Fr. Christopher Etheridge, IVEFirst Sunday of Lent Today’s Gospel begins sort of abruptly. It begins, At that time Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil. What “time” is it referring to? Well, in St. Matthew’s Gospel Jesus is led into the desert after the “time” of […]
Homily preached on October 11th, 1998Seminario “María, Madre del Verbo Encarnado” – San Rafael, Argentina Fr. Martin Prado, IVE currently on mission in Papua New Guinea. Dear Brothers, Today we celebrate World Mission Sunday. Starting this year, this day will be one of the great feasts of our Congregation, since our Congregation is fundamentally missionary, and indeed missionary ad gentes. Today it seemed fitting for me to preach on what I have […]
Fr. Christopher Etheridge, IVEOriginally preached for the Feast of the North American Martyrs In a letter to Fr. Jerome Lalemant three years before his martyrdom, St. Isaac Jogues asks Lalemant to pray to God that He “may give me a generous constancy to persevere in his love and in his service. This is what I should like to
Fr. Nathaniel Dreyer, IVEMonday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary Time Today’s first reading and Gospel remind us of the great dignity of our vocations as religious called to give up all things in order to serve Christ. In the first reading from Sirach, we heard that “to the penitent God provides a way back.”
Fr. Nathaniel Dreyer, IVEEighth Sunday in Ordinary Time Dear brothers and sisters, although it’s hard to believe, Lent is almost upon us. This coming Wednesday will be Ash Wednesday, and we’ll have our forty days of preparation for the commemoration of the passion, death, and Resurrection of Jesus Christ. Lent is a time for returning
Fr. Nathaniel Dreyer, IVEOriginally preached on the Feast of the Presentation A seminarian recently mentioned how difficult it was for Blessed Miguel Pro to accept his sister’s entrance into religious life; he had a quote from the blessed that read, “Heaven must be beautiful, because it costs so much.” Unless we have a sibling or a
Fr. Nathaniel Dreyer, IVEPreached on Wednesday, February 22nd, 2017 – Chair of St. Peter Today we celebrate the Feast of the Chair of Saint Peter, which isn’t simply a celebration of a physical object or of just Saint Peter; it commemorates that “privileged sign of God’s love,” the papacy, and the spiritual authority entrusted to
Fr. Nathaniel Dreyer, IVEWednesday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time Today’s Gospel recounts the healing of a blind man; in fact, this miracle is only recounted in Mark’s Gospel. There’s a lot of interesting details for us to consider, but one things that strikes us is that this is the only miracle in the
Fr. Nathaniel Dreyer, IVE Mass for Life – Friday, January 27th, 2017The Religious Family of the Incarnate Word stops in front of the U. S. Supreme Court Building during the March for Life 2017. Every day of our lives, and in a particular way when we come to the March for Life, we’re faced with
Fr. Alberto Barattero, IVEThird Sunday in Ordinary Time When I was a child I wanted to go with my father to fish, and my father always said, “when you are twelve I will take you fishing”. So, when I was twelve years old I was happy because I could fish with my father, and this
