Msgr. Beaulieu – Book of Revelation
4th Sunday of Easter The Book of Revelation The Church is cautious with the Book of Revelation. There are only seven occasions when that book is an official Sunday reading.…
Msgr. Beaulieu – Bread of Life Discourse
The fourth stage of what is now known as the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults (OCIA) is called mystagogy, a term dervied from the Greek words meaning “to lead through the mysteries.” Traditionally, mystagogy extends throughout the Easter season until the feast of Pentecost. This is a period of…
Msgr. Beaulieu – Two Types of Love
When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love (agape) me more than these?” “Yes, Lord,” he said, “you know that I love (phileo) you.” Jesus said, “Feed my lambs.” Again Jesus said, “Simon son of John, do you love (agape) me?”…
Msgr. Beaulieu – Triduum and Easter Sunday
Holy Week is the most solemn and glorious week in Christianity, the pinnacle of the liturgical year. It’s more sacred than Christmas! This is because Holy Week commemorates the final week of Our Lord’s life, the very purpose for which Christmas occurred. Holy Week begins with Palm Sunday (when Jesus made…
Msgr. Beaulieu – Paths of Amendment
During the fifth week, the first reading involves incidents: the accusation against Susanna, a healing image lifted up in the desert, the three faithful witnesses who survive the fiery furnace, the account of God’s covenant with Abram, Jeremiah’s fearful trust in the midst of the plot against him, and Ezekiel’s…
Msgr. Beaulieu – Stooping and Standing
Seemingly mundane, the conversations Jesus often has with various people, such as the Woman Caught in Adultery and the Samaritan Woman at the Well, frequently involve Jesus asking questions that reveal a deeper truth. Since conversations are more concrete and direct, unlike parables, they show Jesus engaged with real, historical individuals.
Msgr. Beaulieu – Laetare Sunday until Holy Week
The Fourth Sunday of Lent, also known as Laetare Sunday, marks the beginning of what some liturgical scholars consider to be the second part of Lent. Each day’s Gospel, from the Monday after Laetare Sunday until Passion or Palm Sunday, will all be taken from six chapters in the Gospel of John.
Msgr. Beaulieu – The Real Prodigal
Charles Dickens famously described the parable of the Prodigal Son as “the finest short story ever written.” Arguably, this parable is the most well-known of all the parables that Jesus recounted; so much so, that elements of the incident have even entered the public consciousness. However, because that has occurred…
Nature and dignity 