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,…
Msgr. Beaulieu – My Yoke is Easy
Remember that Jesus taught in parables, which is a word derived from the Greek word parabolē (Gk. παραβολή). The word’s two parts literally mean throwing alongside and, by extension, a…
Msgr. Beaulieu – Charles Carroll of Carrollton
The names of the most prominent Founding Fathers are well-known—Washington, Jefferson, Franklin and so on – yet, the only Catholic signer of the Declaration of Independence was Charles Carroll (1737-1832)…
Msgr. Beaulieu – Saints Peter and Paul
In the Chronograph of 354 or the Philocalian Calendar, using the Roman designation for identifying dates, it is mentioned that on the third day before the kalends of July or…
Msgr. Beaulieu – The Letter to the Romans
From the Ninth through the Twenty-fourth Sunday in Year A of Ordinary Time, the second reading is taken from the Letter of Saint Paul to the Romans. Among the authentic…
Msgr. Beaulieu – The Nativity of John the Baptist
The miraculous events surrounding John the Baptist and what Jesus revealed about his Precursor testified to the esteem that was accorded to John in the early Church. His Nativity is…
Msgr. Beaulieu – St. Paul’s Corinthian Correspondence
The various letters or what is collectively identified as the Corinthian correspondence is associated with Saint Paul’s third missionary journey. He wrote his two canonical letters to the Corinthians during…
Msgr. Beaulieu – The Call of the Apostles
The names of the Apostles can be confusing, other than the principal four: Peter, Andrew, James and John. Yet, the remainder of those names becomes muddled. Sunday’s Gospel lists them…
Nature and dignity 