Msgr. Beaulieu – Sirach

The Book of Sirach (its older name) is an Old Testament book variously known as Sirach, the Wisdom of Jesus, Ben Sira, or Ecclesiasticus, not to be confused with another similarly-sounding book entitled Ecclesiastes in the ancient Hebrew Canon of the Old Testament. The earliest of those titles appears to…

Msgr. Beaulieu – Captured

During the first weeks of Ordinary Time, the Gospels focus upon the call of the Apostles. Among the Synoptic Gospels, Saints Mark (Mk 1:16-20) and Matthew (Mt 4:18-22) recount Jesus walking along the Sea of Galilee and, then, abruptly calling two pairs of brothers to follow Him – Peter and Andrew,