The evil King Herod, called the great, was justifiably unpopular with his people because of his religious indifference and his consorting with the Romans. He was thus insecure and fearful of his power. He was a terrible tyrant and was extremely brutal. He murdered his wife, his brother and his sister’s two husbands, among many others. He was “greatly troubled”… (more…)
Please be so kind as to say a prayer for the release of Warren Weinstein, an American citizen who was captured and is being held by the terrorists Al Que’da in Pakistan. God is still on the throne and prayer changes things! Today we celebrate the first Catholic martyr, great St. Stephen, deacon of Holy Mother Church. He saw the… (more…)
Love came down at Christmas Love all lovely, love Divine Love was born at Christmas Star and angels gave the sign Worship we the Godhead Love Incarnate, Love Divine Worship we our Jesus But wherewith for sacred sign? Love shall be our token Love be yours and Love be mine Love to God and all men Love for plea and… (more…)
Rejoice this night with all the hosts of heaven For Christ Our Saviour is born of a Most Pure Maid He has come to foreigners traveling from afar, He has come to shepherds outcast in the fields, He has come bringing joy to the whole world. He has come, heralding God’s eternal world of peace and justice. May we all… (more…)
I always loved this day. It was not only “Little Christmas Eve,” but my dear mother’s birthday, as well. My mother was an RN. She received her training in the 1920’s, when one hundred women were accepted into the nursing program and only about thirty graduated. It was a very difficult vocation and the training was grueling. The women lived… (more…)
Dearly Beloved, Please pray today for the Church in Syria. Terrible things are happening to the Catholics in the Middle East, but there is an urgent plea from the Franciscans of the Holy Land to pray for the churches in Syria as they have been threatened by the Mohammedans. I will reprint the actual press release this week. Also, the… (more…)
The actual words of The Blessed Mother to Juan Diego: “Juanito, dearest Juan Diego.” “Listen Juan, my dearest and youngest son, where are you going?” “Know, know for sure, my dearest, littlest and youngest son, that I am the perfect and ever Virgin Holy Mary, Mother of the God of truth through Whom everything lives, the Lord of all things… (more…)
Dearly Beloved, I recorded an album entitled Ave Maria with full orchestra, the Ediburgh Strings, Liberace, and many other wonderful artists. It won awards and sold all over the world. I am offering it as a Christmas gift free of charge to anyone who asks. This has been made possible by the generosity of a parishioner. I ask only for… (more…)
“We declare, pronounce and define that the doctrine which asserts that the Blessed Virgin Mary, from the first moment of her conception, by a singular grace and privilege of Almighty God, and in view of the merits of Jesus Christ, Saviour of the human race was preserved free from every stain of original sin is a doctrine revealed by God,… (more…)
Aristotle said, “The law is reason free from passion.” This is true and should be true in the affairs of men. However, the Law of God, that Law from which all human rule descends, is not free of passion. The passion of the Lawgiver permeates all of the Universal Truths that govern us and everything visible and invisible. The Law… (more…)
