audio Memorial Day: Honoring the fallen, seeking after peace <p>Perceptions of violence within the Christian tradition have been fraught with complexity, from…
audio The Gifts We Have Been Given | May 25, 2020 Often we fall into what Fr. DePorres Durham, O.P. calls a "dangerous game" of comparisons. We forget the great gifts each one of us has…
audio Your Head is in Heaven: May 24, 2020 Homily Your Head is in Heaven: May 24, 2020 Homily by Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP
audio Ascending with Christ | Ascension Sunday When Christ ascended into Heaven he was not distancing himself from humanity, but calling all of us to join him. The Ascension is a call by…
audio God is not far | May 22, 2020 God reassures us, through both Scripture and through the feast we celebrate today, that He is indeed with us. God is not far from anyone…
audio "Grief turned to joy": Christian perseverance <p>In the face of confusion and darkness, the Christian disciple might be tempted to question Jesus…
audio The Purpose of Waiting | May 21, 2020 Throughout our daily lives we find ourselves waiting for many things. In fact, waiting seems to be a core aspect of our life here on Earth…
audio Preaching Christ Crucified | May 20, 2020 Paul's missionary work in Athens yielded few results. Only a few truly heard and believed the message he preached. He used both reason and…
audio Better That I Should Go | May 19, 2020 Jesus makes an outrageous claim to his apostles: that it is better that he should go. This the person who changed their lives forever at…
audio Come Holy Spirit, Come For 20 May 2020, Wednesday of the 6th week of Eastertide, based on John 16:12-15
audio Do Good Anyway | May 18, 2020 Often in the history of the church and in the personal lives of Christians there has been persecution. People have taken the good works…
audio Better than Jesus? For 19 May 2020, Tuesday of the 6th week of Eastertide, based on John 16:5-11
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…
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
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,…
