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All You Need is Love
Examine the full meaning of St. Paul's teaching in Romans that "love is the fulfillment of the law."

Fr. Scott Haynes
Jan 28, 20238 min read


Water into Wine
The first miracle in Christ's public life was the changing of water into wine at Cana's wedding feast. This miracle has lessons for us today

Fr. Scott Haynes
Jan 14, 20235 min read


The Jesse Tree: Theology Through Art
In the artistic patrimony of the Church we find a traditional way of depicting the royal genealogy of Jesus Christ – the “Jesse Tree."

Fr. Scott Haynes
Dec 10, 20224 min read


Not Until the Last Penny is Paid
Learn about the Church's belief in purgatory is based in Scripture and Tradition.

Fr. Scott Haynes
Nov 9, 20225 min read


Render unto Caesar
The Pharisees and the Herodians cook up a plot to entrap Jesus. They begin with false flattery, but Christ is not fooled.

Fr. Scott Haynes
Nov 5, 20229 min read


Jewish Traditions of All Souls' Day
As we pray for the faithful departed, offer the Mass, light candles, and make sacrifices, realize our Catholic traditions came from Judaism.

Fr. Scott Haynes
Nov 1, 20225 min read


The Rich Man and Lazarus
The parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus has its literal meaning, but the Fathers of the Church also have read it with allegorical meaning.

Fr. Scott Haynes
Sep 26, 20223 min read


“Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”
“Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?” (Luke 14:3) Jesus asks of the lawyers and Pharisees, and the answer would seem to be self-evident.

Fr. Scott Haynes
Sep 24, 20222 min read


God's Just Vengeance
Learn of the just judgment of God that fell upon Salome for asking for the head of St. John the Baptist on a platter.

Fr. Scott Haynes
Aug 29, 20223 min read


Your Redemption is at Hand
In these times we need God's help, must not be discouraged by the state of things. Fear is not for us. We are merely passing though.

Fr. Scott Haynes
Aug 13, 20224 min read


Death Comes for the Rich and the Poor Alike
Death comes for the rich and the poor, for saints and for sinners, and so St. Paul tells us that we must be “sober and watchful” in life.

Fr. Scott Haynes
May 29, 202212 min read


My Sheep Hear My Voice and They Follow Me
It is much easier to follow the crowd than to follow Jesus, the Shepherd of our souls.

Fr. Scott Haynes
May 4, 20221 min read


Silence of Nazareth
In Nazareth, Christ spent most of His earthly life with Mary and Joseph. In the home, loves grows in the sanctuary of peace and silence.

Fr. Scott Haynes
Apr 1, 20221 min read


To Walk Humbly with your God
In our religious life we seek Divine enlightenment and eternal truth through prayer. The Prophet Micah instructs us to walk humbly with God.

Fr. Scott Haynes
Mar 23, 20221 min read


My eyes are turned toward the Lord
Let us resolve to turn our eyes toward the Lord and place all of our trust in Him who is our most merciful Savior and Redeemer.

Fr. Scott Haynes
Mar 18, 20224 min read


"To Convict" or "To Condemn"
To convict. To condemn. The distinction between those two verbs is very real, but not very well understood 'till Jesus comes along.

Fr. Scott Haynes
Mar 17, 20223 min read


To Choose or to be Chosen
We are seemingly oblivious of the fact that it is God who takes the initiaive in every instance of calling us to new life with Him.

Fr. Scott Haynes
Mar 17, 20221 min read


Where is your treasure?
Those gifts you give to God, through the church or the poor; will be saved for you as a treasure in heaven.

Fr. Scott Haynes
Mar 8, 20223 min read


Working for Fulfillment
To work for fulfillment in religious life is much like trying to catch up with one's own shadow.

Fr. Scott Haynes
Feb 25, 20221 min read


The Attraction of Mystery
There is a certain attractiveness
to the mystery of God. It suggests a depth of being that no man's mind can reach.

Fr. Scott Haynes
Feb 24, 20221 min read
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