Msgr. Beaulieu – Ecclesial Significance of Cathedral Worship
Whether at the Chrism Mass or other diocesan liturgical events, the unity of faith is expressed in the coming together of the Bishop, the presbyterate and the lay faithful. This…
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Msgr. Beaulieu – Saint Joseph Spouse of the Virgin Mary
Joseph, the son of Jacob prefigures a type of Joseph, the husband of Mary. Psalm 105:16-22 summarizes the important facts of the life of Joseph, vizier of Egypt. In the…
Msgr. Beaulieu – The Woman Caught in Adultery
The first eleven verses in chapter 8 are usually grouped with a previous verse, John 7:53, to form a passage known as the Pericope adulterae or the section on the…
Msgr. Beaulieu – Repentance
Lent is an ideal time for us to draw closer to God. When John the Baptist conducted his preaching in the desert he cried out, “Repent!” (Mt 3:1), and when…
Msgr. Beaulieu – Laetare or Joy Sunday
The Fourth Sunday of Lent is also known as Laetare Sunday. The Latin title is derived from the prophet Isaiah (Is 66:10-11) wherein the imperative verb rejoice becomes the English…
Msgr. Beaulieu – The Ten Words or Commandments
The Pentateuch, or the first five books of the Bible, declares a large number of laws given by God, through Moses, to the Israelites during the forty years they wandered…
Msgr. Beaulieu – The Transfiguration and the Binding of Isaac
The Binding of Isaac, known in Hebrew as the Akedah, is one of the best known — and most troubling — accounts in the Bible. In it, God orders Abraham…
Msgr. Beaulieu – The Chair of Peter
Variously known as the Chronographer of 354 or the Philocalian Calendar, this fourth century calendar contains many listings of events that occurred in Rome during the third and fourth centuries…
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