OUR LADY QUEEN OF PEACE IS CALLING US TO PRAY, PRAY, PRAY, TODAY! Today is Tuesday, June 24th! It is the Solemnity of the Nativity of...

"When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead." (Rev. 1: 17) As Christians we strive to have a close, even personal, relationship...

Silence and prayer are the lifeblood of our relationship with God. We want to pray; the spirit indeed is willing, but, the flesh is weak....

Allow me to say a few words about my spiritual father, Saint Joseph. May 1, 2025 was the Memorial of "Saint Joseph the Worker", worthy of...

“...You belong to this world, but I do not belong to this world.  That is why I told you that you will die in your sins. For if you do...

1. First: Be humble. Don’t be vain. (Humility over Pride) 2. Second: Be generous. Don’t be envious. (Generosity over Envy) 3. Third: Be...

"The spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me, because the LORD has anointed me; He has sent me to bring good news to the afflicted, to bind up...

1. First: Be humble. Don’t be vain. (Humility over Pride) 2. Second: Be generous. Don’t be envious. (Generosity over Envy) 3. Third: Be...

1. First: Be humble. Don’t be vain. (Humility over Pride) 2. Second: Be generous. Don’t be envious. (Generosity over Envy) 3. Third: Be...

"O LORD, my heart is not lifted up, my eyes are not raised too high; I do not occupy myself with things too great and too marvelous for...

"Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look to...

"The LORD will keep your going out and your coming in from this time forth and for evermore." (Ps. 121: 8) Peace of mind is golden! As we...

“Emotions and feelings can be taken up in the virtues or perverted by the vices.” (Catechism of the Catholic Church, Para. 1774)  Do you...

1. First: Be humble. Don’t be vain. (Humility over Pride) 2. Second: Be generous. Don’t be envious. (Generosity over Envy) 3. Third: Be...

Joseph and his brothers "Israel loved Joseph best of all his sons, for he was the child of his old age; and he had made him a long...

1. First: Be humble. Don’t be vain. (Humility over Pride) 2. Second: Be generous. Don’t be envious. (Generosity over Envy) 3.  Third: Be...

1. First: Be humble. Don’t be vain. (Humility over Pride) 2.  Second: Be generous. Don’t be envious. (Generosity over Envy) 3. Third: Be...

Then he said to all, “If anyone wishes to come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me." (Luke 9:23)...

1.  First: Be humble. Don’t be vain. (Humility over Pride) 2. Second: Be generous. Don’t be envious. (Generosity over Envy) 3. Third: Be...

It is good to remember our smallness and nothingness contrasted by the greatness of our God who is kind and full of mercy to the humble...

Judging and Giving Liberally: "Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will...

MASS READINGS: GOSPEL Lk 21:25-28, 34-36   Jesus said to his disciples: “There will be signs in the sun, the moon, and the stars, and on...

“I know your works, that you have the reputation of being alive, but you are dead." (Rev. 3:1) (Jesus speaking) As the Church nears the...

"...you are like whitewashed tombs, which outwardly appear beautiful, but within they are full of dead men's bones and all uncleanness."...

They said to him in reply, “Where, Lord?” He said to them, “Where the body is, there also the vultures will gather.” (Luke 17:37)...

It’s natural to thank God, and man, when we receive good things but, not so when receive something that hurts. God, however, is perfect;...

Are you envious because I am generous? (Catholic NAB, RE) "Is thy eye evil, because I am good?" (Catholic Douay Rheims) Jesus admonishes...

"He indeed died for all, so that those who live might no longer live for themselves but for him who for their sake died and was raised."...

"But your dead shall live, their corpses shall rise! Awake and sing, you who lie in the dust!" (Isaiah 26:19) "Think well. Speak well. Do...

"...unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains just a grain of wheat; but if it dies, it produces much fruit."...

""But he (the Apostle Thomas) said to them, “Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands and put my finger into the nail marks and...

"And I say to thee: That thou art Peter; and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it."...

When they had crossed over, Elijah said to Elisha, "Ask for whatever I may do for you, before I am taken from you." Elisha answered,...

Reading 1 1 Kgs 21:1-16 Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard in Jezreel next to the palace of Ahab, king of Samaria. Ahab said to Naboth,...

Pentecost 2024 is on Sunday May 19. On this day the Church celebrates the day that the Holy Spirit - the Third Person of The Holy Trinity...

Profound and absolutely true statements about Mothers by great Saints and great minds: St. Thérèse of Lisieux: “The loveliest masterpiece...

Today we celebrate the Feast Day of St Clement Maria Hofbauer, a Redemptorist. He helped spread the early Redemptorist congregation...

"And people brought to him a deaf man who had a speech impediment and begged him to lay his hand on him... He put his finger into the...

When someone hurts you intentionally or not, pray, Lord give me the grace of holy indifference. This helps you to not harbor anger or...

Not as we see ourselves but as God sees us! -----/// "Two men went up into the temple to pray: the one a Pharisee and the other a...

Events in life, whether at a personal level; such as, serious illness or death of a dear one;  or at a social level; such as, economy or...

This novena prayer was recited every day by Padre Pio for all those who asked for prayers. The faithful are invited to recite it daily,...

Mary sat beside the Lord at His feet listening to Him speak. Martha being a good host preparing food for her visitor complained to the...

"...(earthly) fathers take care to call upon the help of those who can look after them and come to their (children's) aid in adversity. ...

In closing this day, I'll give you some wisdom, beautifully expressed by Saint Maximilian Kolbe: "Never be afraid of loving the Blessed...

Philippians 3:8 " ...I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as dung, that I may gain Christ" (Douay Rheims Bible) I assume...

A few months ago, a person that has hurt me in the past, hurt me again. I was beyond anger because as always, this person hadn’t meant to...

Up until only a handful of years ago September 11 was still remembered as “Patriot Day”. School children would dress in patriotic...

When I first heard about our Guadalupe pilgrimage, I wasn’t so excited about it. You see, many of us have been to the Villa (home to the...

"If you forgive others their transgressions, your heavenly Father will forgive you. But if you do not forgive others, neither will your...