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Fr. Justin Sheehan, OCSO Tuesday the 22nd Week in Ordinary Time In the first reading this morning, from First Corinthians, St Paul wants us to think about something. He asks, “Among men, who knows what pertains to the man except his spirit that is within?” As if to say, Who... read more →

Fr. Justin Sheehan Saturday the 22nd Week in Ordinary Time Jesus does not say who the man was who “called in his servants and entrusted his possessions to them”. His focus is more on the servants than on the master, and there may be a reason for that. Since today... read more →

Fr. Jerome Machar, OCSO Friday the 22nd Week in Ordinary Time "For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength” (1 Cor. 1:25). We are familiar with Paul’s speech at the Areopagus, which seems to have been a watershed... read more →

Fr. John Denburger, OCSO The 22nd Monday in Ordinary Time (2 Thessalonians 2: 1 - 3a, 14 - 17; Ps 96; Matthew 23: 23 - 26)   St. Paul writes: “...He has also called you through our Gospel to possess the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.” - this is... read more →

Fr. Justin Sheehan, OCSO The 20th Wednesday in Ordinary Time In the Gospel of St John, our Lord compared himself to a shepherd: “I am the good shepherd”, he said, “and I know my sheep, and they know me”. At the end of today’s first reading from the prophet Ezekiel,... read more →

Fr. Stephen Muller, OCSO The Solemnity of the Assumption I think a message we can take away from today’s feast is that we do not need to dread death. Death is actually a homecoming—something to be looking forward to. Think of what this day must have been like for Mother... read more →

Fr. Jerome Machar, OCSO The 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Jeremiah 38: 4-6, 8-10, Hebrews 12:1-4, Luke 12: 49-53) “And Jeremiah sank into the mud” (Jer. 38:10). The image is quite graphic. The prophet is slowly swallowed by darkness, darkness from above and darkness below. The Psalmist wrote about such... read more →

Fr. John Denburger, OCSO The Feast of St. Lawrence - Deacon & Martyr Jesus’ words are clearly reflected in St. Lawrence’s life: he hated his life in this world - in other words, God and His poor ones were his priority before all else - even his own well-being. He... read more →

Fr. Justin Sheehan, OCSO The 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time When it comes to the pursuit of happiness, Jesus has a few countercultural ideas on how to go about doing it. Blessed are those servants, he says, whom the master finds vigilant on his arrival. Then what? I say to... read more →

Fr, Gerard D'Souza The Feast of the Transfiguration | Solemn Profession of Fr John Vianney Hamill First of all a warm or rather a hot and humid welcome to all. Dear Bishop Matano, Bishop Coffey, the priest friends of Fr JV from Philly, Fr JV’s mother and sister, friends, our... read more →