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On this feast of the Holy Family, we live in a world where the family is under…

Holy Family Homily: 12/29/24 by Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP

Here's what I read this year that I would recommend to you:

The Betrothed by Alessandro Manzoni
The Terror by Dan Simmons
The Orenda by Joseph…

Well, that escalated quickly. Yesterday, we were celebrating this really kind…

The final line of one of e.e.cummings’ “little poems” carries this beautiful…

The Incarnation serves as a reminder that God is with us, the meaning of the…

Bull of Indiction. SPES NON CONFUNDIT. “Hope does not disappoint” (Rom 5:5). In…

Jesus the Protagonist: Christmas Eve Homily 2024 by Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP

“These commutations are a significant step in advancing the cause of human…

Often the joys we experience in life are fleeting. Yet sometimes we strive for…

Visitation Lifestyle: 12/22/24 Homily by Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP

And when and how are you called to be a prophet to others?

Being set apart by our baptism, today's readings help us to see the value of…

“Please, Fr. Gillespie, come in. Mother Teresa has been expecting you.” It…

Life is hard. And often we can try to do it all ourselves. But if we let God…

For 17 December 2024, December 17, based on Matthew 1:1-17

Sometimes the demands of the season and just life can get in the way of feeling joy-filled. Then what?

Life is hard. And often we can try to do it all ourselves. But if we let God…

For 13 December 2024, Memorial of Saint Lucy, Virgin, Martyr , based on Isaiah…

For 12 December 2024, The Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, based on Luke 1:39-47

There is no record in the New Testament of Jesus ever dancing, so we might be…

For 12 December 2024, The Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, based on Isaiah 41:13…