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The entire bible is a love story. It is an attempt by God, over and over again,…

"The Master has need of it." Do you ever consider that the things you are doing…

Br. Andrew Martin preaches on Isaiah 50:4-7 for Palm Sunday.
Why do we preach? The world and the culture around us are, at best, apathetic…

Palm Sunday Homily: March 28, 2021 by Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP

For 29 March 2021, Monday of Holy Week, based on John 12:1-11

I begin my time at St Tom's with my ordination and then my installation as the pastor.  What a whirlwind experience!  And a blessed one!!

Would you say yes if God asked you the impossible? Mary had so many challenges…

For 26 March 2021, Friday of the fifth week of Lent, based on John 10:31-42

Fr. Don Goergen, OP opens up the readings for Palm Sunday, taking us from the joy of the triumphant entry into Jerusalem to the sorrow of the crucifixion, reminding us that all of life is joy and sorrow combined.

I would have been bitten by a seraph serpent. I like to complain. I easily…

We may not realize how little we knew when we were born. And as we grew we…

Today western Christians begin the last full week of Lent, which ends with Holy Thursday and the…

Christ has written His image on our hearts, and He’s invited us to share His image. Dcn. James Pierce invites us to see ourselves as…

Finding New Life through Death: 3/21/21 Homily by Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP

Br. Hoang Nguyen, OP, preaches on the Jeremiah 11:18-20 for the 5th Sunday of Lent.  Br. Hoang reminds us all that God no longer writes on…

The episode that was difficult to get to:  after a lifetime of waiting to answer God's call, my ordination, but not without some bumps in getting…

With Fr. Scott Steinkerchner, OP, breaking open the readings for the the Fifth Sunday of Lent, Cycle B, "unless a grain of wheat dies, it remains a single grain."

Songs of Joy in Difficult Times: 3/14/21 Homily by Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP

Br. Peter Lewitzke, OP, preaches on Ephesians 2:4-10 for the 4th Sunday of Lent.
Whil we often say that we are saved through Christ it is…

There doesn’t seem to be much joy in today’s readings, at least not at first glance.  And…

Br. Gregory Dunn, O.P. preaches on 2 Chronicles 36:14-16, 19-23 for the Fourth Sunday of Lent.  
During the season of Lent, we are reminded…

Who am I? Who am I to think that I can encourage people to follow Jesus when I…

I have my first experience of ministry at St. Tom's and Purdue (Boiler Up!) and finish up my time and studies in St. Louis.  

There is nothing we need to hear about more than the unbelievable mercy and…