text Second Sunday of Easter: Divine Mercy Today in the midst of the world-wide pandemic known as COVID-19, the Catholic Church pauses to…
audio Accepting & Extending Mercy | Divine Mercy Sunday Some of the hardest things we are asked to do as Christians is to accept both our need for mercy and to extend that mercy to others…
audio This is the Good News | April 18, 2020 Open up the newspaper or turn on the news and very likely you will see some bad news. It is so easy for us to be caught up in the grief and…
audio The New Normalcy | April 17, 2020 In the wake of Christ's death, it must have been tempting for the disciples to return to the old normal, to what they were always used to…
audio Who, me? | April 16, 2020 In our Christian lives, and especially in these difficult times, we have to rely on the Cross of Jesus Christ. We have to make a leap of…
text “Faith is not genuine unless it is tinged with a trace of doubt.” Whenever I am experiencing moments of doubt regarding my faith, I head for St…
audio Where to Look? | April 15, 2020 Often the Christian life can be a bit like Where's Waldo. In moments of doubt and anxiety, or even in moments of joy, we can find it…
audio A Story Worth Telling Again | April 14, 2020 Some stories are worth telling again. And the story of our Salvation is certainly one of those, Fr. Scott O'Brien, O.P., reminds us. Each…
audio Not Even Death Can Separate Us from Jesus For 15 April 2020, Easter Wednesday, based on Luke 24:13-35
audio Believing the Resurrection | April 13, 2020 There were in the days after the Resurrection, as well as today, those who disbelieve the Resurrection. Even among Christians there can be…
text Easter 2020: The Festival of Hope Last night, after watching the televised celebration of the Easter Vigil from the Shine of the…
audio A Better Forever | Easter Morning Christ is Risen! Christos anesti! For the readings for Easter Morning, see the USCCB. We live in uncertain times. This is not the Easter we…
audio The Story Goes On | Easter Vigil Christ is Risen! Alleluia! The readings for the Vigil Mass can be found on the USCCB. The story of Salvation History, which we see played…
audio Extravagant & Suffering Love | Good Friday For the readings for Good Friday, see the USCCB. The question Fr. Mark poses to us: What was Jesus doing on the Cross? Christ's suffering…
audio Believe, See, and Become the Body of Christ | Holy Thursday For the readings for Holy Thursday, see the USCCB. On Holy Thursday, we are called to remember both the great gift and also the great…
text “Jesus Christ is Risen! Now What?” Entering the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, located in the Old City of…
audio The Tragedy of Sin Daily homilies and preachings from the Dominican House of Studies in St. Louis, MO. For the daily readings to accompany these preachings…
audio Troubled but not Anxious | April 7, 2020 Daily homilies and preachings from the Dominican House of Studies in St. Louis, MO. For the daily readings to accompany these preachings…
audio Do Right, and do not Count the Cost For 8 April 2020, Wednesday of Holy Week, based on Isaiah 50:4-9, Matthew 26:14…
audio The Greatest Gift | April 6, 2020 Daily homilies and preachings from the Dominican House of Studies in St. Louis, MO. For the daily readings to accompany these preachings…