Msgr. Beaulieu – Blessedness of the Virgin Mary
Fourth Sunday of Advent The Blessedness of the Virgin Mary Having heard from the angel Gabriel that she was to be the Mother of God, Mary immediately set out to…
Msgr. Beaulieu – Last Eight Days of Advent
The final eight days of Advent are geared toward a more direct preparation and reflection on the Nativity of Christ. It is the most sacred time of the entire Advent season. The week prior to December 25, while leading up to Christmas is a special time in the Church’s liturgical life…
Msgr. Beaulieu – Advent Present and Past
The season of Advent originated as a fast of forty days in preparation for Christmas, commencing on the day after the feast of St. Martin (12 November), whence it was often called St. Martin’s Lent – a name by which it was known as early as the fifth century. Later on…
Msgr. Beaulieu – Immaculate Conception of the BVM
On December 8, 1854, Bl. Pope Pius IX published the papal Bull Ineffabilis Deus, which declared that the doctrine of Our Lady’s Immaculate Conception of the BVM was dogma. “The most Blessed Virgin Mary was, from the first moment of her conception, by a singular grace and privilege of almighty God and in virtue…
Msgr. Beaulieu – Advent A Marian Time
According to the joint work entitled Mary: The Church at the Source, then Cardinal Ratzinger and Hans Urs von Balthasar provide two theological essays detailing Mary as both the embodiment of the Church and the Mother who co-operates in giving birth to the Church in the souls of believers.
Msgr. Beaulieu – Better Understanding of Luke
2nd Sunday of Advent Luke 3:1-6 Luke’s litany of imperial, regional, and religious authorities does more than date the Baptist’s preaching to 28 or 29 AD. It also contrasts human…
Msgr. Beaulieu – Isaiah the Prophet
First Week of Advent Isaiah the Prophet and Advent Isaiah’s writings are prominent in the liturgies of Advent and Christmas for several reasons. First, he is a prophet of hope…
Msgr. Beaulieu – Dies Domini
The Day of the Lord (Heb. Yom Adonai; Gk. hēmera Kyriou) has multiple meanings in the Bible, such as a day of judgment and destruction or a day of hope for those who have been forgiven. When the expression is understood as a prophesied time of divine judgment and intervention,
Nature and dignity 