Fr. Justin Sheehan, OCSO The Feast of Holy Innocents The Church commemorates today the first of the child martyrs, the infants of Bethlehem, who were slaughtered by Herod after he... read more →
Fr. Jerome Machar, OCSO The Feast of Saint John the Evangelist (1 John 1: 1-4, John 20: 1a, 2-8) Christ is born! Glorify Him! The Eternal Word, the Only-begotten Son... read more →
Fr. Stephen Muller, OCSO Christmas Day Mass (Is 52:7-10, He 1:1-6, Jn 1:1-18) What a contrast between the second coming of Christ and his first coming. The second will be... read more →
Fr. Justin Sheehan, OCSO December 22, 2022 Today’s Gospel reminds me of an invitation that St. Ambrose makes in his commentary on the Magnificat. The great doctor of the Church... read more →
Fr. Jerome Machar, OCSO The 4th Sunday of Advent (Isaiah 7: 10-14, Romans 2: 1-7, Matthew 1: 18-24) The words of king Ahaz have always intrigued me. “I will not... read more →
Fr. Isaac Slater, OCSO St. John of the Cross We tend to steer our spiritual lives by self-fulfillment or self-denial—some of us inclined more one way than another, most of... read more →
Fr. Justin Sheehan, OCSO The 2nd Sunday of Advent On this second Sunday of Advent, the liturgy invites us to make a spiritual preparation for Christmas, guided by the prayer... read more →
Fr. Jerome Machar, OCSO The Memorial of Saint Francis Xavier (Isaiah 30: 19-21, 23-26, Matthew 9:35- 10:1, 5a, 6-8) A few moments ago, we heard these wonderful words from the... read more →
Fr. John Denburger, OCSO The Feast of Saint Andrew Sometimes in reflecting on a Gospel passage, a single word comes to mind, even though the word is not in the... read more →