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St. Leo the Great once said, "No one however weak is denied a share in the victory of the cross. No one is beyond the help of the prayer of Christ" The Gospel today talks about St. Mary…
Today begins the octave of easter. These next 8 days are special during the octave of easter as our focus is on the tomb being empty and Jesus rising from the dead. During this season o…
Jesus is risen!!! Allelujah Allelujah! Today at the easter liturgy you will hear Psalm 118 - Let us rejoice let us be glad. Our Lenten journey leads us to easter. Let's learn more and h…
Today we celebrate Holy Saturday, and tonight even more so we celebrate the Easter Vigil. There are no other liturgical events happening in the morning of Holy Saturday other than the b…
Today is a somber day, why do we call it Good Friday? Why not Sad Friday or Bad Friday? It is good for me, for you, and for us. Jesus takes the sin for all of us. He was oppressed and a…
Today is Holy Thursday. Tonight at the mass of the Lord's supper starts the Triduum. We get many acts and symbols from the liturgy tonight, such as acts of washing the feet, and the tra…
Why is today called Spy Wednesday? It is known this because Judas acted as a spy for the Sanhedrin accepting payment of 30 pieces of Silver, for information leading up to the death of J…
Today marks the Tuesday of Holy Week. In the Diocese of St. Catharines, we celebrate at the Cathedral, Chrism Mass. The Chrism mass is where all the priests gather as the Cardinal or Bi…
Today is Monday of Holy Week. We look towards the scriptures today. In today's Gospel, we hear about Lazarus and how Jesus raised him from the dead and is now under attack for being a f…
Why is this Sunday structured differently from the rest of the year? Why is today different? It is a remembrance of the scriptures, and what prophets and priests foretold becoming fulfi…
During this season of Lent, we look to various saints. On today's podcast episode with Fr. Rico, we look toward St. Thomas More. Thomas was a rising political star and advisor to King H…
As we continue our journey in lent, let's look to St. Katharine Drexel in today's podcast episode. During an audience with the Pope, he suggested that she become a missionary. Over her …
As we continue our journey through Lent, we look at St. Lorenzo Ruiz. He is the patron saint of the Philippines, migrant workers, immigrants, the poor, separated families and Altar serv…
Would we continue lying if our noses kept growing like Pinocchio every time he would lie? Jesus doesn't want us to live in a web of lies. He wants us to live in the truth. In a similar …
As we continue our journey through Lent, we look at St. Aloysius Gonzaga. He grew up in a military family. St. Aloysius died at a young age but came to know God in a very profound way. …
What does conversion mean? Do we see conversation as a stop sign? Do we see it as a setting back? Do we move forward in our lives, do we see ourselves moving forward with God? Sometimes…
On today's podcast episode, we focus on the Gospel of the 5th Sunday of Lent; the story of the raising of Lazarus. Let's explore and look further into the scriptures with Fr. Rico.
Today is the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The Annunciation brings us great hope. Let's learn more about the Annunciation on today's podcast episode with Fr. Rico.
Even in today's day and age, Jesus still causes controversies. How do we feel about sharing our faith in God with others? Sometimes when we share our faith do we feel like our words fal…
During lent we look to different saints. In today's podcast episode, we look to St. Isidore. It was once said that St. Isidore's co-workers complained when they saw Isidore praying and …