Msgr. Beaulieu – Twelve Days of Christmas and Pope Saint Sylvester
The dozen days that mark the period between the Savior’s birth and the coming of the Magi constitute a period of religious feast days celebrated among the Catholics in medieval…
Msgr. Beaulieu – Octave of Christmas and the Octave Day
Christmas is December 25, right? Or maybe it’s an eight-day celebration — something called an “octave?” Also right! But aren’t there 12 days of Christmas? Yes, to that too. The…
Msgr. Beaulieu – Feast of the Incarnation
4th Sunday of Advent St. Athanasius articulated the doctrine of the Incarnation most clearly and persuasively in a treatise known as De Incarnatione Verbi Dei or The Incarnation of the…
Msgr. Beaulieu – Biblical Joy
Biblical joy is more than a happy feeling. Instead, it is a lasting emotion that comes from the trust that God will fulfill His promises. Joy from on high is…
Msgr. Beaulieu – Gaudete Sunday
Certain Sundays throughout the liturgical year have taken their names from the first word in Latin of the Introit or the entrance antiphon at Mass. Gaudete or Joy Sunday is…
Msgr. Beaulieu – Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe
The Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, in Mexico City, is one of the premier pilgrimage sites in the Americas—in 2021, an estimated 1.5 million pilgrims gathered there on her…
Nature and dignity 