audio St. Joseph Our Model | March 19, 2020 As promised, due to the COVID-19 epidemic, we have begun sharing our daily Mass preaching from our House of Studies in St. Louis, MO. This…
text “There is none so blind as the one who will not see.” Entering the Fourth Sunday of Lent, traditionally known as “Laetare Sunday” …
audio The Law of the Spirit & the Grace of Charity | March 18, 2020 As promised, due to the COVID-19 epidemic, we have begun sharing our daily Mass preaching from our House of Studies in St. Louis, MO. This…
audio What will we teach our children’s children? For 18 March 2020, Wednesday of the 3rd week of Lent, based on Deuteronomy 4:1,…
audio At our doorstep: Allowing God to determine our "sphere of love" <p>What was the great crime of the "rich man" towards Lazarus? (Lk 16:19-31) Certainly that he…
text Third Sunday of Lent: Water of Life This Sunday appears to be unprecedented in the churches of the Archdiocese of Chicago and elsewhere…
text “Do not harden your hearts.” Reaching beyond the confines of our comfort zones becomes the theme of today…
audio Transfiguration: Reassuring on the way of the cross <p>Christians are not unfamiliar with dark and anxious times. Jesus encoded it in our DNA from the…
text Second Sunday of Lent: Light in the Darkness In years to come, the spring of this year is more likely to be remembered for the outbreak of the…
audio We Share God’s Life in Every Way For 9 March 2020, Monday of the second week of Lent, based on Luke 6:36-38
audio From externals to virtue: The Christian moral life <p>Many people, Christians included, tend to misunderstand the purpose of the moral life in…
audio The way of the cross: Receptivity to divine providence <p>If we take Jesus' words (Mt 7:7-12) out of context, we might start to wonder if the "prosperity…
audio How is God Perfect? For 7 March 2020, Saturday of the first week of Lent, based on Matthew 5:43-48
text “Before enlightenment, the laundry. After enlightenment, the laundry.” Waiting patiently in line at the local grocery store, I was fascinated with…
audio Listen To God | Br. Matthew Paul Grote, O.P. Br. Matthew Paul Grote, O.P. preaches during Vespers on Romans 5: 12-19 for the First Sunday of Lent. Brother Matthew Paul invites us to…
text First Sunday of Lent: Getting Clear Love in the Time of Cholera, the great novel by Colombian Nobel laureate Gabriel García Márquez,…
audio To Trust God Again | Br. Dominick Jean, O.P. Br. Dominick Jean, O.P. preaches during Vespers on Genesis 2:7-9, 3:1-7 for the First Sunday of Lent. Brother Dominick reminds us that…