My Dear Friends,
In today’s selection from the Gospel of St. Matthew (22: 15-21), some Pharisees were trying to trap Jesus in his speech. After flattering Jesus by saying he was a “truthful man” and “not concerned with anyone’s opinion,” they

My Dear Friends,
In today’s selection from St. Paul to the Philippians (4: 12-14, 19-20), we read, “Brothers and sisters: I know how to live in humble circumstances; I know also how to live with abundance. In every circumstance and in

In today’s reading from St. Paul’s letter to the Philippians (4: 6-9), we learn something about attaining peace or serenity. Paul tells us: “Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever

My Dear Friends,

Today, Catholic Christians celebrate the 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time. We also celebrate this as “Respect Life Sunday.”
Here at the Basilica Shrine of St. Mary, we show respect for life very concretely in three major ways. First, we

My Dear Friends,
In today’s Gospel passage from St. Matthew (20: 1-16a), we hear the famous story of the man who hired people to work in his vineyard.  He hired some at 8 a.m., others at noon, others at 3 p.m.,

My Dear Friends,
In today’s Gospel passage from St. Matthew (18: 21-35), we learn that we are to forgive others.  Not only do we need to forgive others once or twice, we are to forgive them unlimited times, for we are

My Dear Friends,
This Sunday, Catholic Christians celebrate the 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time. In today’s reading from St. Paul to the Romans, we hear, “Owe nothing to anyone, except to love one another; for the one who loves another has

My Dear Friends,
This Sunday, Catholic Christians celebrate the 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time.
In the Gospel of Matthew, we read, “Whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. What

My Dear Friends,
This Tuesday, August 29th, the Diocese of Raleigh will celebrate the installation of Luis Rafael Zarama as the 6th Bishop of the Diocese of Raleigh.
Please pray for Bishop Zarama as he enters his new role and that he

My Dear Friends,

This Sunday, Catholic Christians celebrate the 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time. In every Scripture selection we have for this Sunday, we hear that all people are God’s children, and God welcomes all people to follow him. Unfortunately, through

My Dear Friends,
On Tuesday of this week, August 15th, the Catholic Church celebrates the Feast of the Assumption of Mary into heaven. This is a holy day of obligation. We will have 4 Masses that day: 7:30 a.m. in English;

My Dear Friends,
Today, Catholic Christians celebrate the Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord. In today’s Gospel reading from St. Matthew (17: 1-9), we hear how Jesus took Peter, James, and John onto a mountain. Suddenly, his face and clothes