Msgr. Beaulieu – A Journey with Jonah
The biblical text of the prophet Jonah is only four chapters long—and Jonah’s prophesying is limited to one short sentence — “Forty days more and Nineveh shall be overthrown” (Jnh…
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Msgr. Beaulieu – Parable of the Bad Tenants
Parable of the Bad Tenants or Wicked Husbandmen For the third time, in the weekly Gospel, Jesus responds to the chief priests and elders of the people in regard to…
Msgr. Beaulieu – Rebuild My Temple
Saint Francis, Ezra, and Nehemiah In his Life of St. Francis, Saint Bonaventure recounts this significant day in the life of il Poverllo, “One day when Francis went out to…
Msgr. Beaulieu – Dominus Deus Sabaoth
Latin: Dominus Deus Sabaoth Hebrew: sabaoth yhwhṣ ebā’ôt ~ Greek: Kyrios sabaoth The Holy, Holy, Holy or the Sanctus has been a part of the Mass from the first century…
Msgr. Beaulieu – Vincent de Paul
The exact year of the future Saint Vincent’s birth is not definitively known, but it has been placed between 1576 and 1581. Although he was quite devout as a child,…
Msgr. Beaulieu – Grace & the Parable of the Vineyard Workers
Earlier in Saint Matthew’s Gospel, realizing that they had given up so much to follow Jesus, Peter asked the Lord, “We have given up everything and followed you. What will…
Msgr. Beaulieu – Pastoral Epistles
Scholars tend to consolidate the Pauline epistles into four groups: (1) Thessalonians; (2) Galatians, Corinthians & Romans; (3) the Captivity epistles; and (4) the pastorals. The two letters (or epistles)…
Msgr. Beaulieu – Sin and Forgiveness
Lamech and Cain The obscure figure of Lamech (whose name means “vigorous youth) was a descendant of Cain. Once, he said to his wives, “Adah and Zillah, hear my voice;…
Nature and dignity 