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Index - 2008

Jan 6 (Epiphany) - As we are well aware, many people who are not part of the regular Sunday worshipping community...

Jan 13 - Today, January 13th, is the feast of the Baptism of the Lord in the liturgical calendar. It is also the last day of the...

Jan 20 - Next week is the start of Catholic Schools week. This is  an opportunity for us to celebrate the gift of Catholic...

Jan 27 - As we begin our celebration of Catholic Schools’ Week, I would like to offer some reflections on the value and...

Feb 3 - Wednesday of this week is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the Church’s 40-day season of Lent and of our...

Feb 10 (1st Sunday of Lent) - Even if you hadn’t already been aware of the fact, it would soon have become obvious at...

Feb 17 (2nd Sunday of Lent) - Over the next three Sundays (the third, fourth and fifth Sundays of Lent), those parishes...

Feb 24 (3rd Sunday of Lent) - This weekend we welcome Father Joseph R. Dean, SCJ, a priest of the Sacred Heart...

Mar 2 (4th Sunday of Lent) - Our Lenten journey is nearing its end. Traditionally, the Church has called this Laetare...

Mar 9 (5th Sunday of Lent) - For priests, liturgy planners, and ministers — in fact for all Catholics — Holy Week (next...

Mar 16 (Palm Sunday) - Today marks the beginning of Holy Week. The two names for this day – ‘Palm Sunday’ and...

Mar 23 (Easter Sunday) - Easter Sunday today concludes the celebration of the Triduum and begins the great fifty days...

Mar 30 (Divine Mercy Sunday) - According to the new Roman Missal today, the second Sunday of Easter is now also...

Apr 6 - “We praise you with greater joy than ever in this Easter season, when Christ became our paschal sacrifice...

Apr 13 - The big news item this week of course is the first visit of Pope Benedict XVI to the USA. Even though the...

Apr 20 - Many parishes will have initiated new members into the Church at the Easter vigil ceremonies. What happens...

Apr 27 - Not many years ago we celebrated the Ascension of the Lord on a Thursday, forty days after Easter Sunday. It...

May 4 (Ascension Sunday) - The last phase of the 50-day season of Easter is marked by the feasts of the Ascension of...

May 11 (Pentecost) - The Jewish Feast of Weeks, referred to in the books of Exodus and Leviticus, celebrated the...

May 18 (Trinity Sunday) - May has traditionally been the month of Mary for the Catholic Church. While Mary and the...

May 25 (Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ) - If you were given the job of drawing up the Church’s calendar of feasts...

Jun 1 - After the feast of Pentecost, the Church’s liturgical calendar changed from the Season of Easter to Ordinary Time.

Aug 3 - The feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord falls on Wednesday. This day has a checkered history.  It dates from...

Aug 10 - A friend of mine refers somewhat irreverently to August 15 as “The day we assume Our Lady went to heaven!”...

Aug 17 - Surfing the net, I found this interesting article I’d like to share with you. The article is written by Sam Miller, a...

Aug 24 - As the summer winds down and the return of the school year looms ever closer perhaps these words from...

Aug 31 - On this weekend, when we rest from our usual labors, loving Father, we pray for all who shoulder the tasks...

Sep 7 - The Church has celebrated Mary's birth since at least the sixth century. A September birth was chosen because...

Sep 14 - At Masses today we celebrate the Feast of the Triumph of the Cross which falls on September 14th. Because it..

Sep 21 - On Tuesday we celebrate the feast day of Saint Padre Pio of Pietrelcina. Padre Pio was born Francesco, named...

Sep 28 - On Monday we will celebrate the feast of the Archangels: Michael; Gabriel and Raphael. This article by Father...

Oct 5 - This Sunday is Respect Life Sunday. I offer this article by Father Thomas D. Williams, dean of Theology at Regina...

Oct 12 - Let’s continue with the article by Father Thomas D. Williams, dean of Theology at Regina Apostolrum University...

Oct 19 - On Oct. 24th the Church celebrates the feast of St. Anthony Mary Claret. Anthony was born in Spain's northeast...

Oct 26 - Friday, Oct 31st is Halloween or as it was also known All Hallows Eve, the night before All Saints day. All Saints...

Nov 2 - On the Feast of All Souls I thought it appropriate to reflect somewhat on the nature of Catholic funerals and eulogies...

Nov 9 (Dedication of the Lateran Basilica) - For the second Sunday in a row, the liturgical color today is not the green of...

Nov 16 - This book gives us a detailed account in which Mary's father, Joachim, tells Anna, his wife, that he wishes to bring...

Nov 23 (Christ the King) - This is the last Sunday of the Year of Grace 2008; it is the feast of Christ the King. The new Year...

Nov 30 (1st Sunday of Advent) - Advent is a challenge for those with ministerial roles in the liturgy (readers, preachers...

Dec 7 (2nd Sunday of Advent) - The liturgical color for Advent, as for Lent, is purple. However, the mood generated by the...

Dec 14 (3rd Sunday of Advent) - There has been much discussion about the striking fall in the number of Catholics who...

Dec 21 (4th Sunday of Advent) - The liturgical texts for Christmas are among some of the most wonderful prayers of the...

Dec 28 (Feast of the Holy Family) - Today, December 28th, we celebrate the Feast of the Holy Family. The Holy Family, of...