Reflections & Homilies

The remarkable woman who would be known as Mother Teresa began life named Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu. Born on August 26, 1910 in Skopje, she was the youngest child born to Nikola and Drane Bojaxhiu. Receiving her First Communion at the age of five, she was…

Jean-Baptiste-Marie Vianney, known as John in English, was born May 8, 1786 in Dardilly, France and was baptized the same day. He was the fourth of six children born to Matthieu and Marie Vianney. John was raised in a Catholic home and the family often…

PRAYER FOR THE SECOND WORLD DAY FOR GRANDPARENTS AND THE ELDERLY I give thanks to you, Lord, for the blessing of a long life For, to those who take refuge in You, grant always to bear fruit. Forgive, O Lord, resignation and disillusionment, But forsake…

AFTER a long pandemic pause, Pope Francis celebrated a Mass for the canonisation of 10 men and women – five from Italy, three from France, one from India and one from the Netherlands on May 15. The “big names” – globally – in the newly…

TE DEUM You are God: we praise you; You are the Lord; we acclaim you; You are the eternal Father: All creation worships you. To you all angels, all the powers of heaven, Cherubim and Seraphim, sing in endless praise: Holy, holy, holy Lord, God…

On May 13, we celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of Fatima, looking to the Blessed Mother for peace and comfort in times of uncertainty. According to tradition, on May 13, 1917, the Virgin Mary appeared to three shepherd children, Lúcia dos Santos, Francisco Marto,…