
Considering that yesterday was the Solemnity of Corpus Christi – the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ, I give you a blog post that focuses on Mary and her relationship with Jesus Christ […]
Considering that yesterday was the Solemnity of Corpus Christi – the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ, I give you a blog post that focuses on Mary and her relationship with Jesus Christ […]
In light of the martyrdom of St. Valentine, who was beaten with clubs, beheaded, buried under the cover of darkness, and was disinterred by his followers; I feel it necessary to write […]
During the month of November, I taught a class for men studying for the permanent diaconate here in the Diocese of Phoenix. One of the texts we used for the short 5-week […]
Since yesterday was the 4th Sunday of Advent and in two days is Christmas, I give you the words of Pope Benedict XVI and his explanation of Mary and the Mystery of […]
As I was praying over the readings today during Dismissal with our Catechumens in the RCIA program at the parish I now work at here in Arizona, I thought to myself that […]
As I was preparing to teach Section 1 of Pope Benedict’s Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation, Verbum Domini, I read his striking words on how Mary play’s such an important part in knowing the […]
Yesterday, in Saint Peter’s Square, the Pope consecrated the world through the intercession of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in front of the original statue of Our Lady of Fatima. Remember Day […]
Although today is the twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, in the Roman Catholic Liturgical Calendar, it’s the memorial for Saint Bruno, founder of one of the strictest orders in the Catholic Church, […]
One week ago today, the now-famous interview with Pope Francis was released across the globe via the Jesuit Order. Here in the United States, we received an interview from the Jesuit publication, […]
If you haven’t heard yet, it was reported yesterday that Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI wrote an 11-page letter in response to the Italian mathematician and atheist, Piergorgio Odifredd, who wrote a book […]
Many people think that Pope St. John Paul II had the great devotions to the Blessed Mother, and yes that would be correct, however, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI also had great devotions […]
Lately, I have been reading the book, Church Fathers – From Clement of Rome to Augustine, written by Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. It’s a collection of his Wednesday Audiences that teach us […]
HAPPY 86th BIRTHDAY POPE EMERITUS BENEDICT XVI Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, Pope Benedict XVI, was born at Marktl am Inn, Diocese of Passau (Germany) on 16 April 1927 (Holy Saturday) and was baptized […]
I was hoping that he was not sick when he resigned from the Papacy only weeks ago, but from some of the reports, specifically this one, it looks like Benedict is fading […]
Today we commemorate the Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord, the great announcement that began with the Protoevangelium (First Gospel) in Genesis 3:15 and traveled throughout the Old Testament Scriptures reaching […]
It’s been on my mind to write a farewell post since the day Pope Benedict XVI dropped what we now know to be the ecclesiastical announcement of the past 600 years. I […]
This coming Thursday is the final day of the papacy of Pope Benedict XVI, as many of you know. Over the past 9 months, I have written 45 “Mondays with Mary.” Nine […]