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…
MA PAS – Where are we?
The Joint Committee on Public Health again reported out favorably the two versions of An Act Relative to End of Life Options, H.2246 and S.1331, as happened last session. Unlike…
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…
Msgr. Beaulieu – Ash Wednesday and the Prophet Joel
The invitation to enter into Lent is issued by an oracle from the prophet Joel. Those prophetic words are much more than a fervorino or a vibrant and urgent exhortation…
Msgr. Beaulieu – Cure of a Leper
Cure of a Leper—Crowning Act of Mark 1 Scattered throughout the opening chapter of Saint Mark’s Gospel, there is ample evidence for a world in the grip of the power…
Nature and dignity 