Msgr. Beaulieu – Mary, Mother of the Church
There are many titles for the Blessed Virgin Mary, though arguably the greatest of all is what Elizabeth proclaims when Mary visited her: “Most Blessed are you among women, and…
Category: People of the Word
Msgr. Beaulieu – Veni, Sancte Spiritus
The origin of the liturgical chant now called the Sequence dates to the ninth century. These chants were composed to follow the “Alleluia” verse as the Latin name Sequentia (“Continuing”)…
Msgr. Beaulieu – Concluding the Easter Season
Easter is not just one day – it is a season of fifty days or a week of weeks, plus one day—the eighth day. The length of Eastertide is derived…
Msgr. Beaulieu – Acts of the Apostles in Eastertide
As the liturgical calendar approaches the final days of the Easter season, the Acts of the Apostles will soon be consigned to only being rarely used, if at all. It…
Msgr. Beaulieu – Bread of Life Discourse
The Third Week of Easter, except for Tuesday April 25, focuses upon Chapter 6 of Saint John’s Gospel or the Bread of Life Discourse. Catholics believe that once the priest…
Msgr. Beaulieu – Emmaus and the Scandal of the Cross
The fourth resurrection appearance on the first Easter is the account describing the Road to Emmaus, (Luke 24:13–35). Two disciples are leaving Jerusalem to go home to Emmaus after having…
Msgr. Beaulieu – Acts of the Apostles
Of the twenty-seen books that comprise the New Testament, only one of them is reserved to be publicly read on Easter Day and for the following fifty days until Pentecost,…
Msgr. Beaulieu – Eighth Day and Divine Mercy
This Sunday is the octave day of the Lord’s resurrection and, as such, it is also the eighth day. This day opens a pathway for the Church to appropriate more…
Nature and dignity 