Msgr. Beaulieu – Mary Mother of the Church
On March 3, 2018, Pope Francis announced that a new memorial would be added to the General Roman Calendar and celebrated on the Monday after Pentecost, entitled “The Blessed Virgin…
of the human person from conception until natural death
On March 3, 2018, Pope Francis announced that a new memorial would be added to the General Roman Calendar and celebrated on the Monday after Pentecost, entitled “The Blessed Virgin…
The sequence, which is from the Latin sequentia, meaning “that which follows,” was originally written to follow the Gospel Acclamation or Alleluia. The sequence was intended to extend and therefore…
Before the apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima, according to the Memoirs of the Carmelite nun Sister Maria Lúcia of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart, an angel appeared three times…
Seventh Sunday of Easter for Year B ~ John 17 This week’s Gospel contains the latter part of what scholars call the High Priestly Prayer of Jesus. The late Pope…
The Ascension of the Lord Jesus into heaven is a mystery rooted in history and spoken of in Scripture, like the Resurrection. It is presented both at the end of…
The Ascension is the completion of the Lord’s Paschal Mystery: His life, passion, death and resurrection. Moreover, this feast is the final step before the coming of the Holy Spirit…
Sixth Sunday of Easter ~ John 15: 9-17 Scholars commonly divide the Gospel of John into four sections: (1) Prologue (1:1-18); (2) Book of Signs (1:19-12:50); (3) Book of Glory…
Is it best understood as prayer or a place? The most common New Testament Greek word that is translated into English as prayer is the word proseuche (Gk. προσευχή). When…