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For 1 May 2020, Memorial of Saint Joseph the Worker, based on Matthew 13:54-58

Today the Dominicans and the entire Church celebrate the witness of the Doctor and Virgin, St. Catherine of Siena. A woman of deep prayer,…

For 30 April 2020, Thursday of the 3rd week of Eastertide, based on Acts 8:26-40

Often we fail to see the Lord working in our lives. We can believe that all our gifts, all our blessings and talents are of our own making…

In the readings today Christ begins the Bread of Life discourse and we see the great gift that Jesus has given us both in his Body and in…

For 28 April 2020, Tuesday of the 3rd week of Eastertide, based on John 6:30-35

<p>How do you encounter God? For Christians, the fullest encounter with God possible is to be found…

3 Easter Homily: April 26, 2020 by Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP

We are often disappointed in our lives. The disciples on the road to Emmaus were also disappointed. They had hoped Jesus was the one to…

We are confronted with two different portrayals of lions today. On one hand, St. Mark, whose Feast is today, is portrayed as a lion. This…

In our lives we are confronted with many worries, many problems. In the face of some of these problems we can feel powerless and…

“It is impossible to persevere in a fervent evangelization unless we are convinced from personal experience that it is not the same thing…

In Baptism we are not only cleansed from our sins but we become adopted by the Holy Spirit in a special and intimate manner. Fr. Mark Wedig…

The question posed by Nicodemus is one which we all ask in one way or another. How are we to know that the Spirit is really working in the…

It's human to prefer the familiar and the known. We hesitate before stepping into an unknown or unfamiliar situation. 
And yet, Fr. Michael…

Divine Mercy Sunday Homily, April 19, 2020 by Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP

Br. Benjamin Keller, O.P., preaches for the Second Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday) on 1 Peter 1:3-9.  
How do we hang on to joy, to…

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…

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…

For 19 April 2020, Divine Mercy Sunday, based on John 20:19-31

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…

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…

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…

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…