Jun082013
A Heart on Fire
Yesterday we celebrated the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, worshiping the God made man who poured Himself out in love...
Jun082013
Jun072013
A Heart Visible an
The Year of Faith and the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Both Pope Benedict and Pope Francis have said that this special year of grace...
Jun022013
A Family United
Today, we celebrate the Feast of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi). The last great feast before the...
Jun012013
Celebrating Sunday
Today is the feast of St. Justin Martyr, the first great Christian apologist, who lived from 100-165 AD in Palestine and then...
May312013
Giving Ourselves
Mary was in the early days of pregnancy when she made the long journey to visit her cousin Elizabeth. Was her trip punctuated...
May192013
The Work of the Sp
Pentecost ranks as one of the most important feasts in the Liturgical year. Why, you ask? It commemorates the decent of the...
May102013
Joy of Christ̵
Joyfully, we have been celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus for the past six weeks. As we approach a return to Ordinary Time...
May092013
What Kind of Disci
“So Jesus just leaves us?”…is what I remember feeling in my youth upon my first heartfelt reading of the Ascension....
Apr082013
Announcing Salvati
Dominicans love to contemplate and preach about this mystery of our faith, the sending of the Archangel Gabriel to Mary. He...
Apr072013
Daughters of Divin
Editor's Note: Today is Divine Mercy Sunday! To celebrate this feast in a special way, we invited some ladies from...
Apr032013
The Forbidden Word
For forty days of Lent, we tried to discipline ourselves with prayer, fasting, almsgiving, acts of charity, spiritual reading...
Mar282013
I Would Do Anythin
Editor's Note: Today we invite you to spend some time preparing for the beginning of the Holy Triduum with this homily from...
Mar272013
Dear Joseph
Dear Joseph,
As I write this we are headlong into the holy season of Lent, the Church's annual springtime. Lent gives us...
Mar262013
Sacred Oils
As we draw nearer to the Sacred Triduum, the parish becomes the focal point of the pious bustle with which we anticipate the...
Mar252013
Semana Santa
As Catholics, we celebrate Holy Week together through the liturgies and our big “T” Tradition. But as a catholic,...
Mar202013
Virtual Pilgrimage
The skyline of Jerusalem is quite breath-taking as it sprawls over the hills and valleys of Israel. At the heart of the city...
Mar172013
For Divine Protect
Today we celebrate the Feast of St. Patrick. This day is about more than being Irish or wearing green; it is about...
Mar102013
Bringing Home the
Today we celebrate the 4th Sunday in Lent. Depending on what Mass you went to, you might have witnessed the second of the...
Mar062013
O My Soul
Every Lent I am surprised by how truly difficult it can be to give something up and stick to it. Even harder is giving anyone...
Feb132013
You Are Dust
“Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.”
At first glance, these sound like angry, unpastoral, and harsh...
Feb112013
Joy Revealed
I vividly remember my first complete thought as I sat down on the bed and cried in my hotel room that first night: “I...
Feb022013
Presentation and C...
Today is the Feast of the Presentation! It's also the World Day for Consecrated Life! Two big causes for celebration in...
Jan132013
The Fire of God
We began the Christmas Season on the Eve of December 25 by reflecting on the Incarnation – God manifesting himself to Jewish...
Dec122012
María de Guadalup
In each baptism, we are reminded that the Church rejoices because God's family increases. Moreover, four graces are...
Dec082012
Our Patroness: th
In our nation's capital city, Washington D.C., stands a beautiful shrine dedicated to Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception....
