The Cross.  It's tempting to not be scandalized by "the brand" of our faith when it's grown so familiar.   Crosses are ubiquitous, adorning our walls as decorations and our bodies as jewelry.  But for the early Christians, the...

Sunday, September 8, 2024 | Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time  |  Mark 7:31-37 Friends, in today’s Gospel, Jesus heals a deaf man who had a speech impediment. Mark tells us that he took him “off by himself away from the...

How do we love well? It's always in the practice of loving that we can get better and better. Here are a few simple ways you and your family can practice putting your love in action this month. Extend the Grace When blessing your...

Feast of St. Monica & St. Augustine Born in the 4th century in North Africa to Christian parents, Monica's patience and kindness helped to bring her husband's family to faith in Christ. After many years of wandering in the places...

Sunday, August 25, 2024 | Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time  |  John 6:60-69 Friends, we come today to the end of the extraordinary sixth chapter of John’s Gospel. Before this, Jesus told his listeners, “Unless you eat...

Jesus confounded his followers with this new, radical message of non-violence. But are we called to just sit back and be passive in the face of evil? Why would Jesus ask us to "turn the other cheek"? Check out this quick video...

Sunday, August 18, 2024 | Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time  |  John 6:51-58 Friends, in today’s Gospel, Jesus promises eternal life to those who eat his Flesh and drink his Blood. Many of the Church Fathers characterized the...

The Assumption of Mary Mary was assumed, body and soul, into heaven.   What does this mean? This doesn't  mean that Mary floated "up, up and away" into the clouds, but rather that she fully entered into that final harmony and...

As a reminder, Thursday, August 15th is a Holiday Day of Obligation for the Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary.   St. Anthony will celebrate Mass at 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. There will NOT be Eucharistic Adoration on August...

Sunday, August 11, 2024 | Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time  |  John 6:41-51 Friends, in today’s Gospel, Jesus offers himself as food for the soul. There is a great truth revealed in the bread of life discourse. It is the...