Fr. Jerome Machar, OCSO 15th Friday in Ordinary Time Exodus 11:10-12:14; Matthew 12:1-8 God makes all things new through the Paschal victory of Jesus Christ. He demonstrates His intention in the lives of all those whom he delivers from the bondage of Satan. God manifests His justice by calling sin... read more →
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Fr. John Denburger, OCSO 15th Thursday in Ordinary Time Ex 3: 11 - 20; Ps: 105; Matthew 11: 28 – 30 Being given a very important and sacred mission, Moses needs some information: “What is Your Name?” The response: “I AM WHO AM!” The response is beyond both Moses’ and... read more →
Jul
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Fr. Justin Sheehan, OCSO 15th Wednesday in Ordinary Time By a divine paradox, the things that are really worth knowing are hidden from the wise and the learned, but revealed to the childlike. One reason for that may be that the childlike can ask the kinds of questions that would... read more →
Jul
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Fr. Gerard D’Souza, OCSO 15th Tuesday in Ordinary Time The question that tugs at each one of us after we have passed through a particularly difficult time and have emerged alive from it is the what if question? What if that had gone wrong, where would I have been today?... read more →
Jul
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Fr. Stephen Muller, OCSO 14th Friday in Ordinary Time Gn 46:1-7, 28-30; Mt 10:16-23 “At last I can die, now that I have seen for myself that Joseph is still alive.” These concluding words of our first reading this morning reveal to us the intense emotion Jacob had felt from... read more →
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Fr. Jerome Machar, OCSO 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time Ezekiel 2: 2-5; 2 Corinthians 12: 7-10; Mark 6: 1-6 I doubt anyone here would deny that Ezekiel was a great and powerful prophet. We have to keep in mind that this man of God was given an extremely difficult task... read more →
Jul
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Anniversary Celebration Today we have the joy of celebrating our Br. Benedict Drgan’s Golden Anniversary of solemn profession. During Mass today he solemnly renewed his vows after which he joined his family at Bethany House for a festive meal. Br. Benedict, from Manhattan, New York, entered the community at 19... read more →
Jul
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Fr. Eugene Chung, OCSO 13th Saturday in Ordinary Time Independence Day Num 6:22-27; Lk 12:15-21 Comedian Jerry Seinfeld, according to a recent newspaper article, got attention a few weeks ago for saying he understood why other comics such as Chris Rock, another typical celebrity actor comedian, have stopped performing on... read more →
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Fr. Justin Sheehan, OCSO 13th Friday in Ordinary Time Feast of St. Thomas the Apostle St John’s Gospel pays more attention to St Thomas than the other Gospels do. It records that when Jesus insisted on going to Judea, to visit his friends at Bethany, Thomas came right out and... read more →
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Fr. John Denburger, OCSO 13th Monday in Ordinary Time Acts 12: 1 - 11; Ps: 34; 2 Tim 4: 6 – 8, 17 – 18; Matthew 16: 13 – 19 When Peter made his confession: “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God”, he had no idea of... read more →