audio Seeing the Gifts | 6th Sunday of Easter Newly ordained deacon and Rev. Brother Ben Keller, O.P., was ordained on Saturday, and already he is preaching to us the Good News. Rev. Br…
audio Making the Choice for Christ: May 17, 2020 Homily Making the Choice for Christ: May 17, 2020 Homily by Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP
audio Ready for Hope | 6th Sunday of Easter On May 16, 2020 Br. James Martin Nobles was ordained to the diaconate. That evening, at a Saturday Vigil Mass for the 6th Sunday of Easter,…
audio A Greater Love | May 15, 2020 Christ has called us, through his own example, into a greater love. This new commandment is the ushering in of a new Messianic Age, an age…
audio Called to Serve | May 14, 2020 On the Feast of St. Matthias we are reminded that authority is not something to be sought, but something which is accepted with humility…
text “Why is it so hard to be happy?” In this unprecedented time of life, the Covid-19 Virus has redefined the…
audio Remain in Me, Don't Go | May 13, 2020 On a daily basis, how readily do we remember that God is always present to us? Fr. Ed Ruane, O.P. encourages us to always remember that God…
audio Life in the Spirit | May 12, 2020 A life which is led by the Spirit is not necessarily an easy one. It comes with many bumps, and even with some crashes. The peace of Christ…
audio Distracted from Jesus | May 11, 2020 It is easy to love Christ and to follow his commandments when we are focused. But often we find ourselves caught up in distractions both…
audio The Way Forward Is Jesus: 5/10/2020 Homily The Way Forward Is Jesus: 5/10/2020 Homily by Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP
text 5th Sunday of Easter 2020: Mothers’ Day [On this Mothers’ Day in the Year of COVID-19, I am borrowing from a homily going back to 2017. I…
audio Be a Christ Bearer | May 10, 2020 Each of us is called to bring Christ to others. We see in the first reading from Acts the Commissioning of the first deacons of the church,…
audio A Particular Task of Love | May 9, 2020 Each of us is called to love and to perform the works of Christ in a unique and particular way. No one else can fulfill this role for us,…
audio Is This a Case of Mistaken Identity? For 10 May 2020, Fifth Sunday of Easter, based on 1 Peter 2:4-9
audio Mary, Encouragement of Preachers | May 8, 2020 When St. Dominic founded the Order of Preachers he based it on the life of the early apostles. He desired to imitate them in zeal and…
audio Failure as a Blessing For 9 May 2020, Saturday of the 4th week of Eastertide, based on Acts 13:44-52
audio Disagreement among Saints | May 7, 2020 "But John left them and returned to Jerusalem." Why did John Mark leave? Was he afraid of the journey, of the danger? We may never know. We…
text Cramming for the final exam A memory of college exams brings to mind the phrase: “All nighters.” Trying…
audio Intimacy with the Father | May 6, 2020 What is perhaps the most defining characteristic of Jesus in the Gospels? Fr. Michael Mascari, O.P. points us to today's Gospel of the…
audio My Sheep Hear My Voice | May 5, 2020 Fr. Ed Ruane, O.P. reminds us who strive to follow the the way of Jesus, that there exists an, "awful long trip," from the head to the…
audio Paul and Barnabas: A New Adventure For 6 May 2020, Wednesday of the 4th week of Eastertide, based on Acts 12:24-13…
audio Pastoral Responsibility | May 4, 2020 To be a pastoral minister is no easy task. The Church in recent years has found herself damaged by the work of pseudo-pastors, fake…
audio May 3, 2020 Homily, 4th Sunday of Easter May 3, 2020 Homily, 4th Sunday of Easter by Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP
text Fourth Sunday of Easter: Good Shepherd Sunday As the crisis created by the spread of COVID-19 continues, the extreme differences in people’s…
