01 Jan – Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God; World Day of Prayer for Peace
Mary, Through Whom The World Would Be Blessed
We too bless God for Mary, who bore for us the Child she named Jesus the Saviour.
- the Sunday Missal
The title “Mother of God” for Our [...]
31 Dec – Seventh Day in the Octave of Christmas; Memorial for St. Sylvester I, pope
Sylvester (d. 335) was pope in the reign of Emperor Constantine I, who built the Lateran and other churches. He sent legates to the First Council of Nicaea, and was involved in the controversy over [...]
30 Dec – Feast of the Holy Family
The Holy Family
We celebrate that Holy Family of Nazareth which is the model for all who fear the Lord and walk in his ways.
- the Sunday Missal
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Letters To A Hospital
This is an extremely honest, off-the-cuff letter to the staff [...]
29 Dec – Fifth Day in the Octave of Christmas
The Cardinal’s Sin
Here is a true story as told by Don Morales, as reported by a visiting priest from Canada who vouches that it came straight from the lips of Cardinal Jaime Sin of the Philippines.
There was a woman [...]
28 Dec – Feast of the Holy Innocents, martyrs; Fourth Day in the Octave of Christmas
The feast of the Holy Innocents is held in memorial for the children slaughtered by Herod when he tried to kill the infant Christ.
- Patron Saint Index
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1 John 1:5 – 2:2
This is what [...]
27 Dec – Feast of St. John, apostle, evangelist
St. John, also known as the “beloved disciple” of Jesus’ was the son of Zebedee and Salome, brother of St. James the Great, and was called one of the Sons of Thunder. Before becoming Jesus’ disciple, he was already a disciple of [...]
26 Dec – Feast of St. Stephen, First Martyr
St. Stephen was the first Christian martyr. A deacon and a preacher, all we know of him is related in the Acts of the Apostles. While preaching the gospel in the streets, angry Jews who believed his message to be blasphemy dragged [...]
25 Dec – Mass During The Day
The Word Made Flesh
For us the Word of God is no longer the message spoken by prophets, but the messenger of God in person, the eternal Word begotten of the Father before time began.
- the Sunday Missal
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Offering One’s Hand
The homilist [...]
24 Dec – Mass in the Morning
Stretching The Soul
R. Lee Sharpe reveals an inspiring incident that happened when he was a boy. On a fine spring day, his father asked Lee to accompany him to the blacksmith’s, where he had left a rake and a hoe to be repaired. [...]
23 Dec – Fourth Sunday Of Advent
Mary’s Child: The Emmanuel
God’s choice rested on the House of David which was to bring forth the Emmanuel, the God with us. But Mary’s Child was to belong to all the nations. We are one of those nations who, by God’s call, belong [...]
