Oracles and Prophets
The biblical meaning of the word oracle (Lat. oraculum) is primarily found in its plural form or as oracles. The term refers both to divine responses to a question asked…
Msgr. Beaulieu – Movable Feasts of Christmastime
Among the moveable feasts during the Christmas season, where Epiphany is observed on its traditional date of January 6, it occurs on that date no matter what weekday that it…
10th Annual Novena to St. Joseph Recordings
The 10th Annual Novena to St. Joseph was yet another outstanding event in which we prayed for the sick and suffering by name. We prayed that assisted suicide not be…
My Novena Reflection
The 10th Annual Novena to St. Joseph, to pray for the seriously and terminally ill and to stop assisted suicide, is under way at Christ the King parish, Worcester for…
Novena Reflection Text and Recording
I was honored by Msgr. Tom Sullivan to be invited to give a reflection for the September 30, 2019 Novena to St. Joseph. The passage I chose to base my…
Churches, Worship, and People in Crisis
Sometimes all people need is someone to listen to them. In our small, independent medical practice we have 30 minute appointments and often run behind because our patients need the…
Nature and dignity 