From the Pulpit
Mary’s Gift is Judas’ Scorn
Fr. Nathaniel Dreyer, IVE Monday of Holy Week There’s a great deal that could be said about today’s Gospel, but one thing that calls our attention
March 26, 2018
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Daily Life
Perfecting Prayer
Fr. Nathaniel Dreyer, IVE Monday, Fourth Week of Lent Today’s Gospel presents us with Christ in Cana in Galilee, and a royal official who comes
March 12, 2018
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Daily Life
“Whoever is angry…”
Fr. Nathaniel Dreyer, IVE Friday, First Week of Lent Today’s Gospel gives us some beautiful insights into the nature of anger. Christ says, “I say
February 23, 2018
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From the Pulpit
When Ash Wednesday meets Valentine’s Day
Fr. Nathaniel Dreyer, IVEAsh Wednesday February 1945, Bliealf, Germany. U.S. Soldiers receive the Eucharist at Mass in a bombed out church from the hands of Assistant Division Chaplain Father Sullivan. As some of you might know, this year is the first year since 1945 that Valentine’s Day and Ash Wednesday have coincided. At first, it might seem that the two celebrations couldn’t be any more different, since Valentine’s Day has become the rather worldly, sentimental, and saccha […]
February 14, 2018
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Blessed Virgin Mary
Seeking Greater Goods
Fr. Nathaniel Dreyer, IVEMemorial of St. Agatha, Virgin & Martyr Christ Healing a Woman with an Issue of Blood – Veronese, London, National Gallery “They begged Jesus that they might touch only the tassel on His cloak” (Mk 6:56). If we meditate on the request of the citizens of Gennesaret, there are two truths that emerge. First, notice that, out of all the things the citizens of Gennesaret could’ve asked Jesus for, they asked only to touch His cloak, and not even t […]
February 5, 2018
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From the Pulpit
Citizens of Heaven and Earth
Fr. Theodore Trinko, IVE29th Sunday in Ordinary Time – World Mission SundayPreached at The National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton “Repay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God.” This is the response which stumped the Pharisees’ minions. We didn’t read it today but the very next verse describes how these henchmen were “amazed” or dumbfounded at the response. They attempted to corner Jesus with a moral conundrum only to be taught a […]
November 26, 2017
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From the Pulpit
Hypocrisy, Humility, and Mercy
Fr. Nathaniel Dreyer, IVETuesday of the 28th Week in Ordinary Time In today’s Gospel, Jesus continues with His rebukes of the unbelieving Pharisees. Here, a Pharisee invited Him to partake of a meal at his house, and is astonished when Jesus doesn’t perform the ceremonial washing of hands as prescribed by the law.The word Luke uses to describe the Pharisee’s reaction is ἐθαύμασεν (ethaumasen); it means to be awestruck or even a […]
November 17, 2017
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Daily Life
Take Nothing, Give Everything
Fr. Nathaniel Dreyer, IVEMemorial of St. Vincent de Paul In today’s Gospel, Jesus gives His apostles authority and sends them out. There are two things that call our attention: first, Luke tells us that Christ “sent them to proclaim the Kingdom of God and to heal the sick.” There’s two things: preaching, and healing. Indeed, they do just that, as Luke ends the passage by saying: “Then they set out and went from village to village proclaiming the good news and […]
October 27, 2017
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Blessed Virgin Mary
Doers of the Word
Fr. Theodore Trinko, IVETuesday of the 25th Week in Ordinary Time The risen Christ appears to the Virgin Mary. Line engraving R. Strange, 1773 Today’s Gospel should be one of great relief for us. In it we heard Jesus lay down the conditions of being in his family:1) hearing the word of God and 2) acting on it.This was a great change from the belief of the Jewish people up to that point. In order to belong to God’s Chosen People in the fullest sense of the word, o […]
September 26, 2017
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America
Let Freedom Ring
Fr. Christopher Etheridge, IVEIndependence Day Today is a day of national celebration, and a day of national thanksgiving to God for the gift of our
July 7, 2017
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