St. Gertrude the Great

Thanksgiving

Advent I

Also listen to Bp. Dolan’s Advent Sunday Sermon, “Why Do They Fall Away?“
Bishop’s Corner
Blessed Advent Sunday to you all! After days of feasting, gaming and shopping, the Apostle pierces our surfeited souls with his cry: “Cast off the works of darkness!” Let each Christian soul pray and prepare thus for Christ’s coming into our [...]

Solemnity of St. Gertrude the Great

“School Dazed” Fr. Cekada on some recent controversies
Bishop’s Corner
Blessed St. Gertrude’s Day, and happy anniversary. Today we keep the solemn, public feast of our patroness with great thanksgiving, and yes… thanksgiving! It is easier to say thank you when covered with compliments and comfort, as we have so often been. But the bitter gifts are [...]

Pentecost XXIV

Pentecost XXIV

Bishop’s Corner
What a beautiful day was last Sunday, as we opened with confidence our 12 Sundays of the Mother of Good Counsel counting on her intervention and miraculous aid. It was a perfect day for our cemetery rosary. Alas, the somewhat symbolic confusion caused by a combination of error and criticism led to two rosaries [...]

Pentecost XXIII

Bishop’s Corner
Last Sunday was another beautiful day, as all the saints came marching in to the High Mass of All Saints, at the beautifully decorated altar, ornamented with the relics of so many saints. After Mass, we retired to Helfta Hall, and each group of saints came up in turn to identify themselves. Such cute [...]

All Saints

Also this week: Listen to Bp. Dolan’s Sermon from the “Closing of our 2009 Forty Hours Devotion”
Bishop’s Corner
We are so grateful to God for the graces and glories of our Forty Hours Devotion, and to so many of you for your hard work, prayers, and extra church attendance. These were days of great and powerful [...]