Ad Jesum per Mariam

The Call of St. Matthew and The Call For All Sinners The Call of St. Matthew and . . . I have not come to call the righteous to repentance, but the sinners. Jesus speaks these words in today’s Gosp...

3 Mar 202320min

Understand the Connections Between the Message of Jonah and the Message of Jesus Understand How the Message of Jonah . . . In today’s reading we have an example of the miraculous character of grace....

3 Mar 202320min

The Lord’s Prayer: Understand the Significance to Our Own Spiritual Prayer Life The Lord’s Prayer: . . . How many times in our life have we prayed the Lord’s Prayer? Can we even count them? Havin...

2 Mar 202325min

Understand How Adam and Jesus are both Tempted by Satan, and What It Means for Our Own Spiritual Life In today’s reading (not included within this audio) and the Gospel there are several contrasts....

1 Mar 202326min

Jesus Readies His Disciples (And Us), by Private Instruction, For What Is to Happen During Holy Week Alleluia is a word that is not used during the Lenten Season. It is laid aside until Easter. Why? ...

27 Feb 202322min

Understand What the Ashes Do For Us After Ash Wednesday . . . Understand the Importance of the Ashes The Gospel today, for some, is confusing. The Lord says do not pray and do not fast so others ma...

25 Feb 202318min

St. Joseph’s Altar – ITE AD JOSEPH The tradition of setting up an altar to St. Joseph in private homes and parish churches . . . . . . began in Sicily as an act of thanksgiving to St. Joseph for his...

23 Feb 20237min

Understand What the Transfiguration Should Mean for Our Own Spiritual Life In the first reading (not included within this audio) we are told without faith it is impossible to please God. This is an...

21 Feb 202330min