Msgr. Beaulieu – The Book of Numbers
The Book of Numbers, known in Greek as Arithmoi (Gk. Ἀριθμοί) or by its Hebrew title the Bəmīḏbar or In the Wilderness, the Bəmīḏbar derives its name from the account…
Category: People of the Word
Msgr. Beaulieu – The Transfiguration
The Transfiguration—The Eucharist As compelling as the Transfiguration of the Lord is, it pales in comparison to the Eucharist in which there is not a temporal transfiguration but an eternal…
Msgr. Beaulieu – The Golden Calf
In the thirteenth century B.C., a mere three months after leaving Egypt, and only 40 days after receiving the Torah at Mount Sinai, the Jewish people created the Golden Calf…
Msgr. Beaulieu – Hagiography and Saint Sharbel
Hagiography encompasses narratives that recount the lives of saints or their vitae. Typically, such texts include the deeds and miracles associated with the saint, the conditions of their death (Lat.…
Msgr. Beaulieu – Parables
Performative Utterances or Language Events Provoking an Existential Response According to C. H. Dodd, in his seminal work, The Parables of the Kingdom, at its simplest, the parable is a…
Msgr. Beaulieu – Blessings During Mass
Solemn, Ordinary Form of Blessing Unlike before the liturgical reforms of the Second Vatican Council, in current practice, the final blessing precedes the Rite of Dismissal. After the customary greeting,…
Msgr. Beaulieu – The Communion Antiphon
Antiphons are passages (usually from Scripture) meant to be sung before and after verses from the Psalms or canticles of Scripture. An antiphon is a tool, citing a Scripture verse,…
Nature and dignity 