Fr. Scott Haynes A Meditation on Zechariah 11:4–12:8 When God speaks to Zechariah and tells him, “Feed the flock of the slaughter,” the words sound heavy. They describe a people who are lost, hurting, and surrounded by dangers they may not even see. God looks at His people and sees sheep wandering toward harm. But what does He do? He sends a shepherd. This is how God works with us. He sees us clearly. He sees the broken places, the confusion, the temptations, the disappoint

 God’s glory rests not first upon achievements, but upon fidelity. The Servant belongs to Him, and that belonging is already pleasing in His sight.

Honor Our Lady of Lourdes and intercede for the sick and suffering.

On January 25, the Church rejoices not merely in Paul’s story, but in her own. The same Christ who struck Saul down still calls sinners to rise. The same Lord who revealed Himself on the road to Damascus still reveals Himself in the Holy Mass.

Fr. Scott Haynes A Meditation for the 3rd Sunday after Epiphany   Brethren:  Be not wise in your own conceits. To no man render evil for evil, but provide good things not only in the sight of God, but also in the sight of all men… Be not overcome by evil, but overcome evil by good. (Romans 12:16–21) Today’s Epistle confronts us with a subject that touches every human heart: revenge. Whenever we feel wronged, insulted, or violated, something rises up within us that cries out

St. Timothy stands before us as a patron for those who feel inadequate, hesitant, or unseen. He reminds us that holiness does not require brilliance, only fidelity. That courage can be quiet. That strength often looks like perseverance.

Fr. Scott A. Haynes “You cannot build a future if you act like the world owes you one.” This hard saying exposes a deep spiritual wound of our age. A sense of entitlement has become endemic. Many assume that fulfillment is a debt the world must pay, that happiness is guaranteed, and that frustration itself is proof of injustice. When these expectations collapse, anger and despair rush in to fill the void. What makes this wound especially dangerous is that it is no longer mere

Fr. Scott Haynes A Meditation on 1 Samuel 8:4–7, 10–22 The elders of Israel come to Samuel with a request that seems reasonable on the surface: “Give us a king to govern us, like all the nations.”  Samuel is troubled, and the Lord reveals why. “They have not rejected you; they have rejected Me, that I should not reign over them.” Here is the heart of the passage. Israel does not merely ask for a new political structure. They ask for a replacement of trust. God had been their

Fr. Scott Haynes St. Martin de Porres was a prodigious miracle worker, yet nothing about him was sensational. His life was marked by obscurity, routine labor, and deliberate self-effacement. He did not seek marvels, nor did he speak of them when they occurred. Still, the miracles multiplied, quietly and persistently, until they could no longer be ignored. Like light leaking through cracks in a door, they revealed the holiness he tried so carefully to conceal. Among the many w

Fr. Scott Haynes Virgin, Martyr, and Consoler of the Church When she was scarcely thirteen years old, St. Agnes of Rome had already resolved the whole course of her life. Beautiful, noble, and sought after, she became the object of a rich young man’s admiration. His father, the prefect of Rome, offered wealth and advancement if Agnes would consent to marriage. Yet Agnes had already chosen her Bridegroom. She had consecrated herself entirely to Jesus Christ, and no earthly pro

The purity and goodness of St. Agnes is an inspiration to young people today living in a culture that promotes impurity and sin.

St. Agnes is widely known as the patron saint of young girls. We ask St. Agnes to be a patroness saint of chastity for our youth.

Israel goes out to battle confident. The banners are raised. The elders speak with certainty. When defeat comes, they do not ask why their hearts are far from God. Instead, they ask what they can bring to force His hand. And so they send for the Ark.

Learn the secret weapon of St. Maximilian.

Fr. Scott Haynes St. Anthony the Abbot, in the Sayings of the Desert Fathers  ( Apophthegmata Patrum ), writes: “Whoever sits in solitude and is quiet has escaped from three wars: hearing, speaking, and seeing. Yet against one thing he must constantly battle: his own heart.”   On his feast day (January 17), the Church leads us into the silence of the desert. Not because the desert is empty, but because it is honest. St. Anthony fled the noise of the world, yet he did not flee

Celebrate the Espousal of Mary and Joseph on their feast on January 23.

Prepare for the feast of the Espousal of Mary and Joseph (January 23) by praying this novena January 14-22.

“Tolerance will reach such a level that intelligent people will be banned from thinking so as not to offend the imbeciles.”

Learn how the "Doctor of the Divinity of Christ" (St. Hilary) came to be known as the "Hammer of the Arians."

The jugs Jesus filled with water were used for Jewish ritual purification and washing at the wedding ceremonies.